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wifi question

Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by jlashfor, Sep 12, 2004.

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I don't know if anyone here can help, but I have a Wi-Fi question. I primarily use 2 wi-fi networks, home and school. When I startup on a different network than the one I shut down on, it takes several minutes (not seconds, but minutes) for the laptop to find the new network. If I'm on the same network I shut down on, it boots up just fine, but otherwise, it seems to hang, and other apps won't load or startup until it finds the network. I've messed around with the network configs but haven't figured out what's causing the delay. Any ideas or suggestions?

jlashfor, Sep 12, 2004

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djxtamster Notebook Consultant

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Well, first are both wifi-networks in short distance areas, and another is there a lot of interferrence around the area? Because it can be a problem with connectivity, and also are the drivers/program to configure the wifi up to date?

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djxtamster, Sep 13, 2004

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Yeah, first thing, go look for updated drivers to see if that helps.

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Brian, Sep 13, 2004

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