[The Spaniard]

Hi Guys, as title of thread suggest I am having difficulty connecting my new 3g iphone to my wifi at home via an orange live box.

The phone detects the network but wont connect even though I enter the password correctly (done it and checked it too many times to mention) and set the livebox in 'pairing mode' by pressing the number 1 button.

I have disabled security on the network which the iphone detects (doesn't show the padlock) but it still wont connect - AAAAAARRRRGGHH!!
Any ideas?

Also is there any way I can save the password on the iphone so I don't keep having to punch it in?

I reckon I will love the phone once I get used to it

[mistry]

do you need to add the iphone as one of your wireless devises to allow connection??

[ZogsterJack]

Hi,

I had a nightmare with a livebox two weeks ago, and finally ended up reading the manual of all things - still it did solve the problem.

There were two buttons (1 & 2) on the side. I had to press 1 and the router started flashing for 10 minutes, during this time you can attach new items (with the relevant password etc) outside this 10 minute window, only units already "paired" will be able to attach even though anyone can see the wireless ID.

Hope this helps
Zogsterjack

[The Spaniard]

Thanks for the advice both - I know about the '1' button Jack - already tried with no success

How about the saving the password issue? anyway to do this so I can just paste it - sick to death of entering it!

[hutch]

Are you making sure letters are in capitals

[The Spaniard]

Originally Posted by hutch

Are you making sure letters are in capitals

Yes - found out how to lock caps on on the iphone - at least I'm learning something!

[pdiddy]

Try changing security code to WEP only, then set the maximum pairing time to unlimited.

[pdiddy]

Originally Posted by The Spaniard

How about the saving the password issue? anyway to do this so I can just paste it - sick to death of entering it!

No

[bluegolf]

What security does your router have? Apple are a bit hit and miss with WEP codes, mine wouldnt connect with WEP, changed to WPA and had no problems after that

[jerryq7777]

Once the iphone is connected to a network theres no need to put in your password it does it automatically after youve entered it the first time.It does on mine anyway have you disabled ask to join networks ?

[andyjeff]

hiii
im getting a problem with my iphone as i cannot connect with my livebox.
when i try to connect with my livebox it says (unable to join the network "livebox-...." ive tried everthing but still get the same problem!
can someone help me plz!!!!!!!

[jlm32]

best advice get rid of livebox my brother had one for 2 or 3 years now,
& anyone who came round with a laptop / phone etc could never connect,
got a netgear loves it.
i know orange send out netgear wireless routers.
had a problem with my speedtouch & they sent me the above

[andyjeff]

mw brother has an android and he can connect with my livebox easily my friend has an iphone and he connect with my livebox easily but when i try to connect my iphone, it still have the problem (unable to join the network "livebox..)

[big-al123]

my dad had the same problem with his livebox, i ended up buying him a new orange wireless router off ebay, the siemens gigaset one !!!!!
works perfect !!!!!
i also changed the long security key they set as standard to a more memorable one. both our iphones hooked up to it instantly. i highly recomend geting one.
heres a link to one on ebay

Orange Gigaset SE572 Wireless Router New Boxed on eBay (end time 10-Apr-11 14:00:54 BST)

[Jason56d]

My boys have a livebox at their house, and neither can connect their iphones to it! I have spent lots of hours searching for a solution that works, am still looking!

IMHO it is bad that a BB ISP that also supplies iphones should have a easy way of doing it, but with Orange no!

[nobby1963]

Orange livebox & iphone 3gs here - paired no problems.

[jerryq7777]

Originally Posted by jerryq7777

Once the iphone is connected to a network theres no need to put in your password it does it automatically after youve entered it the first time.It does on mine anyway have you disabled ask to join networks ?

Hmmm how did this end up here

[BenchyUK]

Thanks so much for the tip about using Caplocks on iphone. For ages i has tried and it never worked and that was my problem

[andyjeff]

if i understand well i must change my livebox and get another one????

[nobby1963]

All I can say is that if you press the button on your livebox that makes it go into `pairing mode` i.e. the light on top of the livebox flashes - the livebox can then be paired - but only for a limited time - 10 minutes I think.

In that limited period you need to get your iphone to search for available wifi networks. You should see your home network show up in the list ( if there are more than one ) select it and then ypu need to enter the long wep key - in my livebox`s case 25 characters of letters and numbers. You only need to do this once as the phone remembers it.

If for whatever reason you are not able to follow this proceedure then I guess a call to Orange to see if they can swap your livebox woukld be in order.

However this is only if your iphone is able to discover other wifi networks and connect to them. If not the problem could be iphone based.

Hope that helps.

[Tatsfield]

Just posted to say thanks for the information in this thread. I was tearing out my hair and cursing Orange when my i-phone wouldn't pair with the Livebox. That password is half a mile long and my fingers are not i-phone compatible so I was never sure if it was my fault that the Livebox refused to pair. The handbook is only in French and anyway real men don't read the instructions! So the simple requirement to press the button on the front of the box has saved my sanity, my i-phone and the lives of Orange employees. Thank you!