D-Link DWA 182 Unusal but interesting problem.

[thedog123123]

I have a DWA-182 rev C1 USB Wifi adapter. Every time I boot the PC up the wifi adapter will connect to the 5GHz wifi but it says there is no internet connection. I know this isn't correct because my laptop/phone both have a good connection to the 5ghz wifi. I can eventually get it to connect after plugging it in and out several times ( and occasionally doing ipconfig releases/renews). I have the best drivers and I have tried different USB ports. I have another older wifi adapter that works fine so I know it isn't related to anything to my PC

-Running windows 10 64 bit.
-Mobo Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 3

One thing that is very weird:

Whenever it connects but can't find the internet, the network properties for the 5ghz network says the frequency is 2.4 (which is not correct). When I do eventually get the adapter to connect it will say that it is the correct 5ghz band. Could the adapter be struggling to receive at 5GHz?

 

[Ralston18]

Try putting the adapter on a USB extension cable so you can place the adapter up higher or otherwise move it around. Just changing the adapter's location by a few feet can make a difference.