Windows 8.1: WiFi dropping and/or "Limited"

Anonymous
2013-10-20T17:01:27+00:00

Since installing 8.1 Pro, I'm having issues with WiFi dropping internet connectivity and always showing "Limited" when clicking on the system tray icon.  When I troubleshoot the problem using the system tool it is always the gateway that is faulty.  I have uninstalled/reinstalled the device drivers several times, installed the newest drivers directly from Intel, restarted the computer, etc.  I can restore connectivity by turning WiFi off then back on, but the connection will drop at what seems to be random intervals.  My applicable system specs are as follows;

Lenovo Y510P  Laptop

Windows 8.1 Pro

Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230

Apple Time Capsule router w/newest firmware

Needless to say this is quite an irritating bug that didn't exist prior to the update to 8.1  I hope this can be resolved quickly. Thanks!

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-09-28T05:29:53+00:00

    The links are useful but I think people here would like specific recommendations for a very serious and fundamental problems which compels any serious business user to rethink his/her operating system when they can't even get a reliable connection because of OS software glitches

    However Internet connection problems are most commonly caused by disconnected cables or by routers and modems that aren't working correctly.

    Try these steps:

    Run Ipconfig /all at the command prompt to check if you are able to obtain an IP (internet protocol) address.

    a.Go to Start screen type command prompt select command prompt as an Administrator.

     b.Click ‘OK’ to open a MS-DOS command line window.

    c. Type "ipconfig /all" (without the quotation marks), and then hit the**‘ENTER’** key.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-09-19T12:25:16+00:00

    Has this been fixed? I have two laptops, one never disconnects (Windows 7) and the other does frequently (Windows 8).

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-09-13T11:24:39+00:00

    Hi All,

    i have also faced the same issue and i searched lots of articles but nothing found, then i used system restore options in windows 8.1 and found that microsoft windows updates updated the drivers of lan card. finally i found the solution that the drivers of broadcom 802.11n wireless lan card.

    for broadcom 802.11n wireless lan card driver you must use following version of drivers

    Wireless LAN_Broadcom_5.60.350.6

    you can download this drivers from following link,

    http://driverzone.com/%7B45268f28-70f3-4574-992d-f0d9bf8f8d06%7D?id=1581289

    use advance options to update the drivers to exiting drivers.

    its signed

    Signed on 2010.03.31

    Revert to this post if you need more help from my side. Thank you

    Regards,

    Sidharth M.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-09-01T04:54:38+00:00

    Sorry, your "my car doesn't work" is an example of ignorance and "so called IT expertise" in service to customer-user of the computer...

    Many cars, old and quite new, of different brand around the world sometimes don't work after the concrete supplyer of the petrol have changed the parameters of the fuel, even if according to the standards and latest status of the art know-how

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-09-01T04:21:23+00:00

    The same issue in my Dell XPS is reported by Intel, who provides the Centrino wireless product I have, to require a firmware upgrade. Intel has built new firmware for many of their wireless chips and reports my version is planned for upgrade as well. I suggest you check with Intel to see if your Centrino version has an update or is planned to have one. You can find the version in Device manager.

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