WiFi slow when connecting to network shares?

Hi guys,

Something I'm experiencing and finding odd. When I have my T61 at home (I have the standard Atheros a/b/g WiFi card, running XP Pro-SP2), and try to connect to a network share on my desktop box ("Start->Run->\\ip-address\sharename") it takes forever to bring up the password prompt so I can authenticate. I'd say it's as much as 20-30 seconds. Once connected, things seem fine, but it's driving me nuts, since I connect to this system fairly often. Sometimes I end up trying to connect a second time, since it causes me to wonder if I actually typed something in wrong.

Regular internet access via WiFi is fine, and I've never had this problem with my Powerbook G4, or Dell Latitude C640 (also Atheros-based). I've uninstalled the TinkVantage Access Connections to see if that would fix things, and updated the WiFi drivers via System Update; it hasn't solved this. I'm using a D-Link DGL-4300 GamersLounge router which has served me well for several years now, and I'm using WPA-Personal authentication (I'd go WPA2, but that raises issues with my D-Link media extender and some older laptops I fix for others). Does anyone have any ideas?

 

I wonder if the delay could be related to the Password Manager in the Client Security Solution software. IIRC it was popping up on my system every time I logged into shares on my network until I reconfigured it. Hope that helps. Good luck.

 

I had to disable Password Manager for the time being, since I downgraded from Vista to XP (clean install). The TPM was formatted for Vista, and would not re-enroll on XP. My thread regarding clearing the TPM chips was not replied to, leading me to believe that no-one knows how to do so on a T61, so I disabled the TPM in BIOS. Interestingly enough, fingerprint-reading still works.

It's an interesting possibility, though it probably doesn't apply in this case, and a well-thought-out guess, so reps to you.

EDIT: I disabled SuperG on my router just in case; it did not fix things. I just timed it with my watch --it took 90 seconds from clicking OK on the Run box to the time I got an authentication screen. Funny thing is, pings are just fine, no delay there. Remote Desktop Connection works relatively quickly too, to the exact same machine.