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Intel 8260 and 7260 latest driver connectivity issues

FFed
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Hello,

We are using following Lenovo laptops in our office: T460s (Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260) and X1 carbon (Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7260).

OS: Windows 10, 64bit.

Router: Cisco 891F, PEAP authentication for WLAN and Guest AP.

For 8260, we cannot connect to the PEAP AP at all with the latest 19.1.0 (19.20 package) drivers. It says Can`t connect to the network. For Guest network, it connects successfully, but Internet connection loses in a minute. When we roll-back to 18.4 version driver, it starts working perfectly again.

For 7260, we have the same connectivity issue, but it doesn`t work on both 17.1* and the latest driver from 19.20 package (I believe it is 18.4).

Should we just wait for drivers update or there is something I can try to do right now?

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FFed
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Sorry that it took a lot of time to research the issue.

We have found the solution for this.

1) Check if Cisco certificate not expired (it was in our case), as a temporary solution you can disable certificate checking when creating wireless profile (in Windows it is "Verify the server`s identity by validating the certificate" in Security - PEAP settings).

2) Changing adapter advanced settings to "HT mode: Disable", "Channel Width for band: 20Mhz" may help.

3) Try to see if you have MC Afee or Norton with built-in firewalls - they may be the reason as well.

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idata
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Hello FedEIRE,

As we understand, you have some PC's with problems using PEAP authentication. There are different reasons why this may happen, please make sure you apply the http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking/000005544.html Recommended Settings for 802.11n Connectivity.

For further assistance, we would like to get more information about the issue:

- Was this working fine before?

 

- Were there any changes made in the environment at the time the issue started? (OS updates, AP changes, router configuration, etc.)

 

- Are the systems able to connect, at least temporarily, using the driver package 18.40?

 

- What method do you use to create the Wireless profile in Windows? (Windows, Proset, etc)

 

- What is the access point model and firmware version?

Regards,

 

Jonathan
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FFed
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Thank you for the reply, Jonathan!

I will try to change the advanced settings (by far I tried to change HT mode and Transmitting power as a part of troubleshooting, but with no luck). Yet they should be default ones.

 

-It worked before

-The only update I can think of is the automatic driver updates and standard windows updates, no changes in environment

-8260 systems starts working fine every time you install 18.40 driver. 7260 doesn`t work with both 18.40 and 17.1, yet worked before by some date.

-We are using Windows to create wireless profile.

-I believe it was Cisco 891F used as access point, cannot confirm the firmware right now, sorry.

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idata
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Hello FedEIRE,

 

 

In this case, please use one of the computers with https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/26346/Intel-PROSet-Wireless-Software-and-Drivers-for-Windows-10?product=75439 Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software and Drivers for Windows® 10, version 19.20.0.

 

Checking the specs of the WLAN option for your Router, they use 802.11n; please apply the recommended settings mentioned before, with the following exceptions to improve Wireless-n compatibility:

 

 

802.11n channel width for band 2.4: 20 MHz only

 

HT mode: HT mode

 

U-APSD support: Disabled

 

 

If the issue persists, please https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25293/Intel-System-Support-Utility download Intel® System Support Utility, run the tool and use it to create and save a report with all sections, then add your reply to this thread and use the Advanced editor options to attach the resulting file to your post.

 

 

Regards,

 

Jonathan.
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FFed
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Sorry that it took a lot of time to research the issue.

We have found the solution for this.

1) Check if Cisco certificate not expired (it was in our case), as a temporary solution you can disable certificate checking when creating wireless profile (in Windows it is "Verify the server`s identity by validating the certificate" in Security - PEAP settings).

2) Changing adapter advanced settings to "HT mode: Disable", "Channel Width for band: 20Mhz" may help.

3) Try to see if you have MC Afee or Norton with built-in firewalls - they may be the reason as well.

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