Wifi disconnects all the time on ASUS laptop Qualcomm Atheros AR956

Hi, I had this problem on another post and though it was solved so I marked it as solved. After half a day with a new driver from the manufacturer the problem started again. So it isnt solved.

ASUS X55B, laptop, AMD dual Core A9, Network adapter is Qualcomm AR956.

I noticed that it only disconects when i attempt to surf with chrome or explorer. If I don not open the browsers I have connection all the time and my dropbox will be synchronizing stuff all the time. I now learned that the connection drops when I open a browser and attempt to open a webpage. Sometime connection dies a soon as I press return after an address is typed, sometimes I can browse a webpage for half aminute. Then Its a pain in the ass to reconnect. Read my previous post. Prior to this I didnt have dropbox on the computer. When I though I had solved the problem I installed dropbox so that I could start using my stuff on that computer. What I now notice since dropbox is syncing gigabytes of stuff is that wifi connection never drops when dropbox is downloading, but connection drops when I open a browser and attempt to surf a webpage.

Wifi drops every 5-30 seconds - Windows 10 Forums

Hi
You can try update Wireless Lan Drivers.

Qualcomm/Atheros Wireless Lan Drivers Version 10.0.3.458 WHQL

Grom0X said:

Hi
You can try update Wireless Lan Drivers.

Qualcomm/Atheros Wireless Lan Drivers Version 10.0.3.458 WHQL

I did update Qualcoom Atheros driver from the Qualcomm page 2 days ago (or when ever it was that I though I solved it) . I downloaded and installed the the last driver for the atheros AR956

Grom0X said:

Hi
You can try update Wireless Lan Drivers.

Qualcomm/Atheros Wireless Lan Drivers Version 10.0.3.458 WHQL

Ok just tried this but it did not work. I succesfully installed and rebooted. But I still have the same problems

Referring back to your old thread post 4 post results from the wireless test be sure to run as administrator

Grom0X said:

Hi
You can try update Wireless Lan Drivers.

Qualcomm/Atheros Wireless Lan Drivers Version 10.0.3.458 WHQL

Ok just tried this but it did not work. I succesfully installed and rebooted. But I still have the same problems

Samuria said:

Referring back to your old thread post 4 post results from the wireless test be sure to run as administrator

Ok, I am doing that now.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP-NE7R80T
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 10-7B-44-38-FA-13
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 12:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 12-9F-38-48-FB-15
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TAP-NordVPN Windows Adapter V9
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-FF-44-E6-82-56
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Qualcomm Atheros AR956x Wireless Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 40-9F-38-48-FB-15
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::cd9f:2936:f21a:d841%18(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.6(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, May 21, 2018 6:15:15 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, May 24, 2018 7:10:14 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::1%18
192.168.100.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 356556600
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-21-78-FB-FF-10-7B-44-38-FA-13
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::1%18
192.168.100.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Interface name : Wi-Fi
There are 3 networks currently visible.

SSID 1 : SopiahBrG
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
BSSID 1 : 3c:78:43:90:71:c0
Signal : 74%
Radio type : 802.11n
Channel : 6
Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54

SSID 2 : Davince 30
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
BSSID 1 : 3c:78:43:90:76:e0
Signal : 62%
Radio type : 802.11n
Channel : 1
Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54

SSID 3 :
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : Open
Encryption : None
BSSID 1 : fa:8f:ca:66:ff:85
Signal : 26%
Radio type : 802.11n
Channel : 11
Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54


Profiles on interface Wi-Fi:

Group policy profiles (read only)
---------------------------------
<None>

User profiles
-------------
All User Profile : SopiahBrG


Pinging 194.119.131.66 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 194.119.131.66: bytes=32 time=216ms TTL=55
Reply from 194.119.131.66: bytes=32 time=216ms TTL=55
Reply from 194.119.131.66: bytes=32 time=215ms TTL=55
Reply from 194.119.131.66: bytes=32 time=217ms TTL=55

Ping statistics for 194.119.131.66:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 215ms, Maximum = 217ms, Average = 216ms

Pinging plus.net [212.159.8.2] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 212.159.8.2:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

Tracing route to 194.119.131.66 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 * 348 ms 59 ms 1.100.168.192.in-addr.arpa [192.168.100.1]
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 * * 1053 ms 61.94.117.129
6 38 ms 33 ms 33 ms 61.94.117.130
7 174 ms 171 ms 171 ms 229.190.240.180.in-addr.arpa [180.240.190.229]
8 171 ms 171 ms 172 ms 41.196.240.180.in-addr.arpa [180.240.196.41]
9 204 ms 204 ms 205 ms clara2.par.franceix.net [37.49.236.61]
10 201 ms 201 ms 202 ms sd-mse2-te-0-0-1-7.router.fr.clara.net [212.43.193.120]
11 215 ms 213 ms 213 ms tengige0-0-0-2-tcl3-mse2.router.uk.clara.net [195.8.68.149]
12 217 ms 219 ms 217 ms be2-tcl2-mse1.router.uk.clara.net [195.157.3.37]
13 218 ms 217 ms 217 ms be1-tcl2-mse2.router.uk.clara.net [195.157.3.42]
14 216 ms 216 ms 216 ms be2-t6-mse1.router.uk.clara.net [195.157.3.45]
15 215 ms 215 ms 215 ms cns1.uk.vianw.net [194.119.131.66]

Trace complete.
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Adobe Genuine Software Integrity Service
AdobeUpdateService
Advanced SystemCare Service 11
AdvancedSystemCareAntivirus
AMD External Events Utility
Apple Mobile Device Service
Application Information
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AtherosSvc
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Base Filtering Engine
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Canon Inkjet Printer/Scanner/Fax Extended Survey Program
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COM+ Event System
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Conexant SmartAudio service
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Connected Devices Platform User Service_6868d
Contact Data_6868d
CoreMessaging
Credential Manager
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CxUtilSvc
Data Usage
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DCOM Server Process Launcher
Device Association Service
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Diagnostic Service Host
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Energy Server Service queencreek
Function Discovery Provider Host
Function Discovery Resource Publication
Geolocation Service
Group Policy Client
HomeGroup Provider
IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules
Intel(R) Driver & Support Assistant
Intel(R) System Usage Report Service SystemUsageReportSvc_QUEENCREEK
IObit Uninstaller Service
IP Helper
iPod Service
IPsec Policy Agent
Local Session Manager
McNeel Update Service 5.0
Network Connected Devices Auto-Setup
Network Connection Broker
Network Connections
Network List Service
Network Location Awareness
Network Store Interface Service
Payments and NFC/SE Manager
Plug and Play
Power
Print Spooler
Program Compatibility Assistant Service
Radio Management Service
Remote Access Connection Manager
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
RPC Endpoint Mapper
Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service
Security Accounts Manager
Security Center
Server
Shell Hardware Detection
SSDP Discovery
State Repository Service
Storage Service
Superfetch
Sync Host_6868d
System Event Notification Service
System Events Broker
Task Scheduler
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Themes
Time Broker
Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service
User Data Access_6868d
User Data Storage_6868d
User Manager
User Profile Service
Web Account Manager
Windows Audio
Windows Audio Endpoint Builder
Windows Connection Manager
Windows Defender Firewall
Windows Defender Security Center Service
Windows Event Log
Windows Font Cache Service
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
Windows License Manager Service
Windows Management Instrumentation
Windows Push Notifications System Service
Windows Push Notifications User Service_6868d
Windows Search
Windows Update
WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service
WLAN AutoConfig
Workstation
WPS Office Update Service

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MTU MediaSenseState Bytes In Bytes Out Interface
------ --------------- --------- --------- -------------
1500 1 31934534 4753772 Wi-Fi
1500 5 0 0 Local Area Connection* 12
4294967295 1 0 595895 Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1
1500 5 0 0 Ethernet
1500 5 0 0 Ethernet 2

Querying active state...

TCP Global Parameters
----------------------------------------------
Receive-Side Scaling State : enabled
Chimney Offload State : enabled
Receive Window Auto-Tuning Level : normal
Add-On Congestion Control Provider : default
ECN Capability : disabled
RFC 1323 Timestamps : disabled
Initial RTO : 3000
Receive Segment Coalescing State : enabled
Non Sack Rtt Resiliency : disabled
Max SYN Retransmissions : 2
Fast Open : enabled
Fast Open Fallback : enabled
Pacing Profile : off

===========================================================================
Interface List
8...10 7b 44 38 fa 13 ......Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
3...12 9f 38 48 fb 15 ......Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
7...00 ff 44 e6 82 56 ......TAP-NordVPN Windows Adapter V9
18...40 9f 38 48 fb 15 ......Qualcomm Atheros AR956x Wireless Network Adapter
1...........................Software Loopback Interface 1
===========================================================================

IPv4 Route Table
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.100.1 192.168.100.6 55
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 On-link 127.0.0.1 331
127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 331
127.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 331
192.168.100.0 255.255.255.0 On-link 192.168.100.6 311
192.168.100.6 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.100.6 311
192.168.100.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.100.6 311
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 127.0.0.1 331
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 192.168.100.6 311
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 331
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.100.6 311
===========================================================================
Persistent Routes:
None

IPv6 Route Table
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
If Metric Network Destination Gateway
18 311 ::/0 fe80::1
1 331 ::1/128 On-link
18 311 fe80::/64 On-link
18 311 fe80::cd9f:2936:f21a:d841/128
On-link
1 331 ff00::/8 On-link
18 311 ff00::/8 On-link
===========================================================================
Persistent Routes:
None
The requested operation requires elevation.
Server: UnKnown
Address: fe80::1


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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
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iCloudPhotos REG_SZ C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Internet Services\iCloudPhotos.exe
Advanced SystemCare Ultimate REG_SZ "C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Advanced SystemCare Ultimate\ASCTray.exe" /Auto

One site recommends turning off wi-fi sense. I cannot find wi-fi sense om my windows 10. I search wi-fi sense and nothing. I follow same steps as the site and my windows is different. Bizarre how can windows 10s be different? I'm soon going to throw my ASS-us shite from the 3rd storey, then go down and run it over with my truck 10 times. Then burn the remains.

There are two problems your DNS is set to the router set it to 1.1.1.1 & 1.0.0.1 the other thing is your signal is only 74% which is likely why its dropping as it's border lines just walking past it could make it drop. If sit next to the router is it ok?