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    Problem Broadcom 4352 (802.11n/ac) & Windows 7

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by mikeypinero, Oct 27, 2013.

  1. mikeypinero

    mikeypinero Notebook Consultant

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    Hi. I received my alienware 17 a few days ago and noticed that had lag in online games.
    I tested and it seems that the problem is in the broadcom wifi card.

    Has anyone had the same problem and has managed to fix it? Thanks.
     
    mikeypinero, Oct 27, 2013
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  2. Hackintoshihope

    Hackintoshihope AlienMeetsApple

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    I've got the wifi card and don't really experience any lag then the usual. Nothing severe or outwardly different then with my r4.
     
    Hackintoshihope, Oct 27, 2013
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    Redwarf64 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks! I installed that driver and it seems to have helped alot! Its a load of worry gone!
     
    Redwarf64, Oct 31, 2013
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    What helped here was disabling WMM in the adapter settings. Though that resulted in getting 20mbit download speed where I would normally get ~80mbit. So I am switching back and forth if I need to download something or play games.
     
    Thermometer, Oct 31, 2013
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    Glad it helped, it's been a driver issue where the broadcom card keeps switching channels and dells site still has outdated drivers.
     
    wewooo, Oct 31, 2013
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    Hackintoshihope, Nov 1, 2013
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