I'm facing a problem regarding my home wifi..it's not listed on my wifi section..but when someone make a wifi hotspot through mobile data, it pick it up and listed..but not my home wifi..my computer acer aspire 4715z with broadcom 802.11g driver adapter listed..I tried bunch of method yet still zero result..is there any solutions out there..
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This is just a suggestion but I wonder if your home Wifi has been set up so that its SSID (the name of your wifi connection) is hidden? You would need to go into the admin section of the router by connecting to it (the router manual will show you how or it might be shown on a label and will look something like ) and make sure the SSID is visible.
You could try turning off Wi-fi Sense
Really need more info. I doubt that it is Wifi Sense. Do you have the SSID hidden, or is it public? Have you made any changes to the setup for what services are running, did you install any software for controlling the Wifi, or install any third party Internet security software on the laptop.
That's odd..my home wireless are connected just now..a minute ago it is not listed at all..after I turn off n on router..it's back..what caused this..did I have defective router or just win 10 defective driver(broadcom in particular)?
Yes it would be a router issue. Usually happens when you are on channel 11 or a congested channel.
Not know what channel I was on right now..not know how to check this channel also..should I reset my router to proper channel? So what is proper channel?
You need to use some form of scanner to display the channels that your neighbours are on, and their relative strengths. Then choose an unused channel, preferably 5 away from all the others, or at least from the strongest.Not know what channel I was on right now..not know how to check this channel also..should I reset my router to proper channel? So what is proper channel?
I use an app called Wifi Analyser on Google Play, screenshot below.
Just a thought but it has happened to me twice. On my HP laptop the ethernet driver gets an update and it knocks out the wireless while updating the driver so to find my router again ( which has a hidden SSID ), I have to go into the router settings and enable the SSID so that the wireless setup can find it and I can connect. Then I have to go into the wireless connection properties and check mark the box for "Always connect even if SSID is hidden ".
Hope this helps
Resetting the router is not how you fix things. You access your router through the admin login and change the channel in Wifi.Not know what channel I was on right now..not know how to check this channel also..should I reset my router to proper channel? So what is proper channel?
