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Netgear A6210 Connected but no internet access after a few hours of use
Heya all, So I recently purchased a Netgear A6210 as to have access to the 5GhZ capabilities of my wifi network. At first, I was pretty happy with the adapter, until after a few hours my internet...
Jasperdoit wrote:
I'm running windows 10 and my previous wifi adapter didn't have this problem. Has anyone else encountered this specific problem?
Check that Windows does not have settings that turn off the USB device after an interval.
Not sure if this is what that means:
Jasperdoit wrote:
I've changed my power settings so that the adapter doesn't get shut down
Windows loves to make life "easyt" for us.
Yes, with that I meant that I went into the control panel to my power settings and turned off selective suspension aswell as turning off "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" inside the device settings from a device called: 802.11ac Wireless LAN Card which I'm certain off is the adapter.
How about this in Device Manager:
- Network adapters
- {Your device}
- Properties
- Power Management
Windows is good at burying these things.
That one is device specific.
What has a LAN card got to do with your wifi device?
The A6210 is a USB adapter.
Right idea, but wrong place.
Wifi power saving
Why do you want a USB adapter if you have a Wireless LAN Card?
