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Title: DWA 171 limited connectivity when restarting
Post by: ectokid on August 18, 2015, 01:46:11 PM
Hi,

I have a DWA-171 wireless AC dual band adapter. I upgraded my machine to windows 10.

Whenever I restart my machine, I get limited wireless connectivity. I can't browse any websites. If I disconnect and reconnect to my wifi network, then the connection works flawlessly. Any idea how/if this can be fixed?

Thanks.
Title: Re: DWA 171 limited connectivity when restarting
Post by: FurryNutz on August 18, 2015, 01:54:48 PM
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Was the adapter working correctly before the windows upgrade?
Try uninstalling the driver completely then installing the driver using the most current driver from the main web site...

FYI: http://support.dlink.com/FAQView.aspx?f=MRBldvYIZ9JH35rXze0xbQ%3d%3d (http://support.dlink.com/FAQView.aspx?f=MRBldvYIZ9JH35rXze0xbQ%3d%3d)
Title: Re: DWA 171 limited connectivity when restarting
Post by: ectokid on August 18, 2015, 02:05:11 PM
Hi. I'm in Brazil.

I didn't get a chance to try it out before the upgrade, because I bought the adapter after I upgraded the machine.

I tried several times installing/uninstalling the d-link drivers, but they never worked for me. Installation hangs or either it installs and the wifi manager never opens.

The vanilla Windows drivers do actually work, but I get the problem described previously. Other devices (mobile/tablets) work fine after restarting. I only get the limited connectivity after restart with my main machine. Do note that disconnecting/reconnecting always solves the problem.

Driver version info:

(http://i.imgur.com/VAKAw8j.png?1)
Title: Re: DWA 171 limited connectivity when restarting
Post by: FurryNutz on August 18, 2015, 02:15:04 PM
Might check RealTeks site to see if there is any up to date 10 drivers.

You might phone contact your regional D-Link support office on the phone and ask when they will come out with a new driver version. WIndows 10 is too new so it maybe a bit before we see drivers as I presume they are working on updating those products that D-Link deems upgradable to Windows 10.
Title: Re: DWA 171 limited connectivity when restarting
Post by: ectokid on August 18, 2015, 02:20:52 PM
Yeah, windows update tells me these are the newest drivers. I have no idea where to look on the realtek website for the correct dlink adapter driver version.

It's a shame because the driver works, it's just a pita to have to disconnect/reconnect every time I boot the machine.

Title: Re: DWA 171 limited connectivity when restarting
Post by: FurryNutz on August 20, 2015, 12:17:35 PM
Might see if you can find out what chip set is used on the 171. This could be used on the RealTek site to search for drivers.