Intel 2200 BG Card - WPA Security Issue

Question

I recently received my new Inspiron 6000 notebook and I am quite annoyed about the intel card. I can only surf the internet with no security or wep security. Dell Support did absolutely nothing to rememdy this situation and told me the card can't handle WPA security settings. Is this true? I want to have my WPA encryption that I was using before with my DLINK 624 router. Any suggestions?

NemesisDB · Answer

that card will support WPA and even WPA2 (AES) with the newest drivers.  email intel and tell them you are having problems with it disconnecting and they will send you the newest beta drivers.

bacillus · Answer

I too have a 6000 with the same Intel 2200 BG Card and I'm successfully using WPA encryption!

NemesisDB · Answer

around 43megs.  that said, it looks like someone has already posted it http://members.dslextreme.com/users/emil/wireless%209.0.1.4%20-%20generic%20TIC%2093067.zip

bacillus · Answer

What size is the file?

bacillus · Answer

@NemesisDB wrote:
that card will support WPA and even WPA2 (AES) with the newest drivers. email intel and tell them you are having problems with it disconnecting and they will send you the newest beta drivers.

And if they do send you a link to their latest beta drivers, post that link here.

NemesisDB · Answer

if anyone wants to host the file, I have it

bacillus · Answer

Thanks for the link. I'll just grab that for now and keep it in a safe place.

bacillus · Answer

just found a link to the 9.0.2.0 drivers fresh from Intel. scroll down the page to post 53 http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=85185&page=4&pp=15

NemesisDB · Answer

this one's good too:  http://www.notebookreview.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11402&whichpage=1 Message Edited by NemesisDB on 06-24-200505:05 PM Message Edited by NemesisDB on 06-24-2005 05:05 PM

bacillus · Answer

Which version drivers are you using boppo?

boppo · Answer

i got the new drivers the other day and used them on my I8200 and now it stays at 54.0 mbps all the time. cool

boppo · Answer

the only ones that I could get to work were 8.1.0.26. I installed 9.0.2.0 and they work great.

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