Home Network Router for T500 w/Intel WiFi Link 5300 (AGN)

I just purchased a new T500 notebook (Type 2242-34U) and am interested in setting up a home network. I have broadband cable hooked up to my Dell PC (Time Warner/Roadrunner). My T500 comes with Intel WiFi Link 5300 (AGN). Any advice and/or recommendations with regards to the model/type of router is greatly appreciated. Thanks a bunch.
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oonouye wrote:
My T500 comes with Intel WiFi Link 5300 (AGN). Any advice and/or recommendations with regards to the model/type of router is greatly appreciated.
Get a Cisco/Linksys WRT-610N.
As Small Net Builder says.....
But if you're looking for a reasonably-priced dual-band, dual-radio draft 11n router, the 610N continues the 600N's tradition of being the only viable game in town.
- http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30530/96/
I'm using a Linksys WRT-600N (the previous model) with 4965AGN and 5300AGN cards in various ThinkPads and have been very satisfied with the 802.11n performance.
Cheers,
Bill
I don't work for Lenovo

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I purchased my T500 within the first week Lenovo had it available for US consumers to order. I was assured the machine was going to come with a WiMax card. I gave it to my daughter to use. We never tested WiMax since we did not have WiMax in our city until October of last year. Came to find out, our machine did not come with a WiMax card as was promissed. It has in it the Intel WiFi Link 5300 AGN card instead. Needless to say, I no longer feel comfortable ordering from Lenovo anymore. We got seven laptops in the house. Five of which are ThinkPads. However, we've moved over to Samsung after this unpleasant experience.
Today I wanted to see if there's an updated version of the driver I'm running for my WiFi card, to my unpleasant surprise, the driver for the Intel WiFi Link 5300 AGN card in my T500 does not exist anywhere at www.lenovo.com. I only see drivers for the Intel 5150 and the Intel 5350 cards.
Does anybody out there have any idea where I can find the latest driver for the Intel WiFi Link 5300 AGN in my duped T500 laptop?
Thank you in advance for your help.

In the T500 driver matrix you will find the following entry;
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000,
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200/ 6205,
Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250,
Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300,
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945BG, 3945ABG Network Connection,
Intel WiFi Link 1000/ 5350,
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AG/ 4965AGN
Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows XP 08 Sep 2011 14.02.0000
The link leads you to the following download page:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-77063
This package installs the software (Wireless LAN driver and utility) to enable the following devices:
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 (Intel(R) WiFi Link 1000)
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205
Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250
Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945BG Network Connection
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Intel WiFi Link 5100 AGN
Intel WiFi Link 5300 AGN
Intel WiFi Link 5350
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AG
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
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W500 Intel wifi Link 5300 AGN- No N?

I have a W500 with Win 7 x64. I have the Intel wifi link 5300 AGN wireless card and the Intel drivers, 14.3.2.1
In Device Manager, Advanced tab, it shows those settings for 802.11n properties. But at the bottom of the list, Wireless Mode, it only shows 802.11a/b/g. There is no N mode. Is this card capable of N speeds wirelessly? Thank you for your help.
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"N" isn't a specific mode you set on the wireless card, the options should be various mixtures of A, B, and G listed.
802.11B and 802.11G are both in the 2.4Ghz range, which everything and it's brother uses including microwaves, cordless phones, etc. So it's very noisy, but common. 802.11G is the higher-speed version of 802.11B; if anything on given wireless frequency 'channel' only supports 802.11B, everything on that channel is limited to 802.11B.
A is in the 5.0Ghz range, and 802.11A is the *ONLY* thing there; it's also a much lesser-used standard, you need specific wireless routers that support it, etc. If you can use it, do so.
802.11n is actually an 'upgrade' to the others, allowing multi-channel bonding, and very wide channels, both of which increase bandwidth a LOT.
But for example on both my T61p and W530 my "Wireless Mode" options are: a, b, g, b/g, a/g, a/b/g. I have a separate "802.11n Mode" option of enabled/disabled in the Advanced tab on my wireless card.

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Hello Joe,
I"m running into a simuliar problem but a bit more generic. I'm using SuSE11.1RC5 which should support this hardware in the kernel. I can see all the accesspoints around me but cannot connect. Even when I set mine to open I don't get any results. I undestand that I'm running a prelease version, but one would think if it can hear, it should be able to connect.
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About Intel WiFi Link 5300 AGN

Hi there guys,
it's my first post on this forum even although I should've asked here first. I have the same problem with the network wifi adapter as mentioned in the previous thread with this subject: it happens to disconnect and after that it doesn't appear in Device Manager for some time. Ussually I go there 'scan for hardware changes' and it appears back, but sometimes it doesn't come back for good and I need to restart my laptop.
So..this is quite sad. I've read all the opinions about this and all solutions so far and nothing worked for me.
I checked my driver on Intel and it says:
Product Detected
Intel(R) WiFi Link 5300 AGN
Current Driver Installed
14.3.2.1
This device is unknown or unsupported. Please contact the manufacturer for possible updates.
So I downloaded their newer driver which is 15.3 and still the driver version remains 14.3.
This is becoming quite annoying becouse it happens to disconnect right when I am downloading or writing an email.
Did someone from tech support found a solution for this? please! I would appreciate a lot. Thank you.
p.s. I am running win8 pro.

thinkFan wrote:
So I downloaded their newer driver which is 15.3 and still the driver version remains 14.3.
According to the read-me file for the 15.* series drivers from Intel, they DO NOT support the 5300 AGN card.
Cheers,
Bill
I don't work for Lenovo

Access Connections 5.02 and Intel WiFi Link 5300 AGN

Has somebody else come across that the new Access Connections 5.02 is incompatible with the Intel's 5300 AGN Wlan card deployed in ThinkPad T400? I have verified that the right driver (newest => 12.00.4000) is installed for the card in Windows XP, newest Access Connections software (5.02), Power Management Driver (/ACPI => v1.50) and Hotkey (v2.08.2008) utility.
We use Microsoft's RIS to deploy Windows workstations with Windows XP SP3 and creating the image for our one and only T400 has been, to put mildly, tricky.
The problem is that Access Connections (triggered through Fn+F5) is not able to power off or power on the WLAN card. It is able to work with the Bluetooth radio, but not the WLAN.
Going through the README for Access Connections reveals T400 is one of the supported models, but Intel WiFi Link 5300 is not mentioned in the wireless adapter list. 5100 is, but not 5300. Now I'm not sure if the Lenovo's documentation is just not up-to-date, or what?
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Message Edited by mellimik on 10-07-2008 05:51 AM

mellimik wrote:
Going through the README for Access Connections reveals T400 is one of the supported models, but Intel WiFi Link 5300 is not mentioned in the wireless adapter list. 5100 is, but not 5300. Now I'm not sure if the Lenovo's documentation is just not up-to-date, or what?
The 5300 is definitely listed on some of the standard T400 configurations, and is also a selectable option on the CTO configurations, so there is no doubt that the 5300 should be a supported card for the T400.
mellimik wrote:
Has somebody else come across that the new Access Connections 5.02 is incompatible with the Intel's 5300 AGN Wlan card deployed in ThinkPad T400? I have verified that the right driver (newest => 12.00.4000) is installed for the card in Windows XP, newest Access Connections software (5.02), Power Management Driver (/ACPI => v1.50) and Hotkey (v2.08.2008) utility.
The laptop came pre-installed with Vista SP1, but I did not even bother to load it even once, since I always just start creating RIS image for new ThinkPad models.
It's your call what you do, but my advice is to always fire up the vendor installed environment for any new configuration that comes to hand and make sure that everything works as expected before blowing it away with some other SOE.
That establishes a baseline for what may or not be workable, which is an essential element for later troubleshooting in a custom OS load.
Cheers,
Bill
I don't work for Lenovo

Is upgrading the Intel WiFi Link 5300 driver ourselves permitted?

I obtained my T400 in November, and notice that the driver for my Intel WiFi Link 5300 wireless adapter is version 12.1.0.14 from 8/28/08.
On the Intel Web site, I've noticed that the driver was upgraded to 12.1.2.1 on 11/24/08:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&Inst=Yes&ProductID=3062&DwnldID=17163&strOSs=...
Are we permitted to install the latest driver (including the Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Connection Utility for Windows Vista, or does this interfere with ThinkVantage Wireless Detection, etc.), or do we have to wait to see if Lenovo certifies this version?
Thanks in advance,
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Tapatingo wrote:
I think I might have figured it out. There are two PCI Express Mini Card slots on the T400S (2801). The shorter slot is for WiFi/WiMax cards and the longer slot is for WAN cards. The longer 5300 cards on the market cannot be used in the longer slot. Windows recognizes the cards but Access Connections (or maybe the BIOS) does not allow it to operate. Can anyone verify this?
Yes, that seems to be the case. I don't have a T400s but I do have the long Intel Wifi Link 5300 card FRU 43Y6495 in my x200. The WWAN slot is the same size as the WLAN slot on my x200. However, as you have discovered, the WLAN slot and WWAN on the T400s are different sizes. A quick check of pgs. 71-74, sections 1050 and 1060 of the T400s Hardware Maintenance Manual indicates that a half-height wifi card must be used in the half-height WLAN slot and evidently you cannot use one of the long wifi cards by utilizing the WWAN slot. So for example the Intel wifi Link 5300 card FRU 43Y6495 cannot work in your T400 but the half-height version of the Intel Wifi Link 5300 card FRU 43Y6519 would work as noted in T400s System Service Parts here. You also have a few other wifi choices listed for your type "2801" T400s.
Have a great day. (I do not work for Lenovo)

Intel WiFi Link 5100 AGN not connecting

I am having an issue getting the Intel WiFi Link 5100 AGN on my HP Pavilion dv7-1275dx to connect to my wireless router (Zyxel P334WT). It would intermittently connect, then drops off for no apparent reason, and then refuses to connect for days. I contacted HP support and we spent three hours trying to fix the problem, to no avail. Strangely enough, when I stick my Netgear WG111v2 USB wireless adapter into the computer, I am able to connect to my network with no problem. The computer runs Windows Home Vista 64 bit. Thanks in advance for your help.

ok everybody you are not the only one my pavilion dv6000 has the exact problem and i just sent it to hp to get my motherboard changed and i still have problems btw <text deleted> Message Edited by adybotchev on 07-23-2009 01:46 AMMessage Edited by adybotchev on 07-23-2009 01:47 AMMessage Edited by WendyM on 07-23-2009 07:08 AM

Where to buy a intel wifi link 5300

Hi guys
Several months ago I buy a network card Intel WiFi Link 5300 compatible with my thinkpad on ebay, since that day I began to have problems when I turn on my thinkpad ... (more info here: http://lnv.lithium.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/T500-reboot-on-startup/m-p/201907#M21611 )
Also I have trouble suspending, as it does not resume correctly and thought it would linux problem, but today I discovered that no, that is the problem of network card.
I would like to know where to buy it but lenovo original. The problem is that I do not see on the website of lenovo.
I'm from Argentina, but my brother travels to Miami tomorrow for 15 days...
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thanks, as we say in my country: you're always at foot canyon
I know that is too much to ask, but you'd have some idea of price?
My question may sound silly, but the Argentine exchange rate does not favor us, and I like to have a rough idea... :s

[SOLVED] Intel Wifi Link 5300 no WPA2 support after suspend

When installing Arch on my Thinkpad X200 with a built-in Intel Wifi Link 5300 the connection via wifi-menu worked without any problems. After researching the topic I found out that the required driver is in the kernel. So I installed Arch and ever since used netcfg for connecting to my Fritz-Box WLAN router which also didn't cause any troubles until today.
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As one can see it certainly isn't any software's fault, as netcfg and wifi-menu show the same behaviour. Does the kernel driver for my wifi card change some registers when suspending? If so how could I fix this problem? Thank you in advance.
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Last edited by daemoon (2013-02-22 13:26:26)

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Wifi Upgrade to Intel Wifi Link 5300

I bought my Lenovo T500 last year in summer (2009). It came with a b/g wifi card and I want to upgrade it to Intel Wifi Link 5300 but it seems lenovo.com has stopped selling this card. I also heard that not all 5300 cards are compatible with Lenovo Thinkpads. Could anyone tell me if this card is compatible or not? If not, any suggestions?
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Thank You.

you still can get this part from IBM parts in USA. Those card on the Amazon and Ebay are not from Lenovo, therefore they are will not work in the machines without a modified bios.
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Lenovo ThinkPad X200S "Intel(R) WiFi Link 5300 AGN" Not Working well .

Hello everybody
I am having a Very Annoying Problem with My Laptop Wireless LAN
Intel Wireless LAN (11abgn, abg, BG), “Intel(R) WiFi Link 5300 AGN”
The Problem is, it work fine one time and next 10 times it
is not working, when it stop working it appear like there is no Wireless card at all, nothing in
Device manager, not even with yellow ? mark … ,nothing there at all , if you asked me what I do to make it work again , I will
say “NOTHING” I only Keep restarting my Laptop forever till it work again by itself, here is some information about my system hop it will help :
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad X200S, see this:
Also I am installing the latest Driver from Lenovo see the Pic:
As I already said, Sometime Everything Work fine, and next
day it’s not working, I need to spend 1 hour restarting my Laptop, and it’s happing
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hey Alphapoint,
try this, uninstall the Wifi LAN drivers. let Windows install its generic drivers.
test your connection with the generic drivers. See if that works, then install the drivers from our support site but before you install it, go to MSCONFIG and set your unit to Diagnostic mode first before installing.
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Problem with T500 Intel Wifi Link 5300 adapter connectivity

I upgraded my T500 to Windows 7 Professional from Vista Business. Since upgrading, I have been unable to obtain satisfactory WiFi connectivity. Symptoms are that I cannot stream from either the internet or my local server without experiencing periodic interruptions and/or total drops. I've tried reinstalling the driver, replacing the WiFi card itself, and adjusting the parameters associated with the adapter card. Nothing seems to help. I also own a T61 laptop which I also upgraded from Vista Business to Windows 7 Professional, and I have had no problems with WiFi connectivity on that machine. It also has an Intel Wifi adapter but a different model. Both laptops connect to my LAN and the internet through the same D-Link wireless access router.
I'm beginning to suspect that the Windows 7 driver for this particular WiFi adapter is flawed. Has anyone in this forum had a similar experience?
Thanks in advance for your comments/assistance.

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Alternative to Intel Wifi Link 5100 AGN wireless network card?

I'm finding that my Intel 5100 AGN wireless network card is not performing as well as it used to. I've tried everything... even drivers are fully up to date. But I keep losing connection to my wireless router, even though connection strength is between 3-4 bars. I find that I rarely get dropped if I have 5 bars. But if it weakens to 3, I get periodically dropped no matter what wireless network I am using.
I want to replace this card with something better, but of course compatible with the HP dv5 (my specific model is dv5t-1000). Any recommendations?
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Hi, Gary:
What I meant by my statement regarding you having the better of the available cards for your notebook is that, yes, I am sure the Intel 5300 is an improvement over the 5100, but the problem is you can't install the 5300 in your notebook.
The Intel 5300 is not supported (only the cards/part numbers listed in the service manual can be installed) and your notebook wouldn't boot until you removed the card.
You can try a different card listed in the manual if you want.
However, you are limited to the:
Broadcom 4322 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN module
Broadcom BCM4312 802.11b/g WLAN module (not a wireless N card)
I suppose you can use an external USB adapter but I would get one with an external antenna connected to it, because I would have to believe the 3 antenna wire setup in your notebook has to provide superior reception over a plain USB wireless adapter with an internal antenna as its only antenna.
The antennas go all the way up to the top of your screen.
Did you fiddle around with your network card's advanced settings? They can be found by clicking on the card in the device manager, clicking on the advanced tab. make a note of where the settings are now so if something goes buggy, you can change them back.
Here is a guide to the advanced settings you have and the recommended settings for them.
http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/CS-025393.htm
Paul

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