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    Wireless issue RB 14 (2014)

    Discussion in 'Razer' started by secret_s, Jun 1, 2014.

  1. secret_s

    secret_s Newbie

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    Has anyone else noticed intermittent lag spikes every 5 minutes or so using the built-in wireless adapter? When I use a USB wireless adapter, the problem goes away so it's not likely my router. Ping spikes to about 300ms in game, then slowly subsides to normal. It's not unplayable, but still pretty annoying.
     
    secret_s, Jun 1, 2014
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  2. CrazyTasty

    CrazyTasty Notebook Consultant

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    Nope, but I updated to the new driver pretty much immediately.
     
    CrazyTasty, Jun 2, 2014
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  3. darkunitzero

    darkunitzero Notebook Enthusiast

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    i have been unable to get 300mbps on the 2.4ghz band. anyone else having this issue?
     
    darkunitzero, Jun 3, 2014
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  4. Porter

    Porter Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah I had no problems getting 300 with the 2013 RB14 with default settings, but with this supposedly better card I get much worse rates. I saw the same thing with my Edge pro as well when I tried to update to the AC card. My router must not like AC but it sure connected to the Killer 1102 (?) cards just fine.
     
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  5. hfm

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    There's updated drivers on Intel's site, you can try those.
     
    hfm, Jun 3, 2014
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  6. Porter

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    Installing newer intel drivers on my egde pro caused me nothing but grief. I ended up having to roll back to my previous drivers to get bluetooth and wireless working again. I suppose I will try it one of these days but I'm much more gun shy now. If I knew it would fix more problems than it causes I would be more willing to try it. I saw a lot of other reports with the same issues so it wasn't just me having these problems.
     
    Porter, Jun 3, 2014
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  7. RazerCS

    RazerCS Company Representative

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    The latest officially supported drivers for your Razer System are located at our site.
    This is where Razer will post the latest drivers that have been tested and certified by Razer for your system.

    You are welcome to try out the latest drivers from Intel and Nvidia as there have been recent updates.
    Please install the latest graphics driver first, then the wireless.
    Latest graphics driver can be found here: Drivers | GeForce (Please use the Manual Driver Search)[on install select to custom install, then check the "Clean install" box]
    Latest Intel Wireless driver can be found here: Intel® Driver Update Utility for wireless networking (For the Edge and Blades featuring the 555m, 660m, 860m, and 870m)
    Lastest KillerNIC driver can be found here: Driver Downloads | Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. (Select Killer™ e2200, Wireless-N 1102, 1103 and 1202 Then 64 bit. This is for the 765m Blade/Pro)

    Fastest access to the latest Intel Wireless driver:
    Please head to Intel's Wireless driver list here:
    Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software — Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software downloads
    select the latest (Closest to the top) download link for your OS
    You'll want to download the driver ending in De64.exe
     
    RazerCS, Jun 3, 2014
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  8. hfm

    hfm Notebook Prophet

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    I'm using the latest Intel driver on my Blade with an Asus RT-N66U router with the latest firmware, it's working great.
     
    hfm, Jun 3, 2014
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    I have yet to get AC router but my NetGear is stable.
     
    IKAS V, Jun 3, 2014
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  10. cbautis2

    cbautis2 Notebook Consultant

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    If you have Intel 7260, you can disable scan when connected by adding a registry parameter dword32 "ScanWhenAssociated" and set it to zero. In essence, it completely disables roaming so you shouldn't get ping spikes every 3 - 5 minutes.

    However, Broadcom drivers are smart enough to disable roaming "only" when a continuous streaming data is happening. Otherwise, it scans every 3 - 5 minutes to roam while idle.
     
    cbautis2, Jun 3, 2014
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  11. darkunitzero

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    Strange, I'm using the latest update with an Asus RT-N56U and still no luck with 300mpbs on the 2.4 band, even with the laptop right next to the router.
     
    darkunitzero, Jun 5, 2014
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  12. hfm

    hfm Notebook Prophet

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    I'm using 5ghz
     
    hfm, Jun 5, 2014
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