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STUPID Intel wireless card wont work

post #1 of 8
12/2/05 at 3:56am
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For the life of me i CANNOT get this stupid internal wireless 200 card to work. I booted up the winxp media edition fiddled around with the software and i cant get it to my damn wilress network. Could something be physically wrong with the card that it sees my newtork yet cant connect? Do u reccomend that i just reintsall the os and if so can i get a slipstreamed version from dell cia this loaded POS bloated as hell os?
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post #2 of 8
12/2/05 at 3:59am
Download the latest drivers.
http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scri...ProductID=1784

Only install the drivers, it's at the top of the list. Then use Windows utility.
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post #3 of 8
12/2/05 at 4:00am
umm Function button + f2, make sure its turned on? Also make sure ur wireless AP doesnt have MAC Filtering, cuz it wont connect at all then. Also make sure u dont have any WEP turned on. It is possible its dead. Try to bring it to a location that u know has free open wireless and see if it connects there. If not, I guess u will be speaking with India
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post #4 of 8
12/2/05 at 5:11am
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Originally Posted by dlinkin
Only install the drivers, it's at the top of the list. Then use Windows utility.
That is what I did with the 2200BG from the start. Never used the Dell version. No problems, great signal strength--better than my D-Link DWL-G650 external and my router is a D-Link. The only thing I miss out on is the 108 speed, but it doesn't seem to matter unless I am transfering big files.

Others swear by the atheros cards. You might consider that as an option. Supposidly cooler running chip too.

Edit: Getting your wireless working can be a real PITA. Don't give up.
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post #5 of 8
12/2/05 at 6:41pm
do you mean that using the windows xp utility to config ur wireless connection? I tired that and got "very good connection" to my router it would vary to "good" often as well. i used the intelPRO software, and i get "excellent" all the time. it also connects and keeps the connection MUCH better than the windows verison.
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post #6 of 8
12/2/05 at 7:34pm
The Intel cards suck and are nothing but problems. I dealt with them on a large scale through my company.

The Dell Truemobile cards are much better.
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post #7 of 8
12/2/05 at 9:22pm
Got my i9300 just last week. As soon as I was done with the normal setup, it found my network right away and it prompted me for my WEP code. I entered the WEP code and that was it. No problem at all.
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post #8 of 8
12/2/05 at 9:50pm
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OK OK i FINALLY resolved the issue. What happened was I locked down my router to only allow certain mac id's in. The problem was I was putting in the wrong mac id from the laptop when i ran the getmac command. Anyhoo, I popped in the other mac id and BAM works like a charm now im surfing the web. AFter i finish performing preliminary tests off I go to format and bench like a mofo
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