Their reply is unacceptable for me, since they probably know their card is having the problem. But what we see from this forum all of us are having the same problem with different brands of computers. I sent mail to Intel and they replied to me to ask my computer manufacturer (Acer). If your computer is trying to connect with the 'n' then you are having the problems. I think the problem is the compatibility with the 802.11 n. There are three other laptops in the home which work just fine and never drop connection.Ī new router that supports all the 802.11 a/b/g/n protocols can permit all wireless cards/PC's with all kind of cards to connect to its WLAN. I have not made any changes in the last 12 months to my wireless network settings in the router or on the computer. I have tried using the latest version driver from the Intel site (13.4.0.9) and that has the same problem as the version that is the latest on my laptop vendors site (13.0.0.107). Sometimes the scan will not find it and all I can do is re-boot. I try scanning for hardware changes and sometimes that will find it and I can re-enable it. Sometimes when I go into device manager the adapter isn't even listed. Now it is disconnecting as often as every minute or two.

A few weeks ago it was disconnecting one or two times a day. I go into device manager and disable the adapter and re-enable it and it works fine for a bit and then disconnects again. I boot the computer and the light will be blue. On my laptop there is a light that shines blue when connected and orange when not connected. The Intel WiFi Link 5100 AGN adapter keeps dropping connection. I'm having a problem that just started with my 2 year old laptop.

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