Re: Inspiron 2200 wirless card, unreliable


"Jerry Park" <NoReply@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Tom Scales wrote:
>
>>"Jerry Park" <NoReply@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>Tom Scales wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>"Jerry Park" <NoReply@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>>>Tom Scales wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>"Jerry Park" <NoReply@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>David Lawn wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I have an Inspiron 2200 with a built in wireless card and a Dell
>>>>>>>>2350
>>>>>>>>wireless router.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>When I switch on it connects to the internet with the icon in the
>>>>>>>>system
>>>>>>>>tray quoting a speed of 54.0 Mbps but when I try to browse the speed
>>>>>>>>quoted,
>>>>>>>>drops to 1.0Mbps and browsing is impossible..
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I'm running with WEP not enabled on XP
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I have the Dell utility on the laptop and I sometimes get the
>>>>>>>>message from
>>>>>>>>XP that I should use that to configure the connection. Should it be
>>>>>>>>an adhoc
>>>>>>>>connection.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Sometimes if I leave the laptop on, the speed increases and I am
>>>>>>>>able to
>>>>>>>>browse.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Can anyone help.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>many thanks
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>David Lawn
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Do you have an Intel 2200bg or 2915abg? If so, expect those problems
>>>>>>>as long as you keep that card.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>Why? I have the 2915abg in my I9300 and it works flawlessly. Rather
>>>>>>than just making broad statements, could you back them up with facts?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>Sure -- but you could scan any of the forums on wireless networking to
>>>>>see lots of problems with the Intel cards.
>>>>>
>>>>>1) The Transmit Power setting is supposed (per Intel documentation) to
>>>>>be at maximum by default. It is not. In fact, you can set it to
>>>>>maximum, but whenever the card is re-started (startup, log in, etc.),
>>>>>the transmit power drops to about 40%. Note that the setting in the
>>>>>cards advanced properties is still set to whatever you set it. The card
>>>>>just ignors the setting until you reset it. If you want to verify this,
>>>>>get Net Stumbler or some such, monitor the connection when you change
>>>>>the Transmit Power setting.
>>>>>
>>>>>2) The cards transmit speed varies wildly and eventually drops to
>>>>>1mbps. At that setting, the card ceases to communicate. Disabling then
>>>>>re-enabling the card 'fixes' this until it drops again.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>Old drivers, long fixed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>No. Not fixed in the current drivers either.
>>>
>>
>>Really. Seems to work fine on all three in my house.
>>
>>
>>
> I'm glad it works for you.

I think it works well for virtually everyone. If it was a real problem,
there would be many, many people here complaining about it.


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