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SOLVED:

  • Home WIFI is set to Channel 4 and has over 90% signal.
  • Neighbour WIFI is set to Channel 4 and has over 90% signal.
  • I set Home WIFI to Channel 1 - it was set to Auto
  • Home Laptop detects Home WIFI 5 times after I switch Router off and on - it used to not detect after 1-2 switches.
  • Home Laptop connects to Home WIFI in less than 2 seconds - it used to take more than 10 seconds.

Problem:

  • Home Laptop doesn't detect Home WIFI except sometimes

Exception:

  • Sometimes Home Laptop detects and connects to Home WIFI successfully + internet works great like when I posted this question. Generally it happens after turning Home Router off and on.

Mission:

  • To make Home Laptop detect Home WIFI

WIFI detection:

  • Everything detects Home WIFI except Home Laptop
  • Home Laptop detects Every WIFI except Home WIFI
  • Home Laptop detects Home WIFI on Neighbour Cable Line
  • Home Laptop doesn't detect Neighbour WIFI on Home Cable Line

Info:

  • OS: Windows 10 Home 64bit
  • Router: Nokia G-140w-G
  • WIFI Adapter: Qualcomm Atheros QCA61x4A Wireless Network Adapter

Tried:

  • Windows Update - up to date: 24.11.2019
  • Windows Reset including deleting files
  • Network Reset + Windows Restart
  • Router Reset
  • Router Unplug everything for more than a minute
  • WIFI Adapter Driver Update - "Windows has determined that the best driver for this device is already installed"
  • WIFI Adapter Drivers Replacement - 3 replaced
  • WIFI Adapter enable/disable
  • Mobile Hot Spot - doesn't detect

2 Answers2

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The reason why Home Laptop doesn't detect Home WIFI in a stable way is Home WIFI Channel overlaps with Neighbour WIFI Channel.

To solve the problem, set Home WIFI Channel to different value.

Read more:

Why channel 1, 6 and 11 are best for Wifi communication 802.11n?

Why use wifi channels other than 1, 6 or 11?

Should WiFi routers be set to a channel or choose automatically?

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Looking at your list of environment tests (first paragraph), do the following two steps:

  1. Update the Router firmware and then do a hard reset of the router.

  2. Try a different router (borrow one if you can).