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Tspeed
May 23, 2018Tutor
Connection problems RBK50 and Qualcomm Atheros QCA61x4 (Acer)
I'm running my RBK50 for about one week but having issues just with one laptop. It is my Win10 Acer with the Qualcomm Atheros QCA61x4 Chipset. If I get the laptop connected (which is not very often),...
Tspeed
Jun 25, 2018Tutor
Thanks everyone for your help and advice. I could find a solution after a while.
The Wifi driver was very old (last update from Acer in 2015). So I checked with a Ubuntu Live DVD and the problem was gone! As the vendor won't update the driver anymore, I checked on similar modells for a newer driver and found one from 2017. After updating the driver, the issue was solved!
From my point of view if the driver is too old, it doesn't fit with the newer Wifi Router chipsets...
FURRYe38
Jun 25, 2018Guru - Experienced User
That would be a problem. Glad you got it working.
Enjoy.