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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi everyone!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I had a patron come in last week with a Kindle, and for the life of me I could get no WiFi connection to it at all. First however I will explain a little bit more in detail.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>I am running dhcpd which is pretty much the defacto standard for DHCP servers from ISC(Internet Standards Consortium)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>I have a intercept page on my WiFi that has users agree to terms of service before being allowed to access the internet (I tried exempting the Kindle from it via both MAC Address and Static IP)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>I am also running a Linksys Access Point in mixed B/G mode and my server serves dhcp via the dhcpd service. (I also updated the firmware on the access point which is dated less then a year old)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>The only thing I didn’t get to try was manually assigning a static IP and DNS server config to the Kindle itself. (patron had to leave)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>However, here is the part that is a bit perplexing. The Kindle says it can’t connect to my WiFi and refuses to open anything, however the DHCP lease log in my server says that the Kindle did connect and that the kindle had an ip assigned to it, So according to it, its connected and has an active leased IP. However the Kindle says its not.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Now I ran across a few articles where people have mentioned that the Kindle has problems and will infact refuse dhcp offers for no reason…but it doesn’t always do it, and it varies depending on the router, etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Now we have a Nook here that connects no problem. I have an Android Phone that will connect to WiFi no problem, I have had no issues with an Ipod Touch, even a lady that comes in with a Coby Reader has no issues connecting whatsoever. I see a good many IPhones, various Android, IPods, even HP Tablets that connect no problem…but the Kindle seems to do something different and “non-standard” <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Has anyone else seen something similar to this? Was there any specific changes you had to make for just the kindle? It seems every other device has no problems connecting, and I don’t want to break existing functionality for other devices just to accommodate one. I do plan on upgrading my version of dhcpd that runs on on my appliance in the coming weeks, but I see nothing in the changelogs that suggests its going to fix this particular issue.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I placed some links to some reading below, but it seems many folks have said they had to change routers to get the Kindle working because it just simply didn’t like that brand of router or whatever and refused to connect to it. I found it puzzling that it seems the Kindle was refusing to accept dhcp offers…has anyone else seen anything like this? My next attempt will be to try assigning static IP and DNS to it and see if that solves it<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://info.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/kindle/index.php#standalone-kindle-terminal">http://info.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/kindle/index.php#standalone-kindle-terminal</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/forum/kindle/ref=cm_cd_pg_pg2?_encoding=UTF8&cdForum=Fx3IRFCNF3E5K2W&cdPage=2&cdSort=oldest&cdThread=Tx3CNI8H74M0HU">http://www.amazon.co.uk/forum/kindle/ref=cm_cd_pg_pg2?_encoding=UTF8&cdForum=Fx3IRFCNF3E5K2W&cdPage=2&cdSort=oldest&cdThread=Tx3CNI8H74M0HU</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>thanks for any advice or suggestions you kind folks can give me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ron Woods<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Computer Services Manager<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>St. Clairsville Public Library<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>740-695-2062<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>http://www.stclibrary.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>woodsro@oplin.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>