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    Issue with Intel 6300

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by tellarion, Jul 25, 2011.

  1. tellarion

    tellarion Notebook Consultant

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    Lately, whenever I wake my 8130 up from sleep mode, the wireless adapter seems to take FOREVER to initialize. I'm talking 2-3 minutes before it can connect. I didn't have this issue with my last laptop, so I don't think it's the router causing the issue.

    Driver is 14.1.1.3, dated 5/1/2011. I think that's the latest, the Intel site has 14.1.1 listed.. Also, the router is a Zyxel pk5000z.
     
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    Same here. I just reboot and it instantly connects.
     
    Mike570U, Jul 25, 2011
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    Some more info: I can see the networks immediately when I wake it up, but it can't connect to any of them. I try to tell it to connect to the router ip, but it fails to connect just like any other webpage. Any ideas?
     
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  4. Anthony@MALIBAL

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    Does it reconnect if you do FN+F11 to turn off WiFi and then turn it back on? How about disabling and re-enabling from Network and Sharing Center > network adapters? (Or alternatively, command prompt > ipconfig /release > ipconfig /renew
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Jul 26, 2011
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  5. tellarion

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    Just tried both of those methods you mentioned. It takes maybe 20-30 seconds when using the fn+f11 method, and is pretty much instant when I disable the adapter and re-enable it. Seems to me like some kind of power management issue? I have it set to maximum performance and unchecked the box that allows windows to put the card to sleep to save power..
     
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    That's how it sounds. And it seems as though you took care of the only two options that could be putting it in power saving mode.
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Jul 26, 2011
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