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realdead_man
Apprentice
Feb 04, 2017
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Windows 1607 (anniversary edition) Breaks Adhoc wifi hotspot creation (2)

Because the Netgear rep seems to think my problem fixed, I started a new thread. (admitedly, the original problem WAS fixed)   ------------------------------------------------------------   Windo...
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    realdead_man
    Mar 20, 2017

    HATING  to see the 6210 sitting used in a box, I began playing with network setting on my phone and computer.

     

    Running Speed tests and such, wondering about possiblitys with 2 wifi cards.....

     

    For some reason, I plugged in the 6210 and played around with the settings, and my phone WIFI.

     

    All of sudden, I noticed a dramatic bump in download speed with my phone.  (The 6210 is faster than the ASUS, cause asus is USB 2 Smiley Sad )

     

    For some, as of yet unknown reason, the 6210 TOOK OVER my connectify hotspot and WORKS.*  OR maybe not.

     

    SOMETHING happened, and my WIFI speed increased, but I have not been able to prove the 6210 IS working.........

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realdead_man
Apprentice
Feb 04, 2017

While i use the term "ad hoc" what I really mean is I am talking about creating hotspot in "infrastructure" mode, utilizing the built in API in windows 10 to create a hotspot.

 

BUT if either one will work, it will be better than nothing.

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    realdead_man
    Apprentice
    Feb 05, 2017

    I, like many other people here, have been a life-long NETGEAR customer.   From my first firewall back in 2000, to the 6210, 16 years of products.

    I purchased this card solely because it said NETGEAR, and up until then, my Netgear experience was always good-excellent.

     

    I paid 70-80 dollars when I could have gotten some way cheaper.

     

    I am not quite ready to give up, but it is close.

     

    Windows WILL upgrade to 1607+, like it or not.  MS not longer give you a choice.   I must have it working, or else no more netgear for me.  Ever.