I am not at the laptop which has that wireless card but if I recall correctly, what you need to do is go into device manager and under the properties of the wireless card under advanced settings you need to disable power management.
Okay, did that. Only options with "power" are main power consumption and power save mode. They are already disabled. Anything else you could suggest? Thanks for reading and helping.
I just bought a Dell Inspiron 6000 and have the same problem with my Netgear router. On battery battery power, even with a fully charged battery, the connection fails. As, soon and I plug in the power cord, the connection works.
If I can't go online without plugging in the computer, I really don't have a "wireless" anything! Can someone at Dell please help us here?
Same problem with Bob. My WiFi shows I'm connected but IE or Firefox will not connect on battery power (90-100%). As soon as I plug the AC power the pages display instantly. Had a chat with Dell Support but their suggestions did not fix problem.
Bacillus was correct about the power management setting, but you don't disable it. Here is what you must do:
1. Go to the Device Manager under Network Connections
2. Right-Click on Intel Pro Wireless 2200BG and select Properties
3. Click on the Advanced Tab and scroll down in the List Box and find Power Management
4. Highlight Power Management and Un-Check the box labeled "Use Default Value"
5. Next, Drag the slider control from Lowest setting to the Highest setting and click on OK
Mine is working perfectly now! I miss the days when you received a printed manual with everything you bought. Now, we must find out everything for ourselves and that makes it very difficult. I'm so glad that there are forums where we can help each other.
Now, I am trying to setup a wireless connection with my main computer so I can access and share files. So far, I have been unable to accomplish that either. Windows has many fine features, but without the proper reference manual, they are almost impossible to implement.
That is exactly the problem I am having. What do you have for a router? You know what is interesting? One of my neighbors, about a block away, has a linksys router. Even though his signal is very weak, I can view web pages on battery power by connecting with his router. But, with my NETGEAR at 100 percent signal, I cannot. I would buy a Linksys router, except that won't cure the problem on the road. What upsets me the most, is that I bought this new laptop ONLY for the wireless features. Murphy's law right?
Getting back to the Dell Wireless 1350 WLAN Mini-PCI, these options do not appear to be there. I have the "red x" over my connection as I type this, which means I'll be bumped off soon on battery power.
Recently posted the same problem with my inspiron 6000 as one of the replies. The Status on the Wireless Network Connection says Connected but it will not render the pages if on battery power. Although we have different models you said you have a Netgear Router. On the Netgear website, they have a router firmware upgrade that fixes problems with Intel Centrino. I upgraded my router and everything is Ok now.
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Hi,
I just bought a Dell Inspiron 6000 and have the same problem with my Netgear router. On battery battery power, even with a fully charged battery, the connection fails. As, soon and I plug in the power cord, the connection works.
If I can't go online without plugging in the computer, I really don't have a "wireless" anything! Can someone at Dell please help us here?
Bob
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Same problem with Bob. My WiFi shows I'm connected but IE or Firefox will not connect on battery power (90-100%). As soon as I plug the AC power the pages display instantly. Had a chat with Dell Support but their suggestions did not fix problem.
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Hi Cesar,
That is exactly the problem I am having. What do you have for a router? You know what is interesting? One of my neighbors, about a block away, has a linksys router. Even though his signal is very weak, I can view web pages on battery power by connecting with his router. But, with my NETGEAR at 100 percent signal, I cannot. I would buy a Linksys router, except that won't cure the problem on the road. What upsets me the most, is that I bought this new laptop ONLY for the wireless features. Murphy's law right?
Bob
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Hi MikeBetty,
Recently posted the same problem with my inspiron 6000 as one of the replies. The Status on the Wireless Network Connection says Connected but it will not render the pages if on battery power. Although we have different models you said you have a Netgear Router. On the Netgear website, they have a router firmware upgrade that fixes problems with Intel Centrino. I upgraded my router and everything is Ok now.
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