Is it possible to Connect to Wifi when the internet is not working

sgmoore · 06-01-2022, 11:49 AM

On my JBed Kindle Voyage, I was able to connect to my WIFI when the internet was working.

I was also able to ssh into my Kindle using the WIFI when the internet was not working.

But now my Kindle has lost connection to my WIFI and when I try to reconnect it says that it can't connect. Yet if I type in the wrong password it will quickly tell me that the password is wrong, whilst if I type in the correct password, it takes much longer to tell me it `can't connect`.

So it obviously IS connecting to my WIFI router, but I suspect it is then trying to see if it can access the internet and won't save the settings because that is failing.

Does anyone know of a way around this?

shamanNS · 06-01-2022, 12:29 PM

Try creating a file with filename "WIFI_NO_NET_PROBE" (so, no extension!) in root of Kindle drive (or "/mnt/us" from the perspective of the Kindle device itself) and then reboot / restart the device and then try again connecting to that WiFi.

sgmoore · 06-01-2022, 01:05 PM

Perfect.

Thank you very much

06-01-2022, 11:49 AM	#1
sgmoore Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 642206 Join Date: Mar 2021 Device: Kindle Voyage	Is it possible to Connect to Wifi when the internet is not working On my JBed Kindle Voyage, I was able to connect to my WIFI when the internet was working. I was also able to ssh into my Kindle using the WIFI when the internet was not working. But now my Kindle has lost connection to my WIFI and when I try to reconnect it says that it can't connect. Yet if I type in the wrong password it will quickly tell me that the password is wrong, whilst if I type in the correct password, it takes much longer to tell me it `can't connect`. So it obviously IS connecting to my WIFI router, but I suspect it is then trying to see if it can access the internet and won't save the settings because that is failing. Does anyone know of a way around this?

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06-01-2022, 12:29 PM	#2
shamanNS Wizard Posts: 1,097 Karma: 12000220 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Serbia Device: Kindle PW5, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle PW1	Try creating a file with filename "WIFI_NO_NET_PROBE" (so, no extension!) in root of Kindle drive (or "/mnt/us" from the perspective of the Kindle device itself) and then reboot / restart the device and then try again connecting to that WiFi.

06-01-2022, 01:05 PM	#3
sgmoore Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 642206 Join Date: Mar 2021 Device: Kindle Voyage	Perfect. Thank you very much

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