If you boot from a live CD will it recognise the wireless card? You could
do this to at least check if it's a windows error. That's probably not much
help but it's all I can think of atm.
-Alasdair-
On 2/19/07, Sean Gibbins <sean@???> wrote:
>
> First up, this is OT to the point of being a WinXP Prof related issue,
> so read no further if that causes offence!
>
> Now, I have an odd problem with regard to my wife's Inspiron 1300's
> mini-pci wifi card. Essentially it grinds to a halt on certain sites,
> namely egg, Amazon and Tesco. From what I can gather this usually occurs
> after she has authenticated and especially when she is trying to pay for
> an item.
>
> She has tried various browsers (Explorer 6, Firefox 2 and Opera 9) and
> the problem persists. She has tried other PCs in the house, some of them
> connected via other wireless cards, some via ethernet, and the problem
> disappears. She has tried hooking up her laptop to an ethernet cable and
> the problem is not in evidence.
>
> XP is patched up to the minute and I have upgraded to the latest drivers
> for this card and the motherboard, which made no difference to the
> problem.
>
> The only consistent thing in all of this (where the problem is in
> evidence) would appear to be the card and the connection to the
> motherboard and beyond. I cannot think of any reason why the hardware
> would be at the heart of the problem, but I am stumped.
>
> I cannot buy a pcmcia card as the i1300 only has an expresscard slot
> (there aren't, as far as I can ascertain, expresscard wifi cards on the
> market yet). I don't particularly want a usb card due to the possibility
> of damage to the usb slot when it is moved around the house. I am
> dubious about buying a replacement in case I am throwing good money
> after bad.
>
> Anyone got on any thoughts on this?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Sean
>
>
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