Windows 10: Strange Wi-Fi issues with Dell inspiron.

Hello.


Im hoping for a little guidance.

I've been having issues with my ISP supplied Wi-Fi router so I went and bought a 2 band Dlink AC750.


My laptop is a few years old now and it's Wi-Fi card Dell wireless 1704 802.11b/g/n doesnt support the 5ghz signal on the router, so i went to connect to the 2.4ghz channel. Unfortunately my PC wouldnt "discover" any signals coming from the router.


I looked through many online forums and spoke with an IT buddy if mine and eventually got it to work by changing the 802.11 mode on the routers settings from mixed n/g/b to g/b only. And BOOYAH!!!! PC discovers signal connects all is right in the world.


This morning however Wi-Fi is doing some weird and confusing ****. It worked fine on my pc and phone/chromecast/alexa all day yesterday. Before bed i shutdown my pc.

Today. Phone/chromecast/Alexa all g. Start up pc. Cant detect the 2.4ghz signal. All other devices are connected to 5ghz

Go into Wi-Fi settings on pc. Everything the same. Go into router advanced settings via tethering pc to phone. No changes.

I change the router from mix b/g to only 802.11b. No change. Cant detect Wi-Fi signal.

I then return router settings to mixed b/g and boom pc detects signal and auto connects.


Weird. This is a bit of an effort to have to takr possibly any time I restart or shutdown my laptop. I would love any assistance please.

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Wi-Fi issue: Limited connectivity

Hi Scot,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community forum.



I suggest you to run the in-built troubleshooter for Internet connections.

• Open 'Settings' and click on 'Update and security'.
  
• On the left pane, select 'Troubleshoot' and run the troubleshooter for 'Internet Connections'.
  

You may also try the troubleshooting steps listed in the articles listed below and check if it works:

• Fix network connection issues in Windows
  
• Fix Wi-Fi problems in Windows 10
  
  
  

Hope it helps.

 

Wi-fi issue

Hi Galin,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

We are will surely help you with the issue.

I suggest you to run the below troubleshooter and check.

Run the build-in network troubleshooter

Follow the steps:

• 
  Type Troubleshooting in the Search box from the desktop.
  
• 
  Select the Troubleshooting option.
  
• 
  Select View All option and select the Network Adapter.
  
• 
  Click on Next to perform the Network Adapter troubleshooter and follow the steps.
  

Note: Refer the below link.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/wi-fi-sense-faq

Let us know if this helps or post back if you need further assistance, we will be glad to help.

 

USB Wi-Fi Adapter Disabling

Is it on Windows 8's compatibility list (check MS website- forgot link)?

I had an issue with one Wi-fi adapter and it wasn't listed as compatible- All was well when I swapped it out with one on the compatibility list