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    Dell XPS 13 (2015) need win7 wifi drivers to fix 802.11w issue with Cisco Routers

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by mhonard, Mar 12, 2015.

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    Long title big problem. Note this is not a XPS 13 issue rather a Cisco router issue where I cannot connect Wi-Fi at work , and I quote:

    "a compatibility issue between the Windows 8 802.11w implementation and that of Cisco." causes my work Wi-Fi connection to fail. "Rolling back to a Windows 7 network driver disables that specific feature on the Windows 8 side, thus allowing you to connect without further issues"

    The problem is I can't seem to find any windows 7 drivers for the Broadcom 1560 902.11ac for this computer. I've tried the drivers on Dells website (for win 7) and it does not fix the problem. I'm not even certain those drivers are correct as when extracted they seem to be Bluetooth not Wi-Fi drivers. I called Dell and got no where.

    Without fixing this issue I'm going to have to return the XPS. BTW another fix is too update the rotuer firmware but my work will not at least not right now.

    Can anyone lend a hand?
     
    mhonard, Mar 12, 2015
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