#116: Disable Dell Studio XPS wireless button

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There is a touch button / media key on the Dell Studio XPS that disables all wireless devices onboard, including WiFi. This stupid button is located immediately above the F8 key on my Studio XPS model, and I constantly hit it on my way to the function keys...

#90: 5Ghz mode with Ralink RT2870 and AirPort Express

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I purchased a SparkLAN WUBR-505N dual band USB WiFi adapter, which claimed to do 802.11 a/b/g/n, for my Powerbook G4. This card is using the Ralink RT 2870, which is a dual band chipset with fairly nice Mac OS X drivers provided by Ralink. I plugged it in...

#71: Dell Studio XPS wireless failure

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On the Dell Studio XPS laptop, the WiFi / wireless Internet mysteriously deactivates. All drivers report normal, and the trouble diagnostic reports that "wireless capability is turned off on this computer" and "Turn on wireless capability" to restore functionality...

#61: MacBook Pro network access slow on battery in 10.5.8

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After upgrading to Mac OS X 10.5.8 on the MacBook Pro 15 in (early 2008), my wireless network speed plunges when on battery power, compared with adapter power. Ping to the nearest network router on AirPort Extreme should be ~1ms (and is when on adapter power...