Do you any you use the Pro Wireless app/driver?

Aside from the Intel Pro Wireless app having a nice interface and being mildly more user friendly than the windows interface, might there be any other reasons to use it? If not, I think I'm going to remove it.

 

It's nothing specific to just Intel, I have various wireless cards for desktops and laptops running around here, as well as always being the guy all my friends come to for their networking problems.

I always use the application that came with the card instead of using the Windows interface. You'll find more reliability and better control specific to the card your using when doing so. The Windows interface can get kind of screwy at times I've found in dropping connections, not finding connections, not always wanting to allow logging into the network and just a host of regularly occuring annoyances. When I run the control interface that came with the various WiFi adapters though I never seem to have any problems so it makes my life alot easier.

 

i'd have to agree that the intel client is far superior. In general i've found that it finds more networks and provides a more stable connection. I also like the profile ability which is helpful since i use about 3-4 different networks on a regular basis depending on where i am.

 

OK thanks....I think I'll keep it. Not at the laptop now, but I'll have to see if there's a way to disable the popup at startup, at least when connecting to my default network/AP.

 

I used to use the Intel program, I find it easier, and better.

However, with my new E1505 it won't work correctly, and Dell is refusing to support it because it "isn't a hardware problem"

 

What's the matter with it?

 

See Here:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=51425

 

i use it because it finds more networks than windows

 

exactly. My general rule is "If windows has it built in, there's someone out there making it better and more efficient."

 

I find it makes the connection faster and more stable (NO DROPPED COMMUNICATIONS).

 

Hey guys, i had the same question, but now i think ill stick with the Intel one. However, in my system tray, i have both an icon for the intel utility and a windows one as well. how do i disable or make the windows icon go away.

Right now im not connected to a wireless network or through ethernet, and i have 2 icons from windows with x's going through them. I do i tell windows to stop looking to manage it itself.

Thanks

 

the windows one can be set to hide

 

I have been using the Intel client for a while and don't like it very much. My gripe with it is that it doesn't allow me to set advanced features for networks. Specifically, I would like to be able to define in the profile whether the TCP/IP information is fixed (i.e. fixed IP, gateway, DNS server) or assigned by the network. Same for proxy servers.

Does anybody have advice on a good client that would work with a Dell 8600 wih the Intel 2200BG card?

Thanks and best,

Jever98

 

I was using Intel for a looong time. Worked well in the end. I agree with all stated above, BUT THESE THINGS MADE ME TO CHANGE TO THE WINDOWS CLIENT:

1. it is slow
2. it is huge (80 mMB for installation file???) - stupid if you ask me
3. much more allocation in RAM - slower boot
4. stupid fading effects that slow everything down in 10 version
5. profiles failing to load, and corruption of the profiles database (3 times already with 9 and 10 versions)
6. useless troubleshooting (that should be removed on install)

On the other hand - it is far better on the network analysis (power, quality, statistics). If you have a tricky networking, or you do use (very) advanced settings and tools - Intel Proset is OK.

Windows client:

Good:
1. Simple.
2. Fast.
3. Recommended for well set and tested networks. Once you set - that is it.
4. No additional memory allocation
5. No corruption in profiles

Bad:
1. Sometimes deliberately deletes network key (bad if you have a long key)
2. Not too much to fix or change if you need the advanced settings.


In the end I decided to go with the Windows solution. I have no regrets so far (4 months). I was able to connect to all networks I wanted, and I had no need for the "advanced" settings in the Intel solution. I use the driver from the 10 version and still have to download the whole 80MB installation archive.

Cheers,

 

Any better way then just setting the icons to hide?

 

not that i know of. i think the windows one is built into windows and the intel one is the app you're using so you can't get rid of it, just hide it.