WiFi connection problems:not really sure this is SP3 issue?

[Ed from AZ]

I've got a Dell D600 laptop with XP Pro SP3. I noticed a few issues

with SP3 - mainly my screen rotation capability went away, but that's

a known ATI issue and why I waited so long to update.



But I've also been having problems connecting to WiFi at my usual hot

spots. My ZoneAlarm icon shows traffic flowing, and I can see

networks listed, but I can never connect in certain places any more.

Other places are still good, though, so it is working - a bit slower

and not as strong as I'd like, but free WiFi is worth what I'm

paying! Then again, it might be WPA2, which doesn't show up in my

network connections options.



I thought maybe I needed a new driver, so I went to Dell's support

site and put in my service tag. The only thing under Network, though,

is Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated Controller - which is my wired

ethernet, right? (Which I'm not using!) Where's my wireless

controller? What am I looking for to see if I need a new driver for

my wireless?



Any help is greatly appreciated.

Ed

 

[Ed from AZ]

I've got a Dell D600 laptop with XP Pro SP3. I noticed a few issues

with SP3 - mainly my screen rotation capability went away, but that's

a known ATI issue and why I waited so long to update.



But I've also been having problems connecting to WiFi at my usual hot

spots. My ZoneAlarm icon shows traffic flowing, and I can see

networks listed, but I can never connect in certain places any more.

Other places are still good, though, so it is working - a bit slower

and not as strong as I'd like, but free WiFi is worth what I'm

paying! Then again, it might be WPA2, which doesn't show up in my

network connections options.



I thought maybe I needed a new driver, so I went to Dell's support

site and put in my service tag. The only thing under Network, though,

is Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated Controller - which is my wired

ethernet, right? (Which I'm not using!) Where's my wireless

controller? What am I looking for to see if I need a new driver for

my wireless?



Any help is greatly appreciated.

Ed

 

[BarleyHound78]

Ed from AZ;3394034 Wrote:

> I've got a Dell D600 laptop with XP Pro SP3. I noticed a few issues

> with SP3 - mainly my screen rotation capability went away, but that's

> a known ATI issue and why I waited so long to update.

>

> But I've also been having problems connecting to WiFi at my usual hot

> spots. My ZoneAlarm icon shows traffic flowing, and I can see

> networks listed, but I can never connect in certain places any more.

> Other places are still good, though, so it is working - a bit slower

> and not as strong as I'd like, but free WiFi is worth what I'm

> paying! Then again, it might be WPA2, which doesn't show up in my

> network connections options.

>

> I thought maybe I needed a new driver, so I went to Dell's support

> site and put in my service tag. The only thing under Network, though,

> is Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated Controller - which is my wired

> ethernet, right? (Which I'm not using!) Where's my wireless

> controller? What am I looking for to see if I need a new driver for

> my wireless?

>

> Any help is greatly appreciated.

> Ed



Try looking for an intel wireless driver instead. I had an HP laptop

that came with HP drivers for wireless, but didn't work worth crap. I

googled for intel wireless drivers and they worked perfectly.









--

BarleyHound78

 

[BarleyHound78]

Ed from AZ;3394034 Wrote:

> I've got a Dell D600 laptop with XP Pro SP3. I noticed a few issues

> with SP3 - mainly my screen rotation capability went away, but that's

> a known ATI issue and why I waited so long to update.

>

> But I've also been having problems connecting to WiFi at my usual hot

> spots. My ZoneAlarm icon shows traffic flowing, and I can see

> networks listed, but I can never connect in certain places any more.

> Other places are still good, though, so it is working - a bit slower

> and not as strong as I'd like, but free WiFi is worth what I'm

> paying! Then again, it might be WPA2, which doesn't show up in my

> network connections options.

>

> I thought maybe I needed a new driver, so I went to Dell's support

> site and put in my service tag. The only thing under Network, though,

> is Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated Controller - which is my wired

> ethernet, right? (Which I'm not using!) Where's my wireless

> controller? What am I looking for to see if I need a new driver for

> my wireless?

>

> Any help is greatly appreciated.

> Ed



Try looking for an intel wireless driver instead. I had an HP laptop

that came with HP drivers for wireless, but didn't work worth crap. I

googled for intel wireless drivers and they worked perfectly.









--

BarleyHound78

 

[Lem]

On 6/9/2010 11:21 AM, Ed from AZ wrote:

> I've got a Dell D600 laptop with XP Pro SP3. I noticed a few issues

> with SP3 - mainly my screen rotation capability went away, but that's

> a known ATI issue and why I waited so long to update.

>

> But I've also been having problems connecting to WiFi at my usual hot

> spots. My ZoneAlarm icon shows traffic flowing, and I can see

> networks listed, but I can never connect in certain places any more.

> Other places are still good, though, so it is working - a bit slower

> and not as strong as I'd like, but free WiFi is worth what I'm

> paying! Then again, it might be WPA2, which doesn't show up in my

> network connections options.

>

> I thought maybe I needed a new driver, so I went to Dell's support

> site and put in my service tag. The only thing under Network, though,

> is Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated Controller - which is my wired

> ethernet, right? (Which I'm not using!) Where's my wireless

> controller? What am I looking for to see if I need a new driver for

> my wireless?

>

> Any help is greatly appreciated.

> Ed



Because I don't know your service tag, I just entered Latitude D600 on

the Dell site and found a wireless adapter driver for the Intel 2100 and

a firmware update for the Dell TM 1170 here:



http://tinyurl.com/25z7s26 or

http://search.dell.com/results.aspx...rt=K&~srd=False&ipsys=False&advsrch=False&p=1



Take a look in Device Manager and determine if you have the Intel

PRO/Wireless 2100 or the Dell TrueMobile 1170. Both of those devices are

quite old, and I'm pretty sure that neither supports WPA2.



If you have the Intel 2100, the Intel driver is here:

http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/wireless/pro2100

The latest Intel driver is from 2006 (when Intel stopped supporting this

product) and seems to support WPA with AES, which was a sort of interim

WPA2.



I'm not convinced, however, that your issues are caused by the driver.

There is a brief troubleshooting FAQ at the Intel page linked above. See

if anything there helps.



--

Lem



Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html

 

[Lem]

On 6/9/2010 11:21 AM, Ed from AZ wrote:

> I've got a Dell D600 laptop with XP Pro SP3. I noticed a few issues

> with SP3 - mainly my screen rotation capability went away, but that's

> a known ATI issue and why I waited so long to update.

>

> But I've also been having problems connecting to WiFi at my usual hot

> spots. My ZoneAlarm icon shows traffic flowing, and I can see

> networks listed, but I can never connect in certain places any more.

> Other places are still good, though, so it is working - a bit slower

> and not as strong as I'd like, but free WiFi is worth what I'm

> paying! Then again, it might be WPA2, which doesn't show up in my

> network connections options.

>

> I thought maybe I needed a new driver, so I went to Dell's support

> site and put in my service tag. The only thing under Network, though,

> is Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated Controller - which is my wired

> ethernet, right? (Which I'm not using!) Where's my wireless

> controller? What am I looking for to see if I need a new driver for

> my wireless?

>

> Any help is greatly appreciated.

> Ed



Because I don't know your service tag, I just entered Latitude D600 on

the Dell site and found a wireless adapter driver for the Intel 2100 and

a firmware update for the Dell TM 1170 here:



http://tinyurl.com/25z7s26 or

http://search.dell.com/results.aspx...rt=K&~srd=False&ipsys=False&advsrch=False&p=1



Take a look in Device Manager and determine if you have the Intel

PRO/Wireless 2100 or the Dell TrueMobile 1170. Both of those devices are

quite old, and I'm pretty sure that neither supports WPA2.



If you have the Intel 2100, the Intel driver is here:

http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/wireless/pro2100

The latest Intel driver is from 2006 (when Intel stopped supporting this

product) and seems to support WPA with AES, which was a sort of interim

WPA2.



I'm not convinced, however, that your issues are caused by the driver.

There is a brief troubleshooting FAQ at the Intel page linked above. See

if anything there helps.



--

Lem



Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html

 

[SC Tom]

"Ed from AZ" wrote in message

news:2d818e08-80a7-4448-93fe-fb145efd0ef9@j36g2000prj.googlegroups.com...

> I've got a Dell D600 laptop with XP Pro SP3. I noticed a few issues

> with SP3 - mainly my screen rotation capability went away, but that's

> a known ATI issue and why I waited so long to update.

>

> But I've also been having problems connecting to WiFi at my usual hot

> spots. My ZoneAlarm icon shows traffic flowing, and I can see

> networks listed, but I can never connect in certain places any more.

> Other places are still good, though, so it is working - a bit slower

> and not as strong as I'd like, but free WiFi is worth what I'm

> paying! Then again, it might be WPA2, which doesn't show up in my

> network connections options.

>

> I thought maybe I needed a new driver, so I went to Dell's support

> site and put in my service tag. The only thing under Network, though,

> is Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated Controller - which is my wired

> ethernet, right? (Which I'm not using!) Where's my wireless

> controller? What am I looking for to see if I need a new driver for

> my wireless?

>

> Any help is greatly appreciated.

> Ed



Try here



http://support.dell.com/support/dow...abIndex=&scanSupported=True&scanConsent=False



and see if your wireless is listed. I don't know for sure, but you probably

have the Intel wireless. Those drivers are near the bottom of the page.

--

SC Tom

 

[SC Tom]

"Ed from AZ" wrote in message

news:2d818e08-80a7-4448-93fe-fb145efd0ef9@j36g2000prj.googlegroups.com...

> I've got a Dell D600 laptop with XP Pro SP3. I noticed a few issues

> with SP3 - mainly my screen rotation capability went away, but that's

> a known ATI issue and why I waited so long to update.

>

> But I've also been having problems connecting to WiFi at my usual hot

> spots. My ZoneAlarm icon shows traffic flowing, and I can see

> networks listed, but I can never connect in certain places any more.

> Other places are still good, though, so it is working - a bit slower

> and not as strong as I'd like, but free WiFi is worth what I'm

> paying! Then again, it might be WPA2, which doesn't show up in my

> network connections options.

>

> I thought maybe I needed a new driver, so I went to Dell's support

> site and put in my service tag. The only thing under Network, though,

> is Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated Controller - which is my wired

> ethernet, right? (Which I'm not using!) Where's my wireless

> controller? What am I looking for to see if I need a new driver for

> my wireless?

>

> Any help is greatly appreciated.

> Ed



Try here



http://support.dell.com/support/dow...abIndex=&scanSupported=True&scanConsent=False



and see if your wireless is listed. I don't know for sure, but you probably

have the Intel wireless. Those drivers are near the bottom of the page.

--

SC Tom

 

[Ed from AZ]

On Jun 9, 10:23 am, Lem wrote:

> Because I don't know your service tag,

5CY3Q21



> Take a look in Device Manager and determine if you have the Intel

> PRO/Wireless 2100 or the Dell TrueMobile 1170.



I don't have the machine in front of me right now,

so I'll check tonight.



> Both of those devices are

> quite old, and I'm pretty sure that neither supports WPA2.



That's what I'm afraid of!

Might be time to actually upgrade!! 8>O



> I'm not convinced, however, that your issues are caused by the driver.

> There is a brief troubleshooting FAQ at the Intel page linked above. See

> if anything there helps.

>

> --

> Lem



Thanks Lem. I'll take a look.



Ed

 

[Ed from AZ]

On Jun 9, 10:23 am, Lem wrote:

> Because I don't know your service tag,

5CY3Q21



> Take a look in Device Manager and determine if you have the Intel

> PRO/Wireless 2100 or the Dell TrueMobile 1170.



I don't have the machine in front of me right now,

so I'll check tonight.



> Both of those devices are

> quite old, and I'm pretty sure that neither supports WPA2.



That's what I'm afraid of!

Might be time to actually upgrade!! 8>O



> I'm not convinced, however, that your issues are caused by the driver.

> There is a brief troubleshooting FAQ at the Intel page linked above. See

> if anything there helps.

>

> --

> Lem



Thanks Lem. I'll take a look.



Ed

 

[Ed from AZ]

Didn`t have oppotunity to read the FAQ but I did find that I have the

TrueMobile 1400 - Broadcom driver BCMWL5.SYS v 4.10.40.11.



Now I can go look for an update.

Ed