D-Link → Re: [Help Me] Do different H/W F/W DWL-G520 cards use the same

Agreed.

The A is here:

»ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Wireless/d ··· _248.zip

This B is here:

»ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Wireless/d ··· _317.zip

Well thanks for the Links, But the B driver is the one I used and I got no where with It on My B card, So It's still a dead duck due for RMA on the 29th.

I thought so also, but then I changed the pci slot
in my computer, taken up by the dwl-g520
and immediately it worked.

Well I tried My DWL-G520 ver. B3 PCI card in a 2nd motherboard made by DFI, The 1st motherboard was made by MSI, And neither motherboard detected the router at all with My DWL-G520 ver. B3 PCI card, So I'm sending It in Tomorrow.

There are 2 sides to the issue. One, is the
hardware and software. Another, is the wireless
connection.

You can sometimes pin the blame on the driver
if there are problems, but only rarely, as there
are a lot of software and operating system
interactions going on.

In the scenario you're describing, probably what
you would want to do, is examine the environment
for errors (placement of router, 2.4 ghz cordless
phone, etc.) coupled with the settings on the wireless.

i.e.there's a lot you can do, to tweak the wireless...
Beacon, Frag Threshold, RTS, Preamble, Slot Time,
PBCC, ERP Protection Algorithm, rate adaptation,
rate fallback, 802.11b/g dynamic rate shifting speeds
allowed, etc.

Yeah well the signal strength to the 1 wireless card that I have installed is excellent and is 201k faster than My Previous Best connection speed test on the download, Besides I did try the B3 card in 2 different motherboards and that card couldn't find the router here in the front room(Outside of the 1 time that zoom2 could see the router for about 30 seconds where as zoom3 can see the router all the time and is only 2.5' closer to the router than the other 2 PCs are, Those other 2 PCs are only 3" apart from each other really and the house has a Metal skin so interference is not too great I'd think considering It's a Mobile Home), The router is only 20' away from the farthest PC and the indoor range is just over 300' according to the specs and all 3 PCs are in the same room too, Besides It's a moot point as I sent the card back under RMA. All 3 PCs run Windows XP Pro sp2 of course. Oh and this is while running the connection at Super G router signal/bandwidth levels(108Mbps).
I found out that the Firmware of the router is v2.50.

As to Cordless phone, I Don't own any and I believe the metal skin of My house blocks some or all interference where the router is placed, It's next to the wall about 2' from the nearest window the house is 12'x60' in size.

If there are any metal barriers or metal objects, there
could be multipath interference which is the case, meaning
that the original wireless broadbands are getting bounced
back in the forms of echos or reflections that are
jumbling up reception. Not sure how to approach
the scenario.

If there are any metal barriers or metal objects, there
could be multipath interference which is the case, meaning
that the original wireless broadcasts are getting bounced
back in the forms of echos or reflections that are
jumbling up reception. Not sure how to approach
the scenario.

The interior walls are all wood construction and the outer walls(all 4) are wood too, Only the outer skin on the outside 4 walls have any metal, Besides If that were the case I'd think that would be the case with this connection too and since the conditions aren't that much different and the fact that the B3 card(current card is an A3) had seen the router for 30 seconds and the A3 sees It all the time and is in the same exact room, I'd say that multipath is not a problem as It would I'd think effect both cards. As I'm not having a connection problem with the current card at all. Oh and per HUD Code the outside 4 walls are insulated, And the walls have wood paneling on the interior sides of the house on all walls.

Well Basher13 I tried the driver above and It didn't work, Then I tried the stock 4.10 Driver CD and those worked.:D I don't know why the 3.17 driver doesn't work with My dwl-g520_revB card, Maybe It doesn't like My DI-624 C3 Routers 2.50 Firmware.

I think it's because the B3 is shipped with Ver4.11 driver. The shipping drive for B1 and B2 was shipped with Ver 3.1.6 driver.