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FlatoutDude
Sep 11, 2015Tutor
A6200 Disconnecting on Windows 10
Im having an issue with the A6200 Wifi Adapter on windows 10, it will work for an intermittent amount of time (usually 5-10min) then completely disconnect, only showing my network when i click on the...
- May 11, 2016Anyone having trouble with Netgear Wireless AC6200 dropping out intermittently after upgrading to Windows 10, here is a possible solution:1. Go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Power Options\Change Plan Settings\Change Advanced Power Settings;2. Expand Wireless Adaptor Settings\Power Saving Mode and make sure it is set to "Maximum Performance";3. Expand USB Settings\USB Selective Suspend Settings and change Setting to "Disabled".This worked for me and YMMV, but I hope this helps avoid the weeks of frustration I've just gone through..
rvrby
Feb 13, 2016Tutor
I have the same random disconnect problem, please help.
Using A6200-beta-V1.0.0.35 with win10 Pro 64 bit
- Dan5477Feb 13, 2016Initiate
Sorry to hear you are having the same problem as the rest of us. I had previously contacted Netgear about fixing the issue and they said my 4 month old adapter was no longer qualified for direct support..ha ha ha. Clearly their driver does not work properly with Windows 10 and clearly they have no interest in making it work. I bought the Asus PCE-AC68 last week. I am connected at 1.0gps and I get the fastest download speeds I have ever gotten over wifi (I have a 150/150 connection) I also haven't dropped conenction since I installed it!!! so my netgear A6200 is sitting in a box on the shelf and I will never buy a Netgear product again. best of luck to you, but I highly advise you to move on to a different adapter.
- jmlow54Feb 14, 2016Guide
You know, that's the best advise I've heard so far.
Obviously, nothing is really happening through this channel as to corrective actions. Just a lot of try this-try that-do this-do that. It is tiresome, and time consuming.
The obective is to ramp up the drivers for those devices which are in (or have been) in the market for some time.
This can only speak to the bottom line. NetGear has obviously had a major shift in strategy. Where it will land is anyone's guess. It certainly isn't in the device market.
Routers and NAS seem to be the strategic focus, just nothing that'll connect (consistently) with them. I was looking at one of their high-end NAS boxes (6 bay/dual connection/high capacity) and because they can't seem to care for the devices they sell, why should I bother with their high end stuff? Already placed an order for an alternate device that'll house and host my needed data storage for my purposes.
It is jus a strategic shift for me too. When my router goes (R7000), so does my connection with NetGear. It'll be another device that will fall by the wayside as did the devices I'd like to connect to it.
Bottom line, if they can't take care of the little stuff, it also means that the big stuff suffers and is unlikely to work as expected.
Sad because I've been a NetGear user for more than 10 years. Such is the way of things now a days. :(
- jmlow54Feb 14, 2016Guide
Oh, yea - one thing I didn't mention.
I'm already looking for a high-end replacement to my R7000. I'm focused at the moment on the ASUS RT-AC5300. Need the throughput (now) and the distance (now) and the penetration (now).
Because of this one little thing (A6200), like the other person posting his move away from NetGear, this long time user of NetGear is going to keep to his word.
This really is a sad day as a once great company begins its decline into obscurity.