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Title: Speed up connecting
Post by: Eagle on December 10, 2010, 17:16:23 PM
Anyone know how I can speed up the actual time it takes to connect to a Wi-Fi network (and it actually be connected to the internet)?

When I connect to a network via WiFi on my laptop its instant but on my PC it takes about 30 secs...
Title: Re:Speed up connecting
Post by: zpyder on December 10, 2010, 17:54:16 PM
Try a different wireless card?

Mine connects instantly here.
Title: Re:Speed up connecting
Post by: Pete on December 10, 2010, 17:56:31 PM
delete all your wireless profiles & start again. Also use windows and not the 3rd party app.
Title: Re:Speed up connecting
Post by: Mongoose on December 10, 2010, 20:32:07 PM
or if you do want to use the 3rd party app for some reason, make sure the Windows app is disabled. The important thing is to make sure theres only one instance of wireless software running, otherwise they "fight" and break everything.
Title: Re:Speed up connecting
Post by: Eagle on December 10, 2010, 23:55:12 PM
Cheers all.

Quote from: Petedelete all your wireless profiles & start again. Also use windows and not the 3rd party app.
Where do I find this? :)
Title: Re:Speed up connecting
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on December 11, 2010, 02:14:45 AM
Is there ever any advantage to using Manufacturers provided software/interface? I find it puzzling that they always include software when Windows does it all for you anyway, surely they have their own optimisations specific for the hardware that should make it a bit better?
Title: Re:Speed up connecting
Post by: Eagle on December 11, 2010, 02:24:21 AM
Quote from: Clockd 0NeIs there ever any advantage to using Manufacturers provided software/interface?
Thats why people have problems with their PCs - installing superfluous sh*t.
Title: Re:Speed up connecting
Post by: zpyder on December 11, 2010, 09:32:33 AM
I think the wireless card I have works better using the manufacturers gubbins. Its also a lot more verbose so I could position the antennae into optimal angles to get the best signal out of them.
Title: Re:Speed up connecting
Post by: Rivkid on December 11, 2010, 19:18:12 PM
3rd party wi fi apps used to cause a huge amount of fault calls at work. Put a stop to it with group policy in the end - no issues since.


I spit at you intel pro software!!
Title: Re:Speed up connecting
Post by: Eagle on December 17, 2010, 01:40:29 AM
Quote from: Petedelete all your wireless profiles & start again.
Anyone? :)