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    Wireless card frequently drops connections

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Super Bee, Feb 28, 2013.

  1. Super Bee

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    I am constantly having to reset Intel Advanced-N 6235 wireless adapter to connect to ASUS RT-N66U dual band router.
    Is it a bad card or what? Seems that other computers on the network are not experiencing this problem.
     
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    In what machine is the card installed? Is the card aftermarket or provided by an OEM? Did you install the up-to-date drivers from the OEM? In my case I have a realtek chip that automatically installs windows drivers, and you'd think that would be ok, but in my quest to optimize my wifi performance, I noticed that all other drivers except the OEM-provided one either had poor speed, poor connection quality or outright wouldn't connect at all.
    Make sure you're using the right driver.
     
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    Aftermarket in MSi GT70 laptop. I've already installed the PROSet Bluetooth & WiFi Dashboard x64.
    Upon looking for updates, Intel just released a new version a few days ago. I'll uninstall this software and try that one.

    Do I need just the drivers or the PROSet/Wireless software?
     
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    Just the drivers.
     
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    Thanks - I'll give that a go!
    Do you think the PROSet software was causing the disconnections?
     
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    I doubt it. PROSet software is not bad- it's just unneeded.
    There is an off chance that it was causing trouble but I would be surprised if that was the case.
     
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