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Originally Posted by dee_castile
IP Address: 172.20.10.2
Netmask: 255.255.255.240
Gateway: 172.20.10.1
DNS1: 172.16.206.215
DNS2: 000.00.000.000
eDGe wouldn't let me remove the DNS2 altogether, so I put the zeros in.
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I looked on Apples' Support Site and according to them:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3574
To connect to a Personal Hotspot, your device requires:
Personal Hotspot using a Wi-Fi connection (which the iPhone4 has)
A device with Wi-Fi with support for WPA/WPA2 encryption (which the eDGe supports).
So in theory you should be able to use the iPhone as a hotspot with the eDGe.
I noticed in a previous post (#10) you said the iPhone shows "Not in Range" - (Settings, Network Controls, Wi-Fi Settings, Wi-Fi Networks list). This is a good thing and a bad thing all in one. At one point the eDGe had to see the iPhone as a Wi-Fi Network in order to add it to the list. Have you tried long pressing on the iPhone as it shows up under the WiFi Networks and Forget Network? If so, Forget it and go back and disable Static IP and try picking it up again.
I'm not sure of your level of understanding of networking so I'll try to keep this basic. A .240 subnet mask means your network ID is 172.20.10.0 and is subnetted, which is rather strange. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with this but, is there a reason why this Netmask was chosen?
Valid host IP addresses for your subnet are 172.20.10.1 through 172.20.10.14 so the IP address and the gateway are good. What's strange is that your DNS server is not in the same network as your gateway. Normally in a small personal network the Gateway and DNS Server are the same. Not that 172.16.206.215 isn't a valid private IP address or wrong but I'm surprised to see it different then the gateway.
You may have already done this so excuse me if I am covering old ground. I'm not meaning to and I'm certainly not trying to insult your intelligence, I just want to see your eDGe work with your iPhone4 Wi-Fi hotspot. Do you have a Windows laptop or PC with wireless that you can connect to the iPhone4 hotspot and get on the Internet? If so, click Start, All Programs, Accessories, and Command Prompt. Or click Start and in the Search Box type cmd.exe
Once you have a command prompt window type ipconfig/all and compare the settings (especially Gateway & DNS Server) with those above.
Also, I setup a static IP address on my eDGe and after I entered the DNS1 address I used the back arrow which left DNS2 blank. Go back in and delete any values for DNS2.
You have to excuse if I ask a lot of questions but I don't own an iPhone. In a previous post you said you went to Home Depot because they have free Wi-Fi, you stood right in front of the store, and the iPhone got a good, clear, fast signal and the eDGe said it was "Out of Range." I'm just a little confused by that statement. If your iPhone is capable of being a Wi-Fi hotspot using your cell signal why would you need to connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot? Or is this just a backup if you lose cell signal?