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wireless problem

Tina2024 — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 23:35:13 GMT

I have a Lenovo tablet with the intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160.

I got a new router and now my computer can not find my network. My adult children live next door and have the exact same router and I can see it but not my own.

How can I fix this problem? It keeps looking for my old router but not the new.

Re: wireless problem

n_scott_pearson — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:59:34 GMT

In the very last update to the driver for this card, Intel fixed an issue that prevented the card from interoperating with WiFi 6 Routers. You need to download and install this driver.

Since this is a (long) discontinued card, Intel does not provide any support for it - and this includes provided driver downloads (really slimy move, IMHO). All is not lost, when the discontinuation announcements were made, I archived copies of the final driver releases for the various cards. Since so many people have needed these drivers, I made this part of my archive public. Use this link: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtacZBU04mo-j-tQ34BdSDv6y1BFsg?e=7gn50T to access this share. Subfolders provide final driver packages for most of the Discontinued Wireless cards (look closely at the titles for yours).

Hope this helps,

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Re: wireless problem

VARADHARAJAN — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:32:17 GMT

Did you enable wifi in your new router, also enable allow the device to find

Varadharajan K

Re: wireless problem

Jeremy31 — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 23:26:44 GMT

Try changing the channel the router uses as there could be a channel conflict

Re: wireless problem

VARADHARAJAN — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:54:57 GMT

@Jeremy31

share screenshots wlan settings page in router

Re: wireless problem

Tina2024 — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:24:14 GMT

Mine is an AC-3160 will the 3165 you work to fix it?

Re: wireless problem

Tina2024 — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:27:27 GMT

looks like i have windows 8.1

will the 3165 work for my 3160?

Re: wireless problem

n_scott_pearson — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:30:04 GMT

Will the 3165 drivers work for the 3160? Absolutely not; you must use the drivers from the 3160 folder. Pick the package specific to your Windows version.

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