wifi

Wifi just goes into IDLE

Hi, I have written some software which uses Wifi as a possible internet-connection medium.. I did notice though, that after some time (I am guessing around the 15-20 minutes) after the device has gone into power save mode (anyways when the screen has gone black) the Wifi connection will simply be dropped, even though it is still being us...

upload file into iphone app via ftp

Hi all! I wish upload a file into my iphone app via ftp ( wifi connection on iphone) like some program as airsharing or iFiles.. which are the first steps to do this?? thanks in advance ...

how to enumerate all available Wifi networks at range?

I read on google that this is not possible, and that on OS 2.0, it was some undocumented Api to accomplish that, but then your app will got rejected .... we are almosto on OS 4.0....any news regarding this? ...

Toggle WIFI radio programatically

Hi, Is it possible to toggle WiFi radio (On/Off) programatically on android phones? thanks! ...

Change iPhone internet connection mode programatically

Hello Everyone, I want to know if there is a way of changing the internet connection mode from GPRS to WiFi and vice-versa programatically. I am developing one application and want to give liberty to users which internet connection mode they want to use for my application. Also is there any other connection mode availa...

Android 2.2 wifi hotspot API

What is the API call I need to make in Android 2.2 (Froyo) to create a Wifi hotspot (as seen in the Tethering and Portable Hotspot settings item). ...

Can I prevent iPhone from using 3G under any circumstances?

I'm writing a travel guide related app that will download large databases (60meg) potentially overseas, with the reachability code I can tell when a host is reachable via wifi or 3g BUT I'm worried that if for some reason the wifi connection breaks for a minute or so as some DSL connections are likely to do on occasion the iphone will sw...

Wake lock does not seem to work.

I'm developing an app in which i need the TCP connection to stay alive. I've implemented a kind of ping/pong system to do this. It works perfectly when the screen is on, but when it goes of the phone stops responding to the pings after a while. I've created a Wi-Fi wake lock but i'm still experiencing still the same problem.. This is my...

Obtaining Nearby Wifi In C

I am trying to identify a method for obtaining nearby wifi access points using C in Windows. I am coding in Visual Studio 2010. I have read the necessary documentation but am lacking in guidance on how to implement code that would accomplish this. I am specifically interested in obtaining the MAC address of nearby access points or at a ...

Audio Streaming API's: Wifi vs what?

I've noticed certain radio apps, that some stations required wifi and others did not. What were those other stations possibly using? Are there other methods of streaming audio on iOS? Apparently, I was not clear in my question before. I'm asking in terms of API's. Is there an API to interact directly with say, FM radio, on iOS? Is wif...

Is there a way to connect Wifi using PPPoE on Android?

Hi, Since I am newbie in Android, I don't know how to connect Android (2.1 on HTC Desire) with PPPoE using wifi connection. So Please anybody know solution, then kindly help me. ...

Android - How to scan for Wlan values several times in one process?

Hi! I'm writing an app where at one point I have to scan for Wlan values(ssid, rss, mac) several times at once (I need to make the mean value of several rss values I received during the scans). This happens when the user presses a button. After the button having been pressed, the scanning process starts, takes 10 scans, calculates the me...

get location on iphone ONLY from the GPS - not the wifi network

hey guys i am creating an app that uses location- everything works swimmingly except one thing- when i come home my iphone connects to my local wifi network and instead of getting my location using the gps in the phone it tries to get it by figuring out where my wifi network is connected to- if i turn my wifi off it keeps an accurate ...

Is it possible to write a wifi cracking util for Android phones? Monitor mode vs Multicast?

Considering writing a wifi cracking (wep, wpa) auditing tool for the android platform, but I am wondering if it is possible to do without a rooted phone. I had thought it would be impossible to run on an unrooted phone due to the phones wifi chip ignoring packets not addressed to the phone. That is, without the ability to set the wifi c...

Any iPhone SDK API available to promote 3G/GPRS over WiFi in an iPhone application

Hi Guys, I have a requirement to promote 3G/GPRS over WiFi connectivity in the iPhone application I am developing. Please let me know if this is possible and if yes, how? The problem is when I have a WiFi network which is available and connected but not logged in using Captive Portal, I cannot use that WiFi network to perform the tasks...

Wireless Provisioning Services and Windows Vista onwards

Hi all, I am wanting to write a piece of software which makes use of the Windows Wireless Provisioning Services as per: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff543969.aspx I need this software to run on all versions of Windows from XP SP2 upwards. Does anybody know why this feature was removed in Windows Vista and whether it was re...

android wifi permission

I don't understand why i need to add WAKE_LOCK permission to the application manifest when I toggle wifi with setWifiEnabled... Any idea ? ...

How to improve performance of iphone application in wifi environment

Hi All I have developed an application for iPhone, which is continuously interacting with database ... I have observed that it is running fine in 3G environment but in wifi its performance is not good. Can someone suggest what can be the reason for it? or can I do anything to resolve it? Thanks Deepika ...

where can i use what is WifiManager.WIFI_MODE_SCAN_ONLY ?

Hi, What is the use of these two options.Actually where should i use these options?If i use WIFI_MODE_SCAN_ONLY what happends? If i use `WIFI_MODE_FULL` what happends? In my programme i don't want to disable my wifi network.So i disconnected wifi.But after some time wifi will again reconnect automatically.I want to handle this one....

How to monitor ContentManager for my Mobile(3G) connection status Android?

Hi, If i use allNetworksInfo = connectivityManager.getAllNetworkInfo(); it will display type :MOBILE subtype :UNKNOWN state :UNKNOWN isAvailable :false type :WIFI subtype : state :DISCONNECTED isAvailable :true type :MOBILE subtype :3G state :CONNECTED isAvailable :true But if i use mobileNetworkInfo = connectivityManager.getNe...