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    Latest Intel Driver (15.8 and beyond) is buggy...frequently disconnects!

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by 80sGuy, Aug 12, 2013.

  1. 80sGuy

    80sGuy Notebook Consultant

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    Has anyone experience buggy wifi drivers from Intel lately?
    I am using an Intel Centrino 6250+Wimax card, while the driver (15.4 from Dell) was running fine but the latest releases from Intel (I believe 15.8-15.9) are very buggy. I get disconnected all the time throughout the day unless I toggle 'wifi' off/on again. At one point I started blaming my ISP -- which is Charter since they are notorious for internet dropouts, but my other computers and tablets were running fine and that's when I realized the culprit was Intel. I rolled back to 15.4 and all is well. Makes me want to stop downloading for updates from now on.

    I am using both Dell-branded 6250 and a regular Intel 6250. Both have the same model numbers of 622ANXHMW.
     
    80sGuy, Aug 12, 2013
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    Cakefish ¯\_(?)_/¯

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    Yes. Earlier versions are much better. 6235 here as well (on my Samsung laptop). I was getting frequent disconnections with the latest driver (15.8) too.
     
    Cakefish, Aug 12, 2013
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