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New A6200 doesn't connect after restart.
Hi Guys,
Having issue with A6200 not connecting after restart, i have to take it out and plug it back up then it reads it. Is this normal or is there a fix for this?
thanks in advance
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Mark_K wrote: Do not use the latest firmware. you have to downgrade to the previous version and then it will connect on boot up.
Backed down to 1.0.0.8 and it did find it on reoot..will see how this goes and hope the next version remembers to add it back in..Fuby wrote: I'm having the same issues.. brand new A6200.. latest drivers.. latest bios.. as of this date of posting...and no connect on reboot... unplug it.. plug it in and it connects right up... unfortunate for me..it needs to be able to be connected on bootup.. so it might have to be thrown in the trash or returned..
come on netgear.. you cant be on the cutting edge .. when you can't even make it into a reboot..
Do not use the latest firmware. you have to downgrade to the previous version and then it will connect on boot up.- I'm having the same issues.. brand new A6200.. latest drivers.. latest bios.. as of this date of posting...and no connect on reboot... unplug it.. plug it in and it connects right up... unfortunate for me..it needs to be able to be connected on bootup.. so it might have to be thrown in the trash or returned..
come on netgear.. you cant be on the cutting edge .. when you can't even make it into a reboot.. - And BTW, I've owned the A6200 since the day it hit the shelves... So I'm not some kid who picked it up last week and I'm crying about a few hiccups. I've literally done 4 system wipes since November alone, just to get the A6200 working again. lol
- I had the same issue, every time a firmware update comes out... crash and burn. At one point I was actually up to "NETGEAR A6200 WiFi Adapter #7" due to the adapter being so fubar.
Other times, I'll turn my computer on, and the adapter doesn't even exist in the system anymore. Or the "file cannot be found" or there are "driver issues".
And it's not getting any better.
The sad part is, I did a clean install, formatted both harddrives, etc. to wipe all the crap that NetGear was throwing around my harddrive and start over "fresh" with the latest firmware update.
Alas, same problem.
File couldn't be found, driver errors, or taking an unGodly amount of time to find the driver with every startup.
It's been about 2 days since that wipe.
I actually had to go in and delete ALL of my USB ports out of Driver Manager, which didn't fix it, but when I turned my computer on like 2 days later, it mysteriously worked.
:confused: Who knows.
The only advice I can really give is to back up your A6200 drivers when they are ACTUALLY working. - Just got off the phone with Netgear support:
We had to down grade to the A6200_V1.0.0.18_Setup version and the issue is fixed.
They have logged it as a bug and they will be fixing it in the next version of the driver. - Okay,
I just submitted a ticket with support.
I told them to come look at this (their) forum and they will see others with the same issue.
This has something to do with the new Firmware they distributed. - lol LIKE I'M GOING TO DO THIS.....
This should work correctly without all this stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a work-a-round I just reach over and unplug and plug it back in.... - This may not be the answer some of you want but a fix for this is to create a batch file and run it at start up using task scheduler at logon.
@echo on
netsh interface set interface "NETGEAR A6200 WiFi Adapter #2" DISABLED
ping localhost -n 6 > nul
netsh interface set interface "NETGEAR A6200 WiFi Adapter #2" ENABLED
This batch file disables and reanables the adapter after 5 seconds. The ping command acts as a pause. You may need a longer pause.
I changed my adapter name so you'll need to get the name off of you system and make the appropriate changes.
Hope This Helps!I gave up. After a few hours on the phone with tech support, and a few hours trying various schemes to make this adapter work, it just was not worth it. I returned it to Amazon.
The Startup task series of commands works.
Thanks!
This WORKED! I needed my son's help to write the batch file and walk me through creating a task to run at startup, and had to do this as Administrator (and tick the box to run the task with highest priority), but, upon re-start, the adapter connection to the router and the Internet worked!
In my lay understanding, the set of commands is the equivalent of unplugging the adapter and re-plugging it in, which is what we have all had to do to get this A6200 to work.It is a nuisance that I had to go through this, but the good news is that the procedure works.
Thank you!
- Has anyone else upgraded their adaptor and not have this problem?
