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 second or two and then it comes back. It's hardly noticeable when browsing the net, but when it comes to gaming it can be really frustrating. I have already looked up if anyone else has had a problem with this but have seen nothing. I should note the drivers are updated and I am running the adapter on Windows 8.1. I'm not entirely sure if it's my computer or the adapter, I'm just assuming it's the adapter as the last one I had didn't have this issue. If anyone knows anything that could help I could really use it, thanks.

It has got to be a driver. I have the A6200 and it was flawless on Win7. I upgraded to 8.1 and it has been horrible. Tech support is terrible. they even had the gall to tell me that it was my computer's fault (i.e. Microsoft).Most recently, they decided to send me a brand new one...guess what? Same problem. It will drop the connection and disappear from the network control panel. It stands to reason the 6210 and 6200 are having the same problem due to the driver but Netgear doesn't want or is incapable of fixing it:mad:.

iflyfred wrote:I just installed the new driver and I am still experiencing disconnections at an alarming rate. Did you remove the old driver beforehand? I've been using the new driver for a while (I helped test it) and its night and day better than the old one. I'd gone from constant drops to whats now a very stable connection where it probably drops a couple of times in a week rather than several times per hour at its worst.

I have the same issue... I've installed the latest software from the website, and I'm running Windows 8.1 Professional. I can plug in my previous (slower) adapter and it does not drop. I'm suspecting it's the hardware or the drivers. I can make it drop while trying to copy large files over the LAN. It will also drop when streaming video.Any updates would be greatly appreciated.

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.

creeper277 wrote: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 second or two and then it comes back. It's hardly noticeable when browsing the net, but when it comes to gaming it can be really frustrating. I have already looked up if anyone else has had a problem with this but have seen nothing. I should note the drivers are updated and I am running the adapter on Windows 8.1. I'm not entirely sure if it's my computer or the adapter, I'm just assuming it's the adapter as the last one I had didn't have this issue. If anyone knows anything that could help I could really use it, thanks.I have been having a similar problem where the A6210 occasionally seems to drop its connection to my Wifi, loses internet connection and says that no networks are available. A reboot fixes it. I am running Win 7 Pro 64bit on a Dell Opti-Plex 960.Here is one possible fix I am currently trying. Go to control panel, click on "System," open up the "Device Manager." Click on "Network Adapters," right click on the "A6210" and select "Properties." Click on the "Power Management" tab. Make sure "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" is unchecked.

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ACstm
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Apr 24, 2017
Just wanted to say I'm amazed with how absoloutely abysmal support for the A6210 has been. It's clear these issues have been going on for three whole years now, and yet there is still no solution. I cannot help but feel like I've been conned out of my money and I'm amazed Netgear hasn't recalled this product if they're not even going to attempt to fix it.

I'll add some more information to this issue, while I'm at it:

Every single port on my computer is a working USB 3.0 port. I had issues installing Windows 7 because it only recognized USB 2.0 ports. I have verified this time and time again. And yet the A6210 always warns me once I plug it in that it could perform faster if plugged into a USB 3.0 port. It is.

It seems to enjoy cutting me out when I'm downloading a torrent file. I should note quite clearly, incase it's not 100% obvious, legal torrents do exist so this should not be a design function if that is the excuse. I personally only use torrent clients for downloading legal files.

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