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Preface: I am running Windows 10 Pro on a desktop computer, and using a Linksys WUSB6300 AC1200 wifi adapter.
I have been having this problem for a few months now, but it has become more severe as of recent: my internet will stop working (as in, no information in, no information out), and then a few seconds later, the wifi connection will visibly drop. The computer will spend the next 30 or so seconds trying to reconnect. If I observe the process of reconnecting, windows will tell me that it "failed to connect to network" after about 10 seconds, and then immediately try again. While reconnecting, the adapter's WPS/Security LED is a slow flashing amber, which apparently means that there's a WPS session overlap (I don't know what that means. Only source I can find for this information, and I assume this is reliable https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/linksys-wusb6300-ac1200-wireless-ac-usb-adapter,4292.html). After reconnecting, there are no lingering side-effects.
The duration between disconnects is variable, but generally it happens multiple times a day, sometimes in bursts with a few minutes between each, sometimes not. The disconnect occurs independent of the usage of the internet or the computer itself. I have not noticed it occurring more or less likely when using or not using the internet, and it can even interrupt online game sessions, or happen when I have not touched the computer for 30 minutes. By extension, I am able to gather that it is unrelated to how hot the adapter might get (it gets a bit warm sometimes, though. regardless, it still does this when cool).
There are 6 devices connected to the wifi: 3 mobile (android), 3 desktop computers (on windows 10). This desktop computer is the only device with any issues. The router and modem were simultaneously replaced on this very day with a combined router/modem from COX (relevant info below). The issue occurred before replacing the router/modem, and it is still occurring afterward.
After consulting other posts, I have looked through the windows event viewer and reliability monitor. No relevant information in reliability monitor, but I am finding events in the event viewer which I believe correspond to the times of the disconnects (but only to some of them, not all of them seem to have associated events).
I have only spotted warnings as of now:
Event 1014, DNS Client Event: "Name resolution for the name url_goes_here timed out after none of the configured DNS servers responded."
Already tried solutions:
Full system specs:
Windows 10 Pro 20H2
Motherboard: B450 Gaming Plus
Processor: Ryzen 5 3600
Graphics Card: GTX 1660
RAM: 2 x 8 GB @ 3200 Mhz
Storage: 500 GB Western Digital Blue SSD
PSU: CX650M
Age of components: GPU and Motherboard are going on nearly 2 years, others are on less than 1 year each.
Wifi Adapter: Linksys WUSB6300 AC1200
Age of Adapter: Unknown exact, =< 1 year upper bound.
ISP: COX
Router/Modem Model #: CGM4141
Previous Router/Modem Model #: Unknown
I have been having this problem for a few months now, but it has become more severe as of recent: my internet will stop working (as in, no information in, no information out), and then a few seconds later, the wifi connection will visibly drop. The computer will spend the next 30 or so seconds trying to reconnect. If I observe the process of reconnecting, windows will tell me that it "failed to connect to network" after about 10 seconds, and then immediately try again. While reconnecting, the adapter's WPS/Security LED is a slow flashing amber, which apparently means that there's a WPS session overlap (I don't know what that means. Only source I can find for this information, and I assume this is reliable https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/linksys-wusb6300-ac1200-wireless-ac-usb-adapter,4292.html). After reconnecting, there are no lingering side-effects.
The duration between disconnects is variable, but generally it happens multiple times a day, sometimes in bursts with a few minutes between each, sometimes not. The disconnect occurs independent of the usage of the internet or the computer itself. I have not noticed it occurring more or less likely when using or not using the internet, and it can even interrupt online game sessions, or happen when I have not touched the computer for 30 minutes. By extension, I am able to gather that it is unrelated to how hot the adapter might get (it gets a bit warm sometimes, though. regardless, it still does this when cool).
There are 6 devices connected to the wifi: 3 mobile (android), 3 desktop computers (on windows 10). This desktop computer is the only device with any issues. The router and modem were simultaneously replaced on this very day with a combined router/modem from COX (relevant info below). The issue occurred before replacing the router/modem, and it is still occurring afterward.
After consulting other posts, I have looked through the windows event viewer and reliability monitor. No relevant information in reliability monitor, but I am finding events in the event viewer which I believe correspond to the times of the disconnects (but only to some of them, not all of them seem to have associated events).
I have only spotted warnings as of now:
Event 1014, DNS Client Event: "Name resolution for the name url_goes_here timed out after none of the configured DNS servers responded."
Already tried solutions:
- Reinstalling network drivers
- Changing which USB port was being used by the adapter
- Disabling "allow windows to turn off this device to save power"
Full system specs:
Windows 10 Pro 20H2
Motherboard: B450 Gaming Plus
Processor: Ryzen 5 3600
Graphics Card: GTX 1660
RAM: 2 x 8 GB @ 3200 Mhz
Storage: 500 GB Western Digital Blue SSD
PSU: CX650M
Age of components: GPU and Motherboard are going on nearly 2 years, others are on less than 1 year each.
Wifi Adapter: Linksys WUSB6300 AC1200
Age of Adapter: Unknown exact, =< 1 year upper bound.
ISP: COX
Router/Modem Model #: CGM4141
Previous Router/Modem Model #: Unknown
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