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shuntfield
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September 8th, 2005 20:00
2200BG Wireless Funnies Drop Connections
Hi all
I'm getting a problem with the wireless connection just dropping for some unknown reason. However on the face of it all appears OK I have the Intel Proset Icon showing green and at 48mbps. I then check the windows "Network Connection" on double clicking the Icon for the wireless connection I'm presented with a Dialog the dialog below:
It is shown with the connection made at the moment, however when it drops into fault the Sent "Screen" lights blue and Sent Packets Increment Up, however, the Received "Screen" does not light up and the Received Packets do not Increment Up.
The only way to reestablish connection is by disconnecting and reconnecting.
I found this:
http://support.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/cs-006205.htm at the intel site. Having followed its kinda cryptic messages I have managed to disable the power save polling.
This did not cure the problem. Initally I thought I was having a Wireless Access point problem, so the router a Netgear DG834G was replaced. This did not cure the problem and it still exists.
I then contacted Dell Support who have this week replaced the Wireless Card in the machine, this has made the problem worse not better! with the connection dropping almost every 10 minutes, sometimes after my third webpage loads!
Does anyone have any ideas what can be causing the problem, the only indication that I get that I have disconnected is that MSN Messenger shows not connected, and the next page I load goes to a 404 error.
It normally happens when the system is on battery, however when its kinda "warmed up" it then seems to work. I'm no novice at this and most things I have tried. I'm lucky living in a rural area there are no other wireless LAN's here and I have also changed the channel a few times.
Any additional Ideas welcomed!
Thanks
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Posted September 8th, 2005 23:00
let windows control your wireless card. i think its in proset and choose microsoft client. this should work better. mine did.314
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Posted September 9th, 2005 04:00
The first thing you must do is go back to www.intel.com and download the most recent drivers for your card. I believe that they are still more current than what dell is offering from its site.
The new drivers while not perfect, and tremendously better than some of the earlier revisions.
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Posted September 9th, 2005 17:00
OK Thanks all
I was not aware that the drivers were better in the intel site I shall update them.
Dell has not mentioned this to me in their contact, would have saved a service call :smileymad:
- I tried the windows software and that dropped also.
New software from Intel coming up
Thanks
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Posted September 9th, 2005 18:00
OK Thanks all
I was not aware that the drivers were better in the intel site I shall update them.
Dell has not mentioned this to me in their contact, would have saved a service call :smileymad:
- I tried the windows software and that dropped also.
New software from Intel coming up
Thanks
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Posted September 9th, 2005 19:00
Updated to the Latest driver from Intel.
We'll see how it goes :smileyhappy: Intel's site is clearly not happy about supplying them, they'd rather you got them of the OEM!
But if they work then all will be well!!
Thanks
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Posted September 9th, 2005 19:00
Well that worked....
Just dropped.
Over UKP1000 (USD1839) for a system that doesnt work correctly - fantastic value for money - should have kept the Fujitsu machine with the wireless card.:smileysad:
Thanks anyway
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Posted September 9th, 2005 19:00
Dell has been fairly good about keeping their drivers for this card up to date but there is still usually some lag time. The drivers on intel's site can be found here:You'll notice that the package is version 9.0.2.1 but that the actual driver is version 9.0.2.31 . You can check the driver for you current card in device manager -- if it's not this number, then the intel upgrade will likely help313
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Posted September 9th, 2005 23:00
Just ignore that OEM warning. That's just to cover themselves. The Intel driver works better and the Intel Utility works better than the Windows in my I6000. Give it a try. Also look at the properties for the Intel card to make sure Allow Windows to turn this off to save power is NOT checked on the Power Management tab.258
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Posted September 10th, 2005 20:00
Been doing some investigation, initally I thought there could be a problem with the routers position so I moved it in to a bit of clear space.
I then connected my HP ipaq wirelessly to the router, the ipaq connects on 802.11b not 802.11g as the 2200bg card does.
I swapped the router to a different channel. This router is a brand new replacement from Netgear, and Dell has replaced the card in the laptop.
The ipaq did not drop with a constant streaming audio connection at all.
The connection has now dropped on the i9000 (as I am writing this) when connected at 802.11b - when I started to write I though that switching would have resolved the problem but it would now appear not to have.
When the card is disabled then enabled then it works ok again - I should not have to keep doing this, it normally drops when I am noit using the connection, such as writing a post in a forum - it then does not connect and I end with a 404 error.
I'm pretty well convinced that this new card is also faulty. It is 10 times worse with this new card,.
Watching the lights on the router whilst the machine is in fault there appears to be activity on the wireless link, and the machine appears to think that it has a connection.
Its so frustrating
Jerry Park
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Posted September 8th, 2005 22:00
The only real solution is a different wireless card.