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    New l502x Intel 6230 issue

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by pusta, Oct 9, 2011.

  1. pusta

    pusta Notebook Consultant

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    Hi All,

    As you can guess, I have the L502X with the Intel 6230. I originally had the spotty coverage issue, but the latest drivers resolved that, and seem to introduce a new issue. When I connect to my wireless network fresh from a power on, the card will connect at 144mbps. If I put the laptop to sleep and then wake the computer up, the card will only connect at 54bps. The only solution is to reboot or disable/enable the network card. This happens on both 2.4ghz and 5ghz networks.

    Anyone else seeing this, or is it something with my setup?
     
    pusta, Oct 9, 2011
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  2. Fenikkusu

    Fenikkusu Notebook Evangelist

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    I've noticed that when I hibernate, and resume I see the spotty coverage issue again, until I reboot, that's the closest thing I can think of to what you're experiencing.
     
    Fenikkusu, Oct 9, 2011
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    deerchaser, Oct 10, 2011
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