Re: Issues with D-Link DWA-160 network adapter
Is there anything you have changed to the system lately? Is there another adapter you can use and try and recreate the issue?- - -
Lucas Rufkahr
Feb 5, 2025 at 09:24 by ceppo@oziosi.org:
> Hello everyone.
> I've been using my D-Link DWA-160 network adapter for around two years
> without any issue for a couple of years. Some weeks ago however, it
> started misbehaving.
> After I use it as usual for a seemingly random amount of time (but see
> below), spanning from a few minutes to several hours, I suddenly get
> disconnected from wifi. After that, if I try to connect again with nmcli
> my computer freezes and I can only force it off. However, if I unplug
> the adapter, plug it in again and then reconnect with nmcli everything
> works fine - until I get disconnected again.
> At first I didn't bother to even look for a solution, since this
> happened only once in a few days. However, now it happens several times
> a day, and most often when I reach high download speeds. Anything around
> 2 MiB/s for more than a handful of seconds seems to be a granted
> trigger.
> I couldn't find any useful information online and I know nothing about
> wifi hardware or software. Can anyone help troubleshooting this?
>
>
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