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    2 Dell Laptops, same place, huge difference in Wireless

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by denmark116, Mar 6, 2007.

  1. denmark116

    denmark116 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have two Dell laptops, a Latitude D600 and an Inspiration 6400.

    I use them both within 10' of my wireless router (DI-524 D-Link).

    The D600 has excellent signal strength with a Dell Wireless 1350 mini-pci card.

    The 6400 only gets two or three bars at the most with a INTEL PRO/WIRELESS 3945.

    I have changed the channel on the router to 1 from 6. I have updated the drivers in the INTEL PRO/WIRELESS 3945 and as an FYI I am running Vista Business on the 6400...

    Any ideas on other causes/solutions?
     
    denmark116, Mar 6, 2007
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  2. JellyGeo

    JellyGeo Notebook Evangelist

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    Greetings - only thing I can think of is maybe one of the antenna leads is loose/not connected on the 6400??
     
    JellyGeo, Mar 6, 2007
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    I have a Dell Axim X30 Pocket PC with built-in wifi support. And often it can detect neighbour signals while my laptop can't ( with either linksys, d-link cards or dlink usb network stick)
    In your case maybe its just the loose antenna.
     
    bmnotpls, Mar 6, 2007
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    denmark116 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Where would I locate the antenna?
     
    denmark116, Mar 6, 2007
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    acaurora Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    You posted this thread in another section. Please consolidate, mods.
     
    acaurora, Mar 6, 2007
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