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Question

Atheros ar9285 wireless network adapter windows xp

Mar 25, 2016 12:05PM PDT

Hi Experts,

I have issue with Atheros ar9285 wireless network adapter windows xp. It simply disappears from the following sections without any kind of activity on my part :-

1)Device Manager->>> Network Adapter
2)View All network connections
3)Msinfo32(command) -->> System information->>Network ->>> Adapter(the driver location is not there)

I can't attach screenshots since there is no option for it

The issue is that this wireless adapter disappears and then reappears in an arbitrary manner since last few months.

Is there any solution to this issue?

Please guide. Thanks in advance.

Regards,
RAhul

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Small world.`
Mar 25, 2016 12:11PM PDT

It's been a few months but first about pictures. You put then up on imgur or another picture share site and you can have them in your posts.

Next, I reloaded XP at the office and it essentially had no WiFi access because back then it was only no security or WEP, which is essentially no security. So there is no solution there.

Later we let XP update to SP3 and the laptop maker had a new driver with WPA2 support so then it did work. But you only have XP so there's no solution.

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Pics
Mar 25, 2016 12:55PM PDT

Hi,

Thanks for your prompt reply, Sorry for the wrong information.

I have WIN XP Professional SP 3 installed

and it was working correctly for many years, I am not sure why all of a sudden this issue has come up.

I am giving the image links as follows:-

http://i.imgur.com/RSLJZcG.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/M7UxuJm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3HH0elM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/1k2wrR2.jpg

Please guide, I am sure there is something silly thing going on here since there is no reason for wireless to behave like this.

please guide, I will be very thankful to you.

Rahul

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Given the longer story.
Mar 25, 2016 1:11PM PDT

It sounds like a hardware failure. When I go on calls I carry spares. USB WiFi sticks are pretty cheap compared to a service counter or call. I'd try a new one.

I didn't notice if you tried the usual cleanup with canned air then with power removed unplug and plug in the cranky device then re-test.

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Thanks
Mar 25, 2016 1:35PM PDT

thanks , I think I will buy the USB WIFI ADAPTER, it seems like a much cheaper option rather than wasting time and money to solve this frivolous issue

Thanks again.