This is a wild speculation. If you open up the Network Connections and hit Advanced > Advanced Settings, you will note that the wireless connection is higher then the wired. Try swapping those around and seeing if that speeds things up. Even with the wireless off (but not removed) it may still be trying and network time out is what? 180 seconds by default I think.
Could be wrong, busy day. On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Mike Gill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a Dell Latitude D520 with WinXP Pro that has the Dell 1490 Dual Band > wireless card in it. This user docks the laptop while here which has a wired > connection. After entering the username and password (Win2K3 domain), the > machine takes consistently just over two minutes to get to a useable > desktop. All that is visible is the mouse cursor. The wireless connection is > set to manual for what we have here and is not connected while docked. If I > use the keyboard to turn off the wireless radio then reboot, nothing > changes. If I disable the wireless card in the BIOS, or remove it all > together, then the login is immediate and as expected. The laptop has the > current system BIOS and drivers installed for the WiFi card. > > > > I haven't tried swapping cards yet as I don't have one readily available. > Googling gets me too many unrelated problems. Any tips? > > > > -- > Mike Gill > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
