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Taking a long time to "identify" a network
I have an Inspiron 1521 and while I can find and connect to a network easily and quickly; it takes 5 minutes or so for it to really work. My icon says it's "identifying the network". Is there anything I can do to speed up this process?
Thanks.
Dell-Rajesh R
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June 11th, 2013 04:00
Hi george1632,
Check the wireless connection in Safe mode with networking (restart the computer and tapping F8 on dell logo. Select Safemode with networking).
If the wireless shows the same behavior, update wireless drivers:
Also try updating the wireless drivers on the computer.
Uninstall and reinstall the wireless network drivers for the computer.
Uninstall:
Uninstall and reinstall the wireless drivers on the computer.
Do follow the steps below to check which network card you have in the machine:
Let me know the wireless card model so that I can help you with the exact drivers.
Awaiting your response!
george1632
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October 19th, 2013 09:00
Under my network adapters I have three listings
Broadcom 440x10/100 integrated controller
Dell Wireless 1505 Draft 802.11n WLAN Mini Card
Teredo tunneling pseudo interface
Is that what you're looking for? I tried updating the software but it didn't help.
Adamx01
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April 25th, 2018 20:00
In case this might help others, If you are experiencing long network identifying times then try disabling the **"Register this connection's address in the DNS"** setting. And then disable and enable the network adapter to see if it's still slow ( no computer restart necessary ).
This worked for me when many other suggestions failed. Note: there are many causes to this issue.