Dell Studio XPS 16 and Intel Wifi disconnections
by Red on Jul.22, 2010, under Plumbing
I experienced some wifi issues last time on my Dell Studio XPS 16 (and my wife’s one), using both Intel Wifi Link 5300 AGN and Intel Centrino 6200-N.
I googled around and I was really sure the problem was coming from the 6200-N card, which was known on some posts to be very “roaming” sensitive, that said, subject to frequent disconnections. Some people resolved their issues by downgrading the wireless adapter driver from 13.2.1.x (the latest revision as today).
Intel also suggest in this troubleshooting page to disable power saving on the adapter, and to double check some device parameters, like the “roaming aggressivity” (set to medium).
The funniest thing about this is that I started having the same kind of troubles, which I never had before, on my own laptop, shipped several months ago with the 5300 AGN.
So I think I resolved my issues and here is how.
Peinard chez soi
by Red on Jul.01, 2010, under Schmoozing
Parfois, je me plains de trop peu d’activité originale pendant mon temps libre. Et Line en fait les frais en dégustant son compte de ronchonnages, surtout pendant le week-end. Manger canapé télé dormir et re-boulot.
Et bien, après une fin de projet, trois trains, deux avions, un taxi, deux journées intensives chez le client, encore un taxi, une guindaille arrosée, un taxi de plus, deux avions et pour finir trois trains en une poignée de jours, et tout ça en costard sous 25 à 30° Celsius, je n’ai qu’une chose à dire:
On est tout de même bien peinard chez soi sacrebleu.
Même le chat, cette créature du Mordor, était content de me voir. C’est vous dire si mon Karma avait pris du galon.
Hi!
by Red on Jun.16, 2010, under Schmoozing
You know, setting up a new blog is cool. Filling article entries requires some kind of spare time though. Two months and posted nothing. Man, this sucks.
If anyway anyhow you stumble upon this blog entry (referenced God the hell knows how), please stimulate me by posting a nice comment, this may help in adding some Java and JavaFX entries.
Note: nasty comments are allowed too. I like them dirty, he he heee. (stop it, this was just a joke, you crazy bastard).
