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    Wifi 5300 Issues on XPS 1645

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by daraj, Dec 18, 2009.

  1. daraj

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    Im having wifi issues dropping the connection or slowing to a screeching halt while browsing after 5 min or so. The only resolution is turn wifi off then back on in order to acquire a working connection again. I have the latest driver and application from Intel.

    Note: I have the new wifi part after they fixed the defective part.

    Is that a known issue? I have rad that some users have to disable power management on the card itself to work properly.
     
    daraj, Dec 18, 2009
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  2. n3verm0re

    n3verm0re Notebook Consultant

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    I haven't have any issues with my system.

    I did have to change a property of the driver to use Auto rather than 20 MHz to get the full 300 Mbit/s of my Wireless-N router... but I've never actually had dropped connections.
     
    n3verm0re, Dec 18, 2009
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    I had a similar issue right after my clean install but the latest drivers off Intel's site fixed it for me.
     
    Chris123NT, Dec 18, 2009
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  4. daraj

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    Thats exactly what I did a clean install and latest from intel but i didnt do that Auto feature thing I guess because my router is not "N" compatible anyways. All other laptops I own have no issues connecting to my router but then again all my laptops have no N.
     
    daraj, Dec 18, 2009
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    Clean install and no additional drivers later, no problems. Works with an N router and G router.
     
    fred2028, Dec 18, 2009
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    buckZor, Dec 18, 2009
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