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Network Connectivity Issues Since the latest major update April 2018, my laptop continuously looses internet connection. The laptop will remain connected to the internet for about 20 minutes, regardless of activity before randomly disconnecting. All networks are still able to be found, however the wifi fails to reconnect once it is broken and the laptop needs to be fully restarted in order to get back the connection. As all other devices on the same network are running fine, there is no issue with the modem/routers. The following were run to help diagnose and resolve the issue: • Following CMD commands using ipconfig/release '/renew '/flushdns, ifconfig, all failed to resolve the issue.

• The Windows troubleshoot and CMD ping tests also failed to identify any issue. • Looking in device manager, all drivers appear to be working and with no new updates available. • Using system services, all services corresponding to connectivity were restarted, and yet the issue is still present. In an effort to resolve possible BIOS problems which maybe effecting the connectivity, I attempted to download and run BIOS and Wifi updates from the ASUS website, however Windows failed to recognize the file formats (300 file type) and thus was unable to run them successfully. It is an ASUS model X series with a Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter.

Qualcomm website stipulates that their products do not come with end user support and to obtain drivers from the vendor associated with it. In this case the vendor for this network card is Windows, however I was unable to obtain any such driver assist from Windows support. Any help in fixing my connectivity issue will be greatly appreciated, thank you. Can you do the following: In the Device Manager double-click the wireless adapter > Driver What is the 'Driver Version'? Then click on the 'Details' tab, then choose 'Hardware Ids' from the drop-down menu under 'Property'. What is listed under 'Value'? Thanks for your reply.

Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter Driver Version: 3.0.2.201 Hardware Ids: PCI VEN_168C&DEV_0032&SUBSYS_11861A3B&REV_01 PCI VEN_168C&DEV_0032&SUBSYS_11861A3B PCI VEN_168C&DEV_0032&CC_028000 PCI VEN_168C&DEV_0032&CC_0280. Try the driver from the following link (10.0.3.456): Note: This is a non-Microsoft website.

The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it. The driver has to be installed via the Device Manager: Extract the drivers and locate the athw10x.inf which is the 64-bit.inf file (assuming you have 64-bit installation of Windows). Then do the following: Open the Device Manager and right-click the wireless adapter > Update driver > Browse my computer for driver software > Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer > Have Disk > then 'Browse' to and then click on the athw10x.inf in the folder with the extracted files > OK Continue with the installation and restart the computer.

Manually finding the correct Qualcomm Atheros drivers is harder than getting the other drivers to some point, because Qualcomm does not offer support and drivers to end consumers. And you have to go to the module manufacturer’s website or the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) to search drivers.

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