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#296103 21-May-2022 15:59
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My wifi on my laptop keeps dropping - most obvious when playing online games. It will work again if I click on the wifi logo, click troubleshooting and resetting.

 

It doesn't seem affecting my other devices.

 

I moved house a year ago and the issue started. It never occurred in my previous house when it uses fiber. Now I am using VDSL.

 

Everything stays the same (laptop, modem, ISP).

 

I use those driver softwares and all my drivers are up to date.

 

Can someone please suggest what I should do to troubleshoot? Thanks

 

 

 

 


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  #2916870 21-May-2022 16:37
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Is your laptop overheating?





Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.




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  #2916882 21-May-2022 17:18
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Which WLAN card is it?


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  #2916897 21-May-2022 18:43
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It is a built-in network card Broadcom 802.11ac Network Adapter

 

Not thought about overheating- will monitor from now on.




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  #2916969 21-May-2022 21:41
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FKM:

 

It is a built-in network card Broadcom 802.11ac Network Adapter

 

Not thought about overheating- will monitor from now on.

 

 

Broadcom what model?

 

 


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  #2917415 22-May-2022 21:27
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Broadcom BCM4352


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  #2917417 22-May-2022 21:31
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I can suggest changing the wifi channel as a test (taking a note of what it's set to now if you need to revert). I found this with one device only - constantly dropping. I changed the channel and it stopped. Nothing else was impacted.


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