IOS 5 and ipad2 dropping wifi connection

I did find a reply that has worked for me by Reiki Lotus as follows:

OK, here's the fix. My phone has been WiFi perfect for 24 hours now.

1. In Settings -> WiFi -> {your network}, click on Forget this Network.

2. Restablish a connection to the network you just dropped.

3. Once all the connection details have been filled in, go to the DNS field and replace everything that might be in there with this ip address: 208.67.222.222. This is the OpenDNS server.

This fixed the problem both at home and the office. I am also using WPA2 security and have not had an issue.

More info is at this site: http://www.madbot.org/?p=189.

Thanks,

Ned

Message was edited with more detail by: Reiki Lotus

Sorry Ned,

where you said "Once all the connection details have been filled in, go to the DNS field and replace everything that might be in there with this ip address: 208.67.222.222. This is the OpenDNS server." what you mean with Replace everything's?

PLESE HELP ME!!!

it means delete the existing DNS for example 192.168.1.1 to 208.67.222.222

It works, thank you so much!!

Add me to the list: iPad2 32GB, 3G, 802.11G WIFi WPA2, DHCP

Sometimes after closing and opening the smartcover, wifi is gone. ipad doesn't reconnect, though the Net can be seen from settings.

I' m currently testing with a fixed IP instead of DHCP.

Let's see.....

I also had problem with my WI-FI on my iPad 2 with iOS5, and i fixed it by changing the DNS server from my computers random DNS in my case i tried 8.8.8.8 and it works perfectly.

Hi I had this problem and it seems to have been resolved by upgrading to ios 501. Not had any dropouts in the last couple for days and not had to touch/reconfigure the router at all. At last I have my iPad back. Hope you get yours resolved

Worked around this iOS 5 bug by downgrading router from WPA2 Personal to WEP encryption. WiFi connections now stable.

Network config is D-Link router used as WAP with routing turned off, connected via wire to TPLink wired router, connected to cable modem.

Symptoms were iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPad 2, iPad losing WiFi connection every 5-10 minutes even though physically close to router, while Android, Windows and OS X clients worked fine.

Helpful workaround - I'm on ipad2/iOS 5.0.1(9A405) and kept dropping public network at a local hospital. Turning odd Cellular data enabled connection to wifi, and after resolving with DNS entry of 8.8.8.8 I changed the DNS value to 208.67.222.222 as UK CAN suggested and seem to have a stable connection even with Cellular Data back.

Tried going to Airplane Mode with Wifi on to see if it might be an antenna issue, but could not grab stable connection on either device until I turned off Cellular Data and took the same steps above on my iPhone.

Clearly meant "turning OFF Cellular Data"

Il share the method which worked for me.before this post whenever i connected my iphone4 to wifi it stopped browsing after a min or two and that started happening all after I updated to ios5 .if u guys are having low signal then u should change The router radio frequency channel.11th channel worked for me.tats all n if this doesnt work thn contact ur wifi router manufacturer (I also contacted linksys n they told me about channel)..also make sure that the dsl modem n wifi router have different ip addresses .tell me if this works fr u guys

I have the same problem if you close the application you will get longer internet

I wrote two months ago on this site because i had problems with the wifi connection and something NO WIFI at all. Just before newyear i had NO WIFI and couldn't start the wifi again. I went back to the Apple Store, they hardreset the iPad and the problem NO WIFI stayed. They could not help because of a scratch on the back. They said i dropped the iPad. But i have a Apple Care Service, so i called them. They came direct with a hardware problem and two days later my iPad was changed for a new one. So far i have no problems with the wifi-connections.

One of the things I have found is if you have many wifi routers in the same area, you may find that some of them maybe using the same channel id, and this can cause drop out like you mention (basically two routers on the same frequency), it would be worthwhile trying some other channels, you can set this from within your wifi settings on your router,

Hello all,

My friend bought me an iPad2. I received it yesterday. Pretty excited, I went to a cafe to set it up. Everything was fine for... 15 minutes... After that, it disconnected from the Wi Fi network. After reconnecting, it started not to see any networks and the WiFi menu in the Settings became greyed out... I rebooted, etc. Nothing worked.

I got back home. Same thing. I restored the OS, etc. Nothing worked. This morning I went to the Apple Store. The lady there did a reset of the Network Settings (this is under, Setting > General > Reset). It worked ! But I decided to get my expresso addiction a kick. In the local cafe, next door to the Apple Store, I tried to connect to the WiFi... NO LUCK !

I went back to the store where they gave me new iPad.

Basically, I think the reset thing can tell you whether it is a hardware or software/config issue.

I hope this will help people. It's funny how Apple has this reputation of great products, when it is actually not so true (I had to exchange 4 times my iPhone4...). But that's another issue...!

Cheers to you all!