If you've been experiencing the dreaded "!" error in your Android Lollipop Wi-Fi connections, Jack Wallen has a solution that will fix the issue.
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If you're running Android Lollipop, and you rely on Wi-Fi, you have
probably witnessed the dreaded "!" showing up in your Wi-Fi
notification. What does it mean? How do you solve it? The possible
solutions are many, but this is the only solution I've found that
actually works. The only caveat to this solution is that it requires you
have a bit of information about the wireless network you're having
issues with.
Why is this happening? The best (and only) explanation that Google
offers is that there's a problem communicating with the wireless
network. Yeah, I know that's not a viable answer.
To solve this issue, we're going to set a static IP address for that
particular Wi-Fi address. This means that you'll need to know an
available address on the LAN, the gateway address, and the DNS
address(es) for the network. Note: You can use Google's default DNS addresses of 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.
This is not the best solution, but it works. Here's what you need to do.
Open the Settings on your Android device and go to Wi-Fi. Locate and
long-press the wireless network in question, and then tap Modify
network. In the resulting pop-up, tap Advanced options, and then select
Static from the IP settings drop-down (Figure A).
Figure A
Figure A |
Setting a static address for a Wi-Fi network on a Verizon-branded Nexus 7.
Enter the necessary information for the network, and tap Save. Once
you've done that, restart your device. When the device restarts, drag
down the notification bar to reveal the same network without the dreaded
exclamation point.
Yes, you'll have to do this same thing for all wireless networks you
connect with (that happen to be plagued with the "!"). I'm hoping that
the upgrade to Marshmallow will resolve this issue once and for all.
Until then, a simple static IP address will fix what ails your device.
What other issues do you hope will be resolved with the upcoming
Marshmallow upgrade? Let us know in the discussion thread below.
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