Intel 7260?

I use the latest firmware issued by Netgear for the R7000..

I'm using Intel driver 17.0.6 to avoid resuming from sleep mode disconnect issues I've been experiencing with the newest versions.

 

My 5ghz and 2.4ghz SSIDs in the Intel WiFi Connection Utility

OS = Windows 8.1 Update 2 Pro x64

 

Since installing the new drivers I can't even find that connection utility on my system. When I open PROset/Wireless Tools it just says "import wireless profiles" and nothing else..

Got it.

 

Choose Custom Installation of the driver and check all 3 boxes

Then there will be a Metro Tile for it.in Win 8.1

If you alreay have the driver installed,reinstall it > Modify > check all boxes.

 

I was informed today by the owner of a company selling the revised version of the 7260 that the card I received was, in fact, the revised version.

He said that currently, the only distinguishing factor belonging to the revised version is on the master cartons which the cards come packaged in. There is nothing on the cards themselves as of yet, and no word from Intel on whether or not there will be in the future (the added R tacked on the end for "revised).
He also got word from Intel today that if it ships with two mounting screws, chances are it's the revised version.

Although convinced enough, I'm just waiting on visual proof from Intel.

 

Same here. Bought from the amazon link posted here. Date code is 2314 but seller assured me it's the new revision. No way to know for sure I suppose

 

Any opinions on whether or not larger antennas may benefit my situation (different floor, distance)?

 

I have an MSI gs60 with 7260 card.
I have connectivity issues with my WLAN.
Every now and then there is an exclamation mark on the wireless signal sign in the taskbar and i loose connectivity for like 2-3 minutes after which the connectivity comes back and the exclamation sign is gone..

 

Yellow exclamation mark means SSIDs are available but you are not connected to them or maybe lost connection due to week signal or interference

I get red X when my GS60 exits from sleep mode.

I rolled back to driver 17.0.6 which seems to resolve my issue.

5ghz band or 2.4ghz band?

Which router and how far are you from it?

Are there walls and floors between the router and notebook?

Have you read post #644 in this thread?

With the GS60 and Intel AC-7260 if you're in line of sight with with the quality AC router properly set up at a distance of 5' to 10' on the 5ghz band you should connect at 866.7 Mbps.

If walls and floors are between the router and notebook signal strength will drop.Distance from the router will also lower connection strength.

 

I've been using my Intel dual band AC 7260 for over a week in my HP EliteBook 725 G2 without issues. No sleep or wake issues whatsoever. No trouble connecting to mostly 802.11 n networks and Bluetooth performance has been hiccup-free unlike my Broadcom dual band AC WLAN / BT4.0 adapter.

I'm using the latest available Intel administrator WiFi and BT drivers.

Sent from my XT1049 using Tapatalk

 

It's only the M.2 form factor AC-7260NGW dated 1114 in a 1 month old MSI GS60 that I have the sleep issue with.

The 3 mini pcie AC-7260HWM wireless cards in older notebooks and a desktop work well without sleep issues using driver 17.12.0

The recently purchased AC-7260 in the desktop adapter is a mini pcie card dated 2314.That's the same date code as that on members recently purchased AC-7260 that are supposed to be new revision cards.

Anyone have an AC-7260 that's dated after 2314?

 

I had one dated 2514 but returned it without knowing it was a revised unit until a few days later.

 

I am getting only modest transfer speeds, ~20 MB/s to my nasbox. On wired, I get 50-60 MB/s. I was expecting 35 - 40 MB/s based on what you guys were getting. My router is a high end asus ac68u w/ 3 streams. The wifi - ac is set up correctly (80mhz channel, wpa2 + aes). I've tried pretty much every wifi setting on the router. My laptop is a msi 1761, barebone version of the 780dx. The stated link speeds are consistently at 866 mbps. I am testing within 10 feet of the router at clear line of sight.

I've tried 17.12, 17.1, and 17.0.6 drivers and pretty much every setting in proset utility and in device properties - advanced. Made sure all power-saving options are turned off as well. Don't know what else is there to check.

 

I don't have a NAS setup.

When I tested on my GT780DX I copied a Windows 8.1 ISO file to my desktop PC and from the pc desktop to the notebook I got in the low to mid 40s and a peak of 48 MB/s.

Copying files from the laptop to a 64GB SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 flash drive attached to the router's USB 3.0 port was anywhere from 14 MB/s to 22 MB/s

Tests were done while in line of sight between the devices and router while showing an almost constant 866.7Mbps.

The router used was a Netgear R7000

I used TeraCopy for the measurements.

All my disks are high end SSDs.

Different file types will yield much lower transfer speeds.

An 8.5GB MKV file of The Lone Ranger movie yielded significantly slower transfers.

 

I've been only trying movie video files. Perhaps I need to try another type of file. I assume that 802.11ac uses some kind of compression over 802.11n, allowing higher bandwidth over the same number of streams. Perhaps that compression isn't so good with videos.

 

Nope, there's no compression. Higher bandwidth is achieved because channels are twice as wide (80MHz vs 40MHz).

 

What tools are you using to test? Are you testing using real world applications, or synthetic benchmark tools?

I am simply using windows 7 explorer to read/write to the nas via SMB. I found one person say that windows file transfer over SMB only uses 1 spatial stream. Is that true? I couldn't find much information to back that claim. I noticed you guys are typically using windows 8. Perhaps Windows 8 SMB uses more streams. Or perhaps it is something on my nas SMB setup. It makes sense as 20MB/s is the typical throughput for 1 stream.

 

Windows explorer doesn't show real speed nor does it calculate the average speed of the whole transfer, that's why it's worth using TeraCopy.

As for the other part you are kind of right - Windows 7 uses SMBv2 while Windows 8 uses SMBv3 which allows SMB Multichannel (multiple connections per one SMB session).
In theory Win 8 should offer better performance in this regard compared to Win 7.

 

Unfortunately all my computers I can test with are on windows 7 still. With teracopy, I'm still getting 20 MB/s on windows 7. Not sure if it is a limitation of windows7 SMB regardless of teracopy, or my nas server. My nas4free CIFS protocol is still limited to SMBv2. Seems they haven't released one with v3 or v4 yet. Freenas is SMBv4, but I don't want to migrate.

Testing with iperf, I get 35-45 MB/s for tcp transfers. So I guess theres nothing wrong with the wifi card or my router setup.

 

It seems there is a "working workaround" for ping spikes/link speed issues:
Link:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/ide...wners-information-thread-265.html#post9786377
Feedback:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/ide...wners-information-thread-266.html#post9787139
http://forum.notebookreview.com/ide...wners-information-thread-267.html#post9788384
http://forum.notebookreview.com/ide...wners-information-thread-267.html#post9788408

Original source: https://communities.intel.com/thread/53294

 

Just finished installing the Windows 10 x64 Technical Preview.

By default driver 17.0.0.34 was installed for the AC-7260

Right now at 20' from the R7000 router going through 1 sheet rock wall I'm showing a theoretical 702 Mbps link speed that's about the same as in Windows 8.1 Pro x64 with driver 17.0.6.

I'll now give 17.12.0 a shot.

EDIT:Installed 17.12.0.4 over 17.0.0.34 and there appears to be no difference in the theoretical link speed.

 

Unofficial WHQL and Multi Language lntel Wireless Proset v17.12.0.5 is available for download on station-drivers

Station-Drivers - Intel Proset/Wireless Wifi software Version 17.12.0.5 WHQL

Supports:

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 100
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 130
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030
Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200
Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 105
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 135
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2200
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150
Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205
Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6235
Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250
Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7260
Intel® Wireless-N 7260
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7265
Intel® Wireless-N 7265

 

:[ Can't seem to download it completely. Anyone else having issues opening the archive? Tried twice already.

Edit: Two downloads are of different sizes. Might be my internet crapping out on me >_>

 

Yes,when I try to extract the file I get "the archive is corrupt"

I tried 3 times with same results

 

Might be the server not being able to handle connections and dropping. The files are different sizes for me, so it seems like the server is cutting off the download before completion. Site indicates its roughly 180mb? I've gotten 114 and 140 before dropping.

 

Extracts fine here though I extracted it with WinRaR. Filesize is 180 915 865 bytes.

Edit: Extracting the exe directly works fine too.

 

Maybe it was just mid-upload when the post was put up.

Got it to download to 172mb. extracted fine though, so I think its good?

Also requires me to uninstall the previous driver 17.12.0.4 to update to 17.12.0.5. Probably download the .4 version as backup just in case.

 

No idea and I'm not going to try it, my 7260 works fine with the current driver and given the reports I'm not going to update in near future lol.

 

Installed. No new options. Seems to be fine for browsing so far. The U-APSD had to be turned off again . Most of the other settings were preserved though.

 

the driver problem in theory, according the intel forum, is mainly manifested on 2.4GHz 802.11g/n, they say that it should be OK with an 11ac access point.

I am not convinced it's just a driver issue, nor a firmware issue, because Intel have been evasive on their support forums when challenged about it, so I think it's a hardware fault where they have mitigated the problem in the firmware and driver but it still manifests under certain circumstances.

 

Yeah,they fixed to download.Now it downloads,extracts and installs OK

Others reported the same issue on the station-drivers site before being fixed.

It installed without issue on the Windows 10 technical preview also only after being advised to uninstall the previous drivers.

 

Any word or visual proof of the revised version?
I want to order it from Amazon.

 

I just use the driver come with windows 10 preview, no problem so far, haven't do any throughput testing though.

 

With a ASUS router, and my old NP5160 (three years old W7 Home Premium), will this 7260 work fine?

 

I gave up and bought an Intel 6235 card; it's just a dual band 11n + bluetooth combo, not ac like the 7260, but I don't have an AC wifi access point anyway. For £10 (US$16 equivalent) it's a simple decision.. even at minimum working wage I have wasted ten times that cost in fighting with the 7260 card.
This for my Dell at home, my Thinkpad at work won't be easy because I believe the Lenovo has a whitelist of accepted wifi cards :-(

 

For many AC-7260 users that are using the 2.4ghz band there's been a lot of complaints.

If you don't have an AC router and you use 2.4 ghz then an Intel 6205 may be a better wireless card choice.If you need Bluetooth you can use a USB dongle.

AC is a 5ghz technology.When an AC-7260 is paired with a quality 1750 or 1900 AC router on the 5ghz band with proper router and card settings there should be good connections when the right channel is selected and the notebook is not too far from the router.

When walls and floors are in between the router and notebook link speeds will most likely be lower.

My 1st AC-7260 that I got when they were 1st available is in a 3 year old MSI GT780DX and working great paired with an Netgear R7000 router.

An AC-7260 in my desktop works well going through 3 sheet rock walls 30' from the router although link speed is lower than the GT780DX notebook that is 20' from the router and only 1 sheet rock wall.

A new MSI GS60 with a stock M.2 form factor AC-7260NGW has sleep issues with newest driver versions after v17.0.6

I use Windows 8.1 Pro x64 and the new Windows 10 Technical Preview.

My power settings are on high performance on AC power

 

New bluetooth driver out I believe on station-drivers.

Intel Proset/Wireless Bluetooth Software Version 17.1.1434.2

 

New Firmware Version 1.0.3.80_1.1.38 for Netgear Nighthawk R7000

New Features & Enhancements:

Upgraded NTFS driver.

Bug Fixes:

Fixes Readyshare file overwrite corruption over Samba
Fixes Router hangs issue due to receive fragmented IPv6 packet
Fixes Apple airplay not function problem after router up for 2 to 3 days
Fixes problem when access control is set to block, wireless client can still access to other wireless clients
Fixes Magic TV may lost connection when connect from outside internet

http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/25737

 

How does this relate to the Intel 7260?

 

It's a second cousin on the mothers side.

_______

On the serious side of the question:

The thread title is chosen by the creator of post #1 and stays that way unless changed by a moderator.

It has evolved into a thread mostly about the AC standard and getting the best performance from an AC router/wireless card pairing.

The router is as much a part of performance as is the wireless card.

The 7260 wireless cards function best when the router it's paired with is correctly setup and has the best firmware.

In the case of AC-7260 performance that 99% of this thread is about,information about an AC router that many forum visitors and posters own I think is important.

I'm sorry that you don't see the marriage of the two and how it's relevant.

 

My Sager NP9370 has a lot of connectivity issues. I used to have a Killer 1103 in it, and I contacted Sager to send me a new wireless card because that card was also giving me issues. Since I was in warranty, they gladly shipped me a free Intel AC 7260. I'm having similar issues, but not the exact issues regarding wireless connectivity. Please help me out regarding the following issues.

-Connectivity drops when playing in any game. Complete packet loss spike occurs, yet I can connect to webpages behind the game application.
-I installed Bluetooth, yet there's no Bluetooth functionality that appears in Windows 7 (64-bit) for my Intel AC 7260.
-A wired connection makes no difference it seems. The laptop endures the same symptoms.

 

With the Killer 1103 I found that issues I had were not related to the card itself but to the Killer software.

If I installed the card using a basic 10.0.0.2xx Qualcomm Atheros driver alone I had no issues.

Are you using the 5ghz band?

Take a look at post #7 in this linked thread and see if it helps
https://communities.intel.com/thread/53294

BTW,which router and settings

Wireless card advanced settings

http://forum.notebookreview.com/networking-wireless/716325-intel-7260-a-65.html#post9768133

 

This makes me think your notebook is the culprit rather than the network card.

 

I tried the things you've recommended other than switching to 5GHz. I just left that setting to default. I did the registry tweak, and I disabled U-APSD. I also enabled Throughput Booster, and I unchecked the Power Management option that dealt with the computer turning the adapter off. Before all of this, I uninstalled my old drivers for Bluetooth and WiFi. I reinstalled everything properly, and started from scratch. I can't configure any router settings, for I am connected to one of my college's access points.

No luck.

I'll try gaming at home with my laptop over wireless, so that I could rule out that it could possibly be my college's network settings. It's very odd that I must always reconnect manually to a server. The connection lasts for a minute or two, but it disconnects from game servers for some odd reason. It's not just in one game either, for I've tried it in CS:GO and UT2004.

 

Since you are using the 2.4ghz band try changing the Advanced adapter 2.4ghz Channel Width setting from auto to 20Mhz Only

To check for file system errors on the notebook run from an administrator command prompt

sfc /scannow

 

Completely disable roaming and background scanning with a registry edit called scanningwhenassociated set to 0. Now no more ping spikes whatsoever.

 

@elemein

Disable U-APSD too.

 

The info in the link below may help resolve your issue

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Window...g-on-certain-Intel-Centrino-wifi/ta-p/1471018

My Windows 8.1 Update 2 registry doesn't have the scanningwhenassociated setting but does have setting to disable roaming.

This is with the Official Intel 17.1.0.19 driver.

 

Just add a DWORD with the "ScanWhenAssociated" name and set value to 0. The disadvantage of this is 7260 will never roam again. It's essentially a sticky client which is not really a disadvantage in gaming / streaming point of view.

 

Thank you all for the recommendations. I've performed most of these tweaks, as well as the registry tweak. My AC 7260 card is indeed affected by the background scanning, and the registry tweak fixes my ping spikes. Sadly, I was trying to look for other networks, and my wireless card couldn't find any even if I clicked the refresh icon in Windows 7.

Lastly, the disconnect issue in online games seems to have been caused by my college's network. I brought my laptop home and was gaming on it over wireless just fine for the most part, but when I tried gaming at school I had to keep reconnecting to a game server after a couple minutes. Any ideas on what the issue could be there?