![]() The connection speed actually dropped to 5 Mmps with the laptop next to the router. He suggested installing the A05 Bios downloaded from Dell even though my new laptop came with ver A07 Bios. I finally phoned Dell support and the rep had me repair the OS to the original Windows settings and installed the Dell ver 12.0 driver since he thought that the newer driver that I downloaded from Intel was a no-no. I also then went into Device Manage and changed some of the Advance settings eg disabled 802.11N mode, no power savings, higherst roaming etc. I have also tried the other steps such as powering the router on and off, resetting the router with a different SSID, using no encrytion (was using WEP), changed different channels, highest transmit power with no results. I installed a newer driver (ver 12.2.0) downloaded from the Intel site which helped slightly with the speed going up to 24 Mbps but then speed dropped to 5 when I moved the laptop to my office away from the router. ![]() Downloading the new network card driver (ver 12.0.0) from Dell did not help. Even with the router sitting 3 feet from my desk, the max speed was 11 Mbps with full bars (note I had Excellent strength but speed was too low for connection in my office in the next room). I am having problems getting a solid connection to my 2Wire 802.11g DSL/router. I have a new Studio 1537 with the Intel wifi 5100 AGN card running with Vista Home Premium 64-bit.
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