Ricardo272 wrote:This link from Ricardo272 led to a solution (Thank you!)- Install the Administrators Toolkit for Intel Proset.- Run 'Intel PROSet Wireless / Intel® PROSet/Wireless Tools'- In the 'Administer' section, click the 'Administer.' Create a password if prompted.- Select 'Create a new package', then click 'OK'.- Select the 'Application Settings' tab- Click on 'Adapter Switching' in the left column, and select 'Enable Adapter Switching' in the right column.Side Note: 'This setting is used for Windows 7 Client only.' This may explain why it's not a widely known problem.
Training the users to manually enable/disable Wifi (when they've never had to before) should be an unnecessary training problem.There is no hardware switch to turn the Wifi off and on.Lastly - every other model Dell laptop we have used prior to this one has worked correctly. Not sure why that is a problem.It's a problem because each laptop is now grabbing two IP addresses, needlessly.Disabling the Wifi is a problem when the user undocks and walks into a conference room. ITproJim wrote:Have not experienced that problem but wondering what if you go into network and sharing and disable the wireless adapter if you don't want it used? Or turn off the hard switch if it has one. So far as I can tell, it's only available after installing the Administrators Toolkit, and then can be changed only by setting up a custom profile and applying it. I expect putting this package in the corporate image should ultimately resolve the problem.The 'Enable Adapter Switching' option does not appear in the standard 'Intel PROSet/Wireless Wifi Connection Utility', either as an application or adapter setting.
We still use Windows 7, but other companies are likely on Windows 8 or 10 and may not have come across this issue.- Click 'Close' and save the package, then click 'Finished'.- At the bottom of the 'Package Saved' window, select 'Apply this package to this computer' and click 'OK'.Initial testing reveals this has solved the problem.
Create a password if prompted.- Select 'Create a new package', then click 'OK'.- Select the 'Application Settings' tab- Click on 'Adapter Switching' in the left column, and select 'Enable Adapter Switching' in the right column.Side Note: 'This setting is used for Windows 7 Client only.' This may explain why it's not a widely known problem.
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