WiFi support in Windows Mobile is horrible. I received an HP hx2495 recently, and I simply could not connect it to an encrypted wireless network, either at work or at home. I doubt it was anything wrong with the access points or a configuration issue; I’m very familiar with wireless security, and tried pretty much every possible configuration except for WEP.
Anyway, it so happens HP ships Odyssey Access Client on the extras CD with their higher-end line of PDAs. After finding and installing it, I had zero problems. WiFi at work and at home connected fine on the first try, even after enabling the highest security settings (WPA2 AES) on my access point. That’s surprising; even many PC laptops can’t do WPA2 reliably.
Odyssey Access Client is now owned by Juniper; you can find it here. Licenses are $50, but the cost is worth it, and I’m not aware of any other real competitor.
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Hey - just wondering if you happen to know where you can purchase it online? I’m having no luck at all finding a single license!
Cheers
Unfortunately Juniper isn’t really tailored to individual users, but if you get in touch with their sales department they should put you in touch with a reseller who can sell you an individual license. At least my own local reseller didn’t mind doing so.
Lucky you, I’ve been looking for a solution for WPA2 but the software cds that came with my IPAQ 6515 did not have it.