Getting iPod Touch to Connect to WiFi After 2.0 Upgrade

Try resetting the iPod by holding down the Home Button and the Sleep / Wake Button until the Apple Logo appears on the screen.

Similar problem here. My Ipod Touch worked perfectly on my home wireless network on 1.1.4. Upgraded to 2.0, and it imported the WEP settings and such. It gets a DHCP address, but drops packets like crazy when pinging it.

First I went into the network settings, told it to forget the network, and rebooted. That didn't work. I've even done a complete General -> Reset > Reset Network settings, rebooted, and entered the WEP key again by hand. It gets an address, but doesn't work. I'm using a standard Netgear 802.11b wireless router with basic WEP 128 encryption. Nothing exotic here.

Of interesting note, the router sits about 5 feet away from me, but it shows up as 2/3 "wireless bars" on the signal strength. It was full strength pre-2.0. And when I reset the network settings, before I put the WEP ket in, the strength was full strength. Put the WEP key and it went back to 2/3 bars.

If you're lucky, occasionally some data will pass. Like, the weather for New York City loaded in the new integrated weather application. But if I go to add Syracuse, it never validates it. Likewise, if I add a stock or pretty much do anything, nothing Internet related works.

Nothing has changed on the router end, and the 3 other wifi devices I have attached are working perfectly. And yes, I've rebooted the router and the cable modem.

Sounds to me like they broke WiFi in 2.0. I'm so glad I paid $399 plus an additional $10 for the update to have a pretty MP3 player with no Internet connectivity. Thanks!

C:\>ping 192.168.0.2 -t -w 5000

Pinging 192.168.0.2 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.0.2: bytes=32 time=2493ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.0.2: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=64
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.0.2: bytes=32 time=833ms TTL=64
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.0.2: bytes=32 time=1422ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.0.2: bytes=32 time=4ms TTL=64
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 192.168.0.2:
Packets: Sent = 18, Received = 5, Lost = 13 (72% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 4ms, Maximum = 2493ms, Average = 951ms

same.... won't load pages. complete crap

While your system may be screwed up, I have to STRONGLY disagree with you. While my IT worked fairly well with my home router (Apple Extreme), there were several other hot spots where I could not get a connect (Unable to connect to server error). After the 2.0 installation on Saturday, I took my IT to my doctor's office where I have never be able to connect and my IT immediately locked on to his free unprotected system.

While I don't have any benchmarks, I would have to say web pages are loading around 50% quicker.

I did the standard installation with no tricks. It did take a long time (well over an hour). Best 10 bucks I ever spent. IMHO, 2.0 is certainly not a piece of crap.

That's my story and I'm sticking with it.

Hi, Same thing has happened to me....I was hoping that someone could bail me out of this expensive mess. Sometimes my mail comes through. When I press Safari, nada......???????

Anne

Confirming that I have the exact same problem. I upgraded my iPod touch to 2.0 on Friday and immediately had problems connecting to my home wifi router, which is an older Linksys router supporing 802.11b only, and worked perfectly before the upgrade. I also get only two bars of signal, even standing right in front of it, and 99% of my attempted internet connections are timing out. I turned off my WEP security and this didn't change anything, with the additional twist that when my iPod first detected signal while unsecured it does show 3 bars, but once I select my network, it drops down to 2 immediately. And won't connect.... Mail or browser or app store, doesn't matter. Everything else (notebooks, Mac mini) connects correctly. Having paid my $10, I've now wasted hours doing all the rest of the usual drill to no result (various resets). I'm not technical, but it's quite clear to me that I've run into some bug in the new 2.0 software related to wifi. I wonder if it might have to do with having a b-only router, or I notice that my router's firmware is from 2005 (that is the most recent/last version). Perhaps the new software is somehow incompatible with a 3-year-old Linksys router/access point?

Same problem on 16GB iPod touch after updating to 2.0. Using Netgear router bought in last 3 months.

Ok.,.I Just bought a macbook pro.,.,they said you know you can get a Free Ipod with that.,.really.,.,.You will yes pay Now but you will get a rebate so it is free.,.,.i thought I would simply wait for the iphone.,.They said No.,.its free.,.and You get the Ipod touch.,.your internet is free wi fi.,.you don't pay the data pack.,.you get free wifi.,.connect anywhere.,.,.Ok.,.ok.,.,.,.My sister came home with a iphone.,.$200.00.,.got it all.,.internet.,.maps.,.Blazing speed.,.,.,.,.i have My free $300.00 itouch.,.that sais NO Connection.,.,.For maps.,.,.No connection on email.,.,.No Connection to anything.,.as I sit there with my Wireless laptop on my lap.,.,Chatting with apple.,.,.so its not me.,.,.,.Yes.,.i really want to take it back.,.but they say i have engraving on it.,.and well it is free.,.,.,.in three to four weeks.,.,.,.,..,.This is Trash.,./

Im having the same problem as some of you guys. My Wifi is greyed out, so its not even getting as far as not finding a network. its like the wifi adapter inside the ipod is switched off. This all worked fine until the update. What gets me is i bought 2 itouches and updated them both too 2.0, Mine is knackered and my wifes works fine??? Come on Apple a little info would go along way. It has to be the 2.0 update. On another forum some people were suggesting apple was advising them to upgrade there routers firmware??? but if the wifi is greyed out on the itouch then it has nothing to do with that?? Very disappointed in apple. My first and i suspect my last apple product!!

Update: my iPod touch with 2.0 connects fine on the office wifi router, which is a newer NetGear model. But continues timing out on older Linksys access point at home. Reading someone else's post about how they are having the problem with a newer NetGear router...the mystery deepens. But judging by the posts here, the phenomenon definitely exists, there is a problem.

That happend to me as well I thought that something went wrong in the Update but all you have to do is press the Sleep/Wake Button and Hold it and Press at the Same time the Hold Button all at the Same time and wait for the Apple Logo and then Let go. It worked for Me.
But one thing that happened to me is that When I type in My Password it shows one Letter or Number? I dont want it to show any part of my password@@

Hi all,

Since the upgrade it finds my router at home but it will not hold the connection, it loses the connection tick and the secure padlock symbol disappears. Never had any problems before I upgraded the software. Tried the hard reset no luck. This is not acceptable, Apple needs to sort this out.

There is a problem with wifi and 2.0 iPod Touch upgrade.

My iPod Touch loose connection or don't connect to wifi network.
in the previous firmware all this wifi connected fine !!

this might sound dumb, but it worked for me- after reading this thread, i just went downstairs and reset my high speed internet modem by unplugging the power cord. After that i could connect on my ipod touch, but not my laptop, so i reset the modem again.

i just typed this on the laptop, and im on itunes store on my ipod.

hope this helps.