- #Dell wireless lan card switch install#
- #Dell wireless lan card switch update#
- #Dell wireless lan card switch full#
Lastly - every other model Dell laptop we have used prior to this one has worked correctly. There is no hardware switch to turn the Wifi off and on. Training the users to manually enable/disable Wifi (when they've never had to before) should be an unnecessary training problem. It's a problem because each laptop is now grabbing two IP addresses, needlessly.ĭisabling the Wifi is a problem when the user undocks and walks into a conference room. What is the issue with the wireless connecting if the LAN is also connected? Security or speed concerns? Not sure why that is a problem. Have not experienced that problem but wondering what if you go into network and sharing and disable the wireless adapter if you don't want it used? Or turn off the hard switch if it has one. So far as I can tell, it's only available after installing the Administrators Toolkit, and then can be changed only by setting up a custom profile and applying it. The "Enable Adapter Switching" option does not appear in the standard "Intel PROSet/Wireless Wifi Connection Utility", either as an application or adapter setting. I expect putting this package in the corporate image should ultimately resolve the problem. Initial testing reveals this has solved the problem. At the bottom of the "Package Saved" window, select "Apply this package to this computer" and click "OK". Click "Close" and save the package, then click "Finished". We still use Windows 7, but other companies are likely on Windows 8 or 10 and may not have come across this issue. Side Note: "This setting is used for Windows 7 Client only." This may explain why it's not a widely known problem. Click on "Adapter Switching" in the left column, and select "Enable Adapter Switching" in the right column. Select "Create a new package", then click "OK". In the "Administer" section, click the "Administer." button. Run "Intel PROSet Wireless / Intel® PROSet/Wireless Tools"
#Dell wireless lan card switch install#
Install the Administrators Toolkit for Intel Proset. This link from Ricardo272 led to a solution (Thank you!) Has anyone else come across this problem? More importantly, do they have a fix?
#Dell wireless lan card switch update#
We've run Dell Command Update and applied all the latest BIOS and Driver updates. The problem occurs both with our corporate image and a Dell factory image. We have already verified that the BIOS/Power Management/Wireless Radio Control has both options (Control WLAN / WWAN radio) selected, just like all previous models of Latitudes we've configured. Which, unfortunately, is the normal case when users first arrive in the morning.
#Dell wireless lan card switch full#
It's only on a full shutdown/power-on (cold-boot) that the problem occurs. And if the laptop is restarted (warm-boot), it properly comes up with only the LAN connection active. If we disconnect and reconnect the LAN cable, the Wifi disconnects and only the LAN connection remains (as expected). When cold-booting the laptop in a docking station, or with a LAN cable connected, both the Wifi and LAN show up as "connected". We have started to deploy Dell Latitude E7270s in our shop and have noticed a problem.
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