WiFi drops out and is no longer detected by computer. Have to stop/restart tethering to pickup WiFi again...

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Which device (manufacturer, type)?
HTC Incredible ADR6300
Which firmware is installed?
Using SkyRaider 2.5.5 Sense ROM running Android 2.2 OS
What version of wireless tether are you using?
Have tried 2.0.5 pre3 - pre8
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Start WiFi Tether and connect with Laptop/Netbook/PC (generally only one at 
a time

2. Wait anywhere from 2-20 min on average, with or without use)

3. Computer loses WiFi connection and can no longer "see" it.  
Stopping/Restarting Wifi Tether restores the WiFi connection and can connect 
again no problem.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Continuous/stable WiFi connection.  Alert of failed WiFi condition on the app
Please provide any additional information below.
WiFi dropping out appears to be at random, can dicern no pattern/cause.  I am 
computer savvy but am new to rooting and using a rooted device with apps 
designed for rooted phones.  If more info is needed, please let me know.  I 
have already donated and will gladly double that donation to resolve this 
issue!  Thanks for an awesome app!

Original issue reported on code.google.com by AceXMach...@gmail.com on 27 Aug 2010 at 1:06

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I'm having the same issues on the EVO 4G with pre8. Only started happening 
today, maybe within the past 4 hours.  Used it last night for 3+ house with no 
issue. Tried rebooting the phone and PC.

Original comment by gril0...@gmail.com on 27 Aug 2010 at 3:11

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This may be premature as there have been times when it would connect for a long 
period of time, but for the last 12 hours I have been on the new Skyraider 
3.0rc2 ROM and it has not dropped out on me yet.  Will update if problem 
recurs, but may have been a ROM specific issue.  

Original comment by AceXMach...@gmail.com on 27 Aug 2010 at 3:33

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I will be damned...should have kept my big mouth shut.  Sure enough, 5 min 
after I post this using WiFi Tether, the bitch drops out on me after working 
perfectly for hours...This issue is still ongoing.  Only change was the change 
in ROM from 2.5.2 to 3.0rc2 (Skyraider for the Incredible)

Original comment by AceXMach...@gmail.com on 27 Aug 2010 at 3:40

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I'm having the same issue on my Droid. Which really sucks because it's my ONLY 
source of internet atm.

Original comment by azrael...@gmail.com on 7 Sep 2010 at 9:21

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Same issue here. Running the HTC Evo 4G with Android 2.2 (Fresh Evo 2.4.0 ROM). 
I'm having this issue with Wireless Tether 2.0.5 pre4, pre6, pre7, pre8, & pre9.

Original comment by omadh...@gmail.com on 20 Sep 2010 at 8:14

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Same issue has been plaguing me for weeks now. It was happening with Android 
2.1 stock, and now happening to 2.2. I think the only version that worked right 
was Android 2.1 with Tether 2.0.2, which no longer works in Android 2.2.

It's driving me NUTS! Just now it just dropped out 6 times while I was on the 
train. I saved some logs, which I will now attach, but I don't think there's 
anything in them to warrant this (the drop happens within the last 2-3 minutes 
of the log).

I am using no encryption, I killed Tasker, which was the reason behind a 
similar issue last time (it was turning on WiFi at times which would silently 
kill WiFi Tether) - the only thing that's active is access control, but it does 
it without access control either.

Btw, sometimes when I start tethering, my laptop can't see the WiFi AP at all - 
I have to restart tethering, sometimes even a few times, for it to start seeing 
the AP.

Original comment by archon810 on 24 Sep 2010 at 5:25

Attachments:

• drop1.txt
• drop2.txt

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Well, I'll be damned. I didn't think this would work but saw in another thread 
that changing to channel 1 would fix the issue. I tried channel 12 people which 
didn't help, so I thought it wasn't going to work. Tried it anyway, and voila - 
tethering has been stable for all of today, which hasn't happened in weeks!

Original comment by archon810 on 28 Sep 2010 at 6:28

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Same issue on Galaxy Nexus. When this occurs, the tether widget briefly turns 
off and then back on, like it tries to reactivate. However, after this the 
phone is no longer broadcasting an SSID or otherwise reachable via wifi. Seems 
to occur intermittently.

Original comment by bradm...@gmail.com on 5 Jan 2012 at 10:00

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Same issue on Motorola Photon 4G. It also drops whenever a phone call comes in, 
was hoping you guys had a "BLock incoming calls" feature in your menu to stop 
that from happening but not a chance :) And yes I know they are two different 
issues! Or maybe the other is a feature request?

Original comment by jarrett....@gmail.com on 12 Jan 2012 at 11:12