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    E Machine m6811 laptop wireless problems

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by ejjinc, Sep 16, 2004.

  1. ejjinc

    ejjinc Newbie

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    I need help had a Dell Lattitude using a D-Link DWL AG650 wirelss card that has 802.11a,b,g and 2.4 and 5GHz frequencies with an access point, D-Link DWL 7000AP everything worked fine, upgraded laptop to a E Machine M6811 wide screen and it has an internal Broadcom 54g MaxPerformance wireless card and having problems connecting and staying connected. Was having 72Mbps or greater with D-Link now only getting 54Mbps and I am happy with 54 Mbps since that is the maximum on the g standard but am having dropouts and no connectivity issues. Have it configured the same as D-Link card same WEP, SSID, etc. Anyone have any ideas I am thing of getting another D-Link card to solve problem only about $70 but would rather save the bucks. extra note I did accidently download XP SP2 update from Microsoft but did disable the firewall was causing problems. Please Help. Thanks.
     
    ejjinc, Sep 16, 2004
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  2. Venombite

    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

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    You may want to try upgrading the drivers for your network card (possibly even downgrade) and/or upgrade the firmware on your router. I had an issue like this with an HP notebook I had, the newest drivers caused drops, while 1 version older worked fine.

    -Vb-
     
    Venombite, Sep 17, 2004
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