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Please help me..... I am desperate...
I just got a T61 2 days ago...
When I connect my T61 with (Vista business) on my home LAN, the download speed are awsome.... however.... the moment I take the cable out and enable the wirelss connection....... the speed comes to a halt.... It takes 3 minutes for the hotmail.com page to load up.
What is going on here???? any ideas????
I live on wireless netowrks and this is killing me
all help will be greatly appreciated guys...
Much thanks.....

First off, update your wireless driver from lenovo website and uninstall Access Connection.
Then check to make sure that your wireless router is secured, seem like your bandwidth is being leeched by someone else.

Wireless networks are not always simple in Vista. Access connections may complicate things as it fights Vista for control of your wireless connection. If you don't need the features access connections provides you can disable it and see if that helps. If you do need access connections features there are ways to fix it.

Hi guys.... thanks for the quick responses....
Thiings that I just did....

1. Uninstalled Access connection....
2. Updated the wireless driver from lenovo....

Result = Still bad.... very pathetic...

I have a T43 with XP stitting right next to it.... Both are connecting on the wireless.... T43 (XP) takes 2 second to log on to hotmail....
T61 vista is still sitting on a blank page to get to hotmail

At this point... im ready to do anything

Any chance you can try to associate with another wireless access point (AP) in your area? While I don't advocate the poaching of someone else's WiFi system, if you can see an open (i.e., unencrypted) AP in your neighborhood, try connecting for a minute. If that's not possible or you don't feel comfortable doing that, does any of your friends have a wireless system you can try, preferably one that is NOT the same AP model as yours.

An R61 (running Vista) I was using a few weeks ago connected fine and transferred data with a Linksys WRT54G at work. At home with a Netgear ME102 it would establish a link with my AP, but could not receive any web pages. I believe that there is a known issue with Vista and some older APs. Visit the home page of the maker of your AP and search their knowledge base.

http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=2305
http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windo ... &AndTags=1

rkawakami wrote:Any chance you can try to associate with another wireless access point (AP) in your area? While I don't advocate the poaching of someone else's WiFi system, if you can see an open (i.e., unencrypted) AP in your neighborhood, try connecting for a minute. If that's not possible or you don't feel comfortable doing that, does any of your friends have a wireless system you can try, preferably one that is NOT the same AP model as yours.

An R61 (running Vista) I was using a few weeks ago connected fine and transferred data with a Linksys WRT54G at work. At home with a Netgear ME102 it would establish a link with my AP, but could not receive any web pages. I believe that there is a known issue with Vista and some older APs. Visit the home page of the maker of your AP and search their knowledge base.

http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=2305
http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windo ... &AndTags=1

Thank you so much guys for all your support...
I have been looking around the net and have came accross several posts where people are having "Slowness" issue with their wireless vista machines....
As most of my work is done on wireless connections... and I dont have any control over the rounter's firmwares or most of the times I dont even know which brand of router Im hitting....... I think I have not choice but to do a clean install of XP on the laptop.... This sucks... but I have no choice
Thanks guys..

I am looking for solution too.

network cable fast

internal wireless slow

but usb wireless fast

going to test some things then reinstall vista if no joy.

Make sure the power setting for the WLAN card is to "Maximum Performance" in the ThinkVantage Power Manager, Device Manager and Access Connections (if you're using it).

I have checked power settings and set to max transmit.

I have tried tweaking the router and find in b mode it works better than g mode.

oki - problem sorted

at 7.30 tonight decided to f*** it an buy a new router from pc world. installed in 2 mins and problem fixed. i guess the laptop is fussy.

so r61li laptop hate dlink G604 but loves netgear DG834G.

thanks for your comments.