Wireless Network Adapter

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Rachelle Shriver

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Aug 3, 2024, 4:53:53 PM8/3/24

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How can I connect wireless network adapter to VMWare workstation ?(My Host OS is Windows 7 Ultimate, my Guest OS is Fedora 13 & my VMWare version is 6.5.0)I'm running Windows 7 on my Dell Vostro A860 laptop & my wireless network adapter is Atheros.

I think the only way to get a wireless NIC dedicated to the VM would be using a USB wireless NIC as a USB-passthrough device on the VM. When you have Workstation running and a USB device plugged in, it should give you an option to change whether that device is connected to the host or to the VM.

Use a Linux Live cd/usb and boot an that to be able to directly connect to your wifi hardware or use linux as the main OS with direct access to the wifi card and then use windows as a guest os, I know that this maybe not the ideal way but it will work.

Since there is only one WiFi hardware on the computer its not possible to connect one WiFi hardware to multiple WiFi networks, if you want to that I think you have to map WiFi hardware to guest OS and how host you'll have to use some other hardware (may be Ethernet) but I'm sure that it will work in that way as no VM software allow us to allocate Hardware to Guest except for USB, you can also get USB WiFI and allocate that to VM only.

Just so you know, I don't work for Dell or Intel. I am a retired IT Network Admin with more than 30 years in the business. After reading the other thread/forum you included in your post, the one recommendation is similar to the one I was about to suggest. It could the AC-1535 just isn't that good in the configuration Dell used. One user in the other thread replaced that with a different M.2 Wi-Fi adapter and the problems stopped.

My thought is that possibly you have a defective adapter. But you won't be able to verify that without Dell getting involved. And depending on the status of your warranty, there could some cost associated with having Dell look at the laptop. You will need to weigh the costs of having Dell work on the laptop versus just replacing the adapter. If you do go the replacement route, you will need to be sure that whatever you buy is compatible with your laptop.

Alternatively, you can get a USB wireless adapter. There must be at least 100 to choose from. I know this isn't the best option, but it will be easier than replacing the internal adapter, or paying Dell to service the laptop.

Would you describe the wireless you are connecting to? What model router or access point? Are there other devices and people sharing the wireless? How close to the wireless are you, and what types of obstructions to the wireless is there?

Disconnections are extremely frequent (so that the WiFi is practically unusable) when the Dell WiFi device is set to work in "Wireless Mode" "12-11 a/b/g/n/ac" (it's a setting which you can do by accessing the "Advanced Configuration" of the device);

I tried to: update drivers, remove and reinstall the device, change different configuration parameters of the device (e.g. disabling mimo power saving, setting roaming aggressiveness to 'lowest', different settings of preferred band .... ) with no success.

On the Dell PC have you tried configuring the wireless to prefer the 2.4 GHz band instead of allowing automatic selection? I am curious if the frequent disconnects are so frequent on the 2.4 GHz band.

Also, has this ever worked properly and then suddenly began being problematic? For example, was the wireless working correctly when you first got the laptop, and then it started to disconnect after some period of weeks or months? And is the Killer 1535 the original adapter that was in the laptop?

I see this problem on the Dell community also ... it's really discouraging that so many people could have the same problem. My WiFi on my NUC was cutting out periodically and after doing some standard trouble shooting, I scanned for corrupted files on System File Checker. It did repair some corrupted files and I haven't had any problems since. Could be a coincidence, but I think it's always a good idea to make sure you don't have any corrupted files. Might not fix it ... but can't hurt!

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When I boot the PC I noticed that it is not connected to the Internet on the Welcome screen. I log on and notice my apps that want to connect are not seeing the Internet. In Device Manager I see the AC 9560 driver disappear and come back several times. Then after about 1 min it stabilizes and I have a solid connection.

That second error is an indication of a bug in the ACPI table in the BIOS. Did you replace another wireless adapter with this AC 9560? If so, it is an indication that the AC 9560 is not supported by your current BIOS. You should, if nothing else, check for updated BIOS release(s) and install the latest.

I am having this exact same problem and I do not know how to fix it. Last week I was able to connect to 5GHz wireless networks without a problem. After running Windows Update I was no longer able to connect to a 5GHz wireless network. I have no problem connecting with 2.4GHz networks.

An update... I have tested the connection using Ubuntu in a flash drive. It works perfectly! So, it seems to be a problem with the Windows driver. I have managed to make it work on WIndows after a fresh install (factory reset) by using the 21.40.2.2 version of the Intel driver without performing any action on Windows update.

Hoping I can get assistance for a persistent Wifi issue. The Wifi will connect for about 10 minutes or less sometimes, then the signal drops suddenly, followed by total loss of a connection. What I notice is when I click on the wifi button on the taskbar, it won't show any available connections (to my router, or any other available signals) and it takes a couple minutes before anything appears.

- Running the HP Network Check - this method says it detected an issue and automatically resolved it. However the problem keeps coming back. It says there may be a problem with the driver for the network adapter. Windows did not automatically bind the IP protocol stack to the network adapter.

One other thing that often helps. Adjust settings in your Power Plan. Right click the battery icon, choose Power Options. In the window that opens click "Change power settings". In the next window click "change advanced settings". Under "Wireless Adapter settings" set it to high performance on both battery and power.

There are 4 network drivers only addressing bluetooth and LAN. Which one would fix the wireless connection issue? Are there other system drivers/firmware updates that should be updated to fix the issue? If so, which specific ones?

I have the same laptop model which was purchased several weeks ago. I am having the same issue. I have tried HP Assistant, on-line diagnostics and other steps to try to resolve the issue. The wireless adapter continually needs to be reset to connect. Is there a possible hardware issue with this laptop model?

Wireless LAN is the driver. I see a Realtek and an Intel Wireless LAN driver. Only download the one that matches your hardware. HP used both Realtek and Intel in various models in this series. Check Device Manager to see which one you have.

I just got finished reinstalling a fresh windows 7 64bit on my fiances uncles laptop. I was reinstalling the drivers and the only one thats missing is the wireless network adapter driver. I run the scan on the HP site and it doesn't come up with any drivers for the Wireless adapter. It's not showing that i have anymore drivers that need to be installed or updated. But still the wireless adapter is not working. I can't seem to find the driver anywhere. Any help would be appreciated. This is an HP Pavilion dv6 laptop.

it doesn't have any id. It says Manufactur unknown. but the laptop is an HP Pavilion dv6-6c11nr ... This laptop was a complete mess and barely worked so i decided to clean it off like new for him while he's up for vacation. So he doesn't have any driver disc with him obviously. And their are no Id's in the Device Manager. I click Network Controller and it only says Unknown. It's under "Other Devices" with a yellow marking beside it. I'm using my own adapter at the moment to try getting his drivers installed. I'v looked everywhere for driver. This is the only thing i have been able to find online about the name.