Has anyone noticed connectivity issues with this card when using WEP? I have a new Latitude E6500 with this card, win xp, a FIOS connection and am using the new Verizon Westell router.
I had major issues when configured for WEP (internet stopped working, although I could still ping and use email) and a reboot would usually result in an inability to grab an IP address.
When I changed to WPA2, these problems appear to have gone away. I am using the latest drivers from the Dell site. Any insights would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Harvey
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wpa2 from my experience with these is recc. wep does not work all the time properly with the 5300's as was the case with the 4965's
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FWIW, I also have a laptop with the Intel 4965 card and did not have any problems with the WEP configuration.
Harvey -
I also experienced this--the computer would actually connect to the router, but I would only have local access--no internet.
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but could you still get online even though it said local? could be the way the network is setup also gerry. i have seen that before
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No, I could not access the Internet even though it was connected "locally"
Frankly, I am not even sure it was connected locally--only that it said local. I never tried to connect to a local shared drive or printer since I spent about 32 seconds on it.
After logging in I realized the router was set up for WEP and I changed it to WPA because there was no reason for it to be WEP anyway. It just stuck in my head that it did not connect in WEP--I can set it back and check if you're really interested -
I had the same problem. Uninstalled Intel ProSet and it no longer had trouble with WEP.
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Thanks,
Harvey
Intel 5300agn card
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by hgratt, Feb 14, 2009.