ThinkPad T430 - A Wireless Lan Problem

meters.Ifthecableisconnectedandthedistanceiswithinacceptablelimitsbuttheproblempersists,try
adifferentcable.
•Youareusingthecorrectdevicedriver.
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedfor
anadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethepasswordorprovideconrmation.
2.Iftheexclamationmark!isdisplayednexttotheadapternameunderNetworkadapters,you
mightnotbeusingthecorrectdriverorthedrivermighthavebeendisabled.Toupdatethedriver,
right-clickthehighlightedadapter.
3.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
•Theswitchportandtheadapterhavethesameduplexsetting.
Ifyouconguredtheadapterforfullduplex,makesurethattheswitchportalsoisconguredfor
fullduplex.Settingthewrongduplexmodecandegradeperformance,causedataloss,orresultin
lostconnections.
•Youhaveinstalledallnetworkingsoftwarethatisnecessaryforyournetworkenvironment.
CheckwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarynetworkingsoftware.
Problem:Theadapterstopsworkingfornoapparentreason.
Solution:Thenetworkdriverlesmightbecorruptormissing.Updatethedriverbyreferringtotheabove
solutionfortheproceduretomakesurethatthecorrectdevicedriverisinstalled.
Problem:IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandyouuseaspeedof1000Mbps,theconnection
failsorerrorsoccur.
Solution:
•UseCategory5wiringandmakesurethatthenetworkcableissecurelyconnected.
•Connecttoa1000BASE-Thub/switch(not1000BASE-X).
Problem:TheWakeonLANfeatureisnotworking.
Solution:
•MakesurethatWakeonLANisenabledinThinkPadSetup.
•Ifitis,checkwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarysettings.
Problem:IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodel,itcannotconnecttothenetworkat1000Mbps.
Instead,itconnectsat100Mbps.
Solution:
•Tryanothercable.
•Makesurethatthelinkpartnerissettoauto-negotiate.
•Makesurethattheswitchis802.3ab-compliant(gigabitovercopper).
AwirelessLANproblem
Problem:Youcannotconnecttothenetworkusingthebuilt-inwirelessnetworkcard.
Solution:MakesurethatyourwirelessLANdriveristhelatestversion.ChecktheWebsiteandconrmthat
thedriverversionsupportedbytheAccessConnectionsprogramisthelatestdocumentedinthereadmele.
Makesurethatyourcomputeriswithinrangeofawirelessaccesspoint.
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