So my problem is this whenever I use my wifi after a few days the signal strength has limited underneath. Where you would see the network name. most of the time the internet works, but it is as it says LIMITED. So I was wondering if there was a fix for it out there. What I currently do is every time I get it I have to turn airplane mode on wait for it to disconnect. Then turn airplane mode off. It seems to work perfectly fine. As long as you refresh your network like once a week. YES I do reboots like every week a reg clean I make sure I have a backup saved if it goes wrong. I also do lots of boot time scans with my security program which is a good sign that it is not a virus.
I am using a asus on windows 8.1. I don’t know the actual brand but it is a modem from Uverse. I believe the brand is sysco.my wifi adapter is qualcom Athreos AR9485 Network adapter. The CPU is AMD A8-4500M 1.9 GHz
Sounds like you may have bad drivers or the WiFi adapter is on it's way out. However, seeing that this is a problem with WiFi, there are a lot of things to troubleshoot.
- What Operating System are you using?
- What router are you using?
- What is the brand of WiFi adapter? Atheros? Broadcom? Atensic? Marvell? Realtek?
- Are you using 2.4 GHz or 5.8 GHz?
Let's narrow it down some.
As I said in my previous post I run a Athros AR9485 I also I have a Sysco Uverce router-modum.
You edited your post 4 times in a row after I posted my questions. Don't get snarky, especially when you're at fault.
Windows 8 and 8.1 have a faulty wireless stack, and it's known to cause issues. I've been between Atheros and Broadcom wireless adapters, and driver changes do not resolve the problem. In my case, I went back to Windows 7 and haven't had an issue with it.
Open up command prompt, go to random spots in your house, and type in
netsh wlan show interfaces
and it will you your signal strength down near the bottom. note that
Then, do ping tests to the router (your default gateway)
To get default gateway
ipconfig
then you will ping it
ping -n 20 "default gateway"
note do not type in the quotes
I recommend starting off right next to the router and observe any packet loss, if you are getting packet loss right next to the router then there is something wrong with the router or your wireless card. In order to confirm this, connect to your router via ethernet cable, and conduct the same speed tests. If packets are still dropped over a wired connection then there is problem with the router and it should be returned for being faulty. If it all says 0% packet loss, then there is something wrong with the wifi. Try going into the router settings, and changing which channel the wireless setting is configured to.
If signal degradation happens at the far off end of the house, try moving the router towards the center of the house, as this is the optimal position. If you cannot, then you should go buy an access point to extend your range.
Try reinstalling the drivers also.
Also if it stays limited you may need to reaqire an ipaddress for your computer. To do this simply type this command into cmd.
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
This is a common issue.
for some strange reason my ethernet cable doesn't work
How exactly do I ping it?