Netgear A7000 adapter randomly disconnects

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edgoyy wrote:

Just recently I started having an issue with my A7000 adapter where randomly it disconnects from my WiFi, and to reconnect I have to unplug and plug the adapter back in.

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You might find it fruitful to do a bit more troubleshooting to try to work out why it disconnects from the wifi.

What happens when you see this? Does the wifi look OK and can other things connect as expected?

What speed do you connect at? 5 GHz may be faster than 12.4 GHz but it has a shorter range and is more prone to interference?

Is there any wifi nearby that might be on the same 2.4GHz band? Have you tried changing the channel?

You don't say what router you have, so you'll have to work out how to do that.

You might also like to look for issues in Windows. They can also mess up an adapter.

If nothing else, check that the USB settings for the adapter aren't set to allow it to go to sleep.

Wifi adapter properties

You don't want it to allow "sleep mode".

As to this bit:

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edgoyy wrote:

Whenever I try and reconnect before unplugging the adapter, it says "Cannot connect to this network."

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I don't follow what is happening. Is that a Windows message? What says that?