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WNA3100 constantly disconnecting on Windows 10
Hello, I own two WNA3100: http://support.netgear.com/product/WNA3100 wifi adapters, one for a Windows 10 machine, the other for a Windows 7 machine. The one I'm using for Windows 7 works fine and has...
i found a solution that worked for me:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/WiFi-Adapters/A6200-Disconnecting-on-Windows-10/td-p/981072
Step 1:Go to "Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Power Options > Change Plan Settings > Change Advanced Power Settings".Step 2:Expand "Wireless Adaptor Settings > Power Saving Mode" and make sure it is set to "Maximum Performance".Step 3:Expand "USB Settings > USB Selective Suspend Settings" and change Setting to "Disabled".
Mine continuously disconnects. If you have the receipt, bring it back to the store and return it. Get an Atheros or something.
If I look at the Windows Event Viewer, I generally see a series of warning-level events from source NDIS, with descriptions like the folowing:
"The network interface "NETGEAR WNA3100 N300 Wireless USB Adapter" has begun resetting. There will be a momentary disruption in network connectivity while the hardware resets.
Reason: The network driver detected that its hardware has stopped responding to commands."
I see a bunch of them in a row. The reset process evidently doesn't ever work.
Here's the procedure I do on Windows 10, every time it disconnects, courtesy of a nice support person at Microsoft. And then it's ok for a while, until it decides it isn't.
1) Run command shell as administrator. I've pinned a shortcut to my desktop and have a sticky with these instructions, because it comes up very frequently.
2) netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt
3) netsh winsock reset
4) ipconfig /registerdns
5) ipconfig /flushdns
6) ipconfig /release
7) ipconfig /renew