I had posted this in the Inspiron - Network forum with no success... please help

 

Hello all,

 

I received my 9400 on Monday and have been putting it through its paces.  Everything seems to be working fine except for the wireless card.  I can boot the computer, and the card will connect to my (or any) wireless router, and everything is fine.  Then after a few minutes (anywhere from 2 to 10) I will lose the connection because the wireless card seems to have deactivated.  It isn't because of inactivity of the computer or the connection.  This will happen while browsing or especially downloading.  I've had the 9400 plugged into AC power, and have changed the power management settings in the driver.  I have updated the driver (10.1.0.13 from the Dell site).  I have also tried to ditch the Intel connection software and let XP control the connection.  The Fn-F2 switch does nothing to power up the card.  I cannot even scan for wireless networks.  After it turns itself off, I cannot turn it back on unless I reboot the computer.

 

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Joshua