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Can't join home network after upgrade to iOS 6

I upgraded my iPhone 4s as well as my iPad 3 to iOS 6 while I was at work today. Everything seemed to work fine while I was at work. I was able to log onto the wireless there without a problem. When I got home however, I was unable to join my home wifi. I get the very helpful message "Unable to join the network "<network name>". My network worked fine prior to the upgrade, and still works for my wife's iPhone 4 and our original iPad. The only thing that changed what the update to iOS 6.


Here is my setup:

Netgear WGT624 v3 wireles router with the latest firmware

WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]

iPhone 4s running iOS 6.0 (upgraded from 5.1.1 over the air)

iPad 3 running iOS 6.0 (upgraded from 5.1.1 over the air)


I have already tried forgetting the network, resetting all network setting, doing a soft reset, and a half dozen other fixes to try to get it to work with no luck


Anyone have any ideas or are having the same problem?


Thanks

iPhone 4S, iOS 6

Posted on Sep 19, 2012 6:37 PM

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Sep 19, 2012 6:43 PM in response to The Great White Dope

I am having the same exact issue. My 4s won't connect to internet, says incorrect password. Though, I have reset connections on my wife and daughters iphones still on 5.x and they connect with the password fine. Then my iPad 3 keeps saying "Unable to join the network". Besides you, I can't find anyone else with the exact problem. Glad to know I'm not alone in this world. I hope someone finds a resolution. My iPad is only the wifi model and is almost completely useless without it.

Sep 19, 2012 6:46 PM in response to The Great White Dope

I have the exact same problem, posted here:https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4312579?tstart=0


I am very frustrated, as numerous threads on this topic have now been derailed by people who have a totally different problem wherein they could login briefly, but were then interrupted by an Apple login screen. I am not reporting that issue, and neither are you.


Incidentally I have tried every suggestion related on these forums, some of which are very clearly suggested without the faintest knowledge of what this problem entails. Nothing has worked. It appears, based on router logs, that the iPad is sending a request to the router during the authorisation process which the router cannot process. The result is that the iPad refuses to connect.


At this time, I know of no way to work around this fundamental issue in the programming of the iPad. We are helpless until an update is released.

Sep 19, 2012 6:57 PM in response to The Great White Dope

I am also using a Netgear WGT624v3. Good little router; have had it for years and it works like a champ.


But you are correct: it does not have a WMM mode. It also has spotty (that is, practically nonexistant) support for IPv6. Either (or both) of these could be the issue. Another user (Hesti) mentioned, in another thread, that her router was returning an error:


Cannot support all requested capabilities in Capability Information field


This seems to support the idea that our router is being asked for something which it cannot support, and cosequently the iPad is refusing to connect at all.


Using this router with my iPad3 has never caused me any problems in the past and, in fact, my iPhone4 works with it just fine using iOS 6. The problem is solely limited to my iPad3.

Sep 19, 2012 7:23 PM in response to The Great White Dope

I hate to think I need to go out and spend $100 on a new router because of a free update. I realize my router is several years old, but I never had a problem with it until upgrading to iOS 6. Whats worse, it that is appears that it is only affecting the newest hardware (iPhone 4s & iPad 3) with the newest OS.


Can anyone who has a Netgear WGT624 v3 confirm that they have either an iPad 3 or an iPhone 4s working with iOS 6?

Can't join home network after upgrade to iOS 6

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