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    Does Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration support N?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by palmboy5, Jul 1, 2008.

  1. palmboy5

    palmboy5 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does WZC support Wireless-N networks?

    Stuff related to my question:
    I have the Intel 4965AGN and although the driver is fine, their PRO/Set version 11.x utility is buggy. On both my Vostro 1400 and my previous laptop's 2915ABG, the version 11.x utility has a bug of some sort where the profile of AP's quickly becomes erroneous with an error message stating that the profile is defective or something. Without the profiling working, I can only connect to named unsecured APs. Obviously quite useless. For the 2915ABG, I could just go back and use version 9.x, but I can't do that now because 9.x doesn't support the 4965AGN. I do not currently have a Wireless N AP, but I'd really like to know if the WZC is capable of Wireless N, what I don't want is if it defaults to Wireless G even on Wireless N AP's.

    So far with WZC, it keeps having a dialog popup saying that I am now connected to my wireless network. Hopefully it doesn't mean that I am getting disconnected again and again, so without bothering about "fixing" it, how do I make that popup stop popping up every few minutes?
     
    palmboy5, Jul 1, 2008
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    With the Intel drivers, the standard XP stuff should handle 802.11n.
     
    Greg, Jul 1, 2008
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    palmboy5 Notebook Enthusiast

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    OK, thanks. Now, how do you disable the popup notification about it being connected?
     
    palmboy5, Jul 1, 2008
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    pgatz11 Notebook Consultant

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    WZC can be garbage for some connections... It likes to continually search for new connections(I dunno, maybe like every 2 mins?). I automated a script that turned off the service after my card connected(back when I used XP)...

    Try disabling the WZC service in Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services.msc AFTER you're connected, and see if the popups cease..
     
    pgatz11, Jul 2, 2008
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