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    Broadcome WLAN Wi-Fi HP Pavilion dv5000 / dv5020us

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by sheltond3, May 22, 2007.

  1. sheltond3

    sheltond3 Newbie

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    I have a HP dv5020 labeled HP Pavilion dv5000 on the lcd that seems to have a slow Broadcom wireless card. I am running the latest XP.

    I first noticed the problem when I had the laptop in the same room with a desktop which is running wirelessly as well.

    The laptop was accessing sites much slower than the desktop. I used www.speakeasy.net/speedtest to test both of the connections. The desktop was twice as fast and they are both G cards. I then took the laptop much closer to the router and ran the same network test. Again the laptop ran 1/2 as fast. So I then plugged in the laptop to the router via an ethernet cable and it ran fine, just a little faster than the wireless desktop.

    I tried updating my WLAN driver from HP and that didn't help. Next, I bought an external Hawking Wirelss USB G card (awesome device btw) and I was then running just as fast if not faser than the wireless desktop according the same speed test.

    Does anyone know how to fix this problem. My workaround is fine but it is a little frustrating to have a usb network card protruding from my laptop.

    Thanks!
    -Shelton / Nashville
     
    sheltond3, May 22, 2007
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    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    It all depends on the card. Most use a mini-pci card where the newer ones pcie. Most notebooks give you access to the card through the back panel. Just need to disconnect the antennas and remove the card.

    My Averatec has a Raylink 2500, it's so bad it has problem connecting to the AP 10' from it, and the constantly drop connections. I use a pcmci card.
     
    blue68f100, May 22, 2007
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