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creeper277
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Jan 05, 2015

Netgear A6210 internet drops

So, I just got the Netgear A6210 network adapter for Christmas because I was having problems with my old one and it works great but the only problem is I'm getting internet drops randomly for like a ...
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clitchfo
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Jan 22, 2015
Yes, I'm having the same issue. Just got the adapter today from Amazon. I'm also running Windows 8.1 and downloaded the latest "stand-alone" driver from the Netgear web site. I can consistently replicate the drop by downloading large files from the LAN as well as streaming video from my Slingbox. I can remove the adapter and replace with my existing (slower) adapter and the drops don't recur. I'm hopeful this is a driver issue, but it could be defective hardware I suppose... Any updates would be appreciated.