Dell Vostro 5460 WIFI problem

BasitSattar,

Read page 12 in the Vostro 5640 Owners Manual. I suspect antenna wire(s) may have come loose.

Rick

I have already tried all of these tweaks and they are useless. i am unable to use wifi inside room. if i want to use wifi i have to sit near the modem so it can work perfectly. give me some other solution..???? is it a hardware problem..??????

Did you find any solution? I also had this problem with a newly bought vostro 5460 and I tested all sorts of things...the only solution I found was to buy a USB wifi adapter.

Also how come a new laptop may have loose antenna wire(s)??

Been having that problem for a while, did some reseach and some twerking. I would like to share this with you guys

i found out that the problem is caused by the power saving poling (PSP) on intel devices uncompatibility with router settings.

for more info visit http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/cs-006205.htm

to solveGo to the Device manager >> Network Adapters

1.  double click on the Intel centrino wireless Adapter to go to its properties

2. Click Advanced > Adapter Settings > Advanced tab.

3. Windows XP*: Select Power Management, uncheck Default / Auto, and move the slider to Highest / Maximum Performance.

4. Windows 7 or 8*: Select Transmit Power, change Value to 5. Highest.

4.1 set Roaming Agressiveness to 2. medium-low

Hope it helps, let me know.... cheers :-)

 I bought Vostro 5460 4 months ago. I'm having the same problem as well. The wifi connection is weak. The wifi is not stable and having very slow internet speed (few kbps) while other laptops are working well. I tried the steps above but it is not working. Please help.

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Hi, Thanks...

I should launch a complain so that they replace the network card for me as well haha..

Thanks again...

i'm also using dell 5460... same problem as you.... they replace the network from intel 2230 to realtek..

now my problem gone.....

khalid

I got the same problem. I just can't connect in my university wifi as I did with my previous laptop. 

First I replaced the wifi minipci with the atheros one of my old laptop, with no success. Then, I replaced the wifi antennas (they are below the palmrest) with the ones in my old laptop. The signal was pretty strong, but they did not fit inside the laptop.

I just ordered two different pairs of antennas on ebay. It looks like they will fit inside. However, I can't place them in the screen like they are in the most laptops, since it is made of aluminum (and aluminum blocks the signal). 

I'll post the results as soon as my new antennas arrive.

I have similar problem.

I can't find Network Adopter in Device Manager option.

I will try to install the Driver for the same and will see whether that helps.

Is there any other solution for it?

Thanks

nic