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mjferguson
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March 12th, 2006 04:00
M140 WiFi light?
Just got a new M140 and the WiFi light seems to be acting strange. The Bluetooth light is always on, but even if I am connected to the internet and browsing, sometimes the WiFi light is off? Just wondering why this would be? I am always connected to a wireless router in my house and it seems like the light should always be on?
mjferguson
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Posted March 13th, 2006 22:00
If I disable bluetooth the bluetooth light goes off, enable back on. the wifi light is always on when I first connect. Just goes off sometime after? I haven't really noticed when it goes off. If I disconnect wireless and reconnect it is always back on?I had the same thing going on with my Inspiron 6000 and it was driving me crazy trying to figure it out. I have the 2915abg card from Intel and had basically written it off due to some driver glitch. I noticed the light would go out after reattaching to my router for some reason. I am using a D-Link DI-624. Since it is doing the same thing with other routers, I concluded it was not the router.
After reading several posts, I started playing with the settings for the device in device manager. I unchecked the box for default settings for the following items: Wireless Mode, Roaming Aggressiveness, Power Management, and Intel Throughput Enhancement.
I used the following settings:
Wireless Mode - 802.11b and 802.11g
Roaming aggressiveness - Setting next to Lowest
Power Management - Lowest
Intel Throughput Enhancement - Enable
I left the laptop on over night (15 hours) and the light was still on in the morning. Maybe some one will adjust the setting singularly and find the one that causes the issue. Good luck!
- Update....
Use the 802.11g only for Wireless Mode. The other setting did not help the light going out. If I had to guess, this is going to be the one setting that causes the light to go out intermittently. There seems to be an issue with the dual mode setting. This is also the default setting for the Wireless Mode category. I hope my posts helps out many. Good luck!
WolverineMachin
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Posted March 12th, 2006 15:00