Constantly having wifi go to limited access only

It may be worth while to start up in safe mode with networking so as to isolate the cause.

If the problem goes away in safe mode then it's most likely that something installed on the system is causing the problem like a third party A/V software etc..

Running the following file will flush the DNS on this machine and reset the network stack, this may be worth a shot as no problems are showing up in the ipconfig.

You might also want to run the sfc /scannow command in an elevated command prompt to fix any possible system file problems.

chev65 said:

It may be worth while to start up in safe mode with networking so as to isolate the cause.

If the problem goes away in safe mode then it's most likely that something installed on the system is causing the problem like a third party A/V software etc..

Even though I get no problems connecting to networks at home or friends places? It would seem if it was third party software the problem wouldnt be isolated to this one network?

superskid said:

chev65 said:

It may be worth while to start up in safe mode with networking so as to isolate the cause.

If the problem goes away in safe mode then it's most likely that something installed on the system is causing the problem like a third party A/V software etc..

Even though I get no problems connecting to networks at home or friends places? It would seem if it was third party software the problem wouldnt be isolated to this one network?

With an intermittent problem like this it's very difficult to nail down the cause so all we can do is run standard tests and see what it comes up with.

This could also be a compatibility problem between this specific wireless NIC and the type of router being used at work.

The router at work is an apple router.

OK, it may take me longer to do the safemode thing as when I'm at work I'm generally using my computer the whole time and won't be able to use it while in safemode, since the disconnect can happen after any random amount of time.

I'm also not sure the type of laptop as it's not in your specs?

An inSSIDer snap shot of the wireless landscape at the office might also be helpful, could just be a channel crossover problem but hard to say from here. It's a small program easy to install and very useful.

inSSIDer for Home ? Discover The Wi-Fi Around You | MetaGeek

The computer is a lenovo w520 product specs 4282CS5

The channels that I am connected to on this network do seem strange? or maybe that is a 5ghz thing?

OK, I went into the apple router and gave the 5ghz name a different network name. I then connected the the 2.4GHZ network and same thing. I am going limited connectivity constantly. Today is a very bad day, seems like every 20 minutes.

superskid said:

OK, I went into the apple router and gave the 5ghz name a different network name. I then connected the the 2.4GHZ network and same thing. I am going limited connectivity constantly. Today is a very bad day, seems like every 20 minutes.

The connections with the Apple router are plenty good but the compatibility seems to be a problem with this particular network adaptor. This is fairly typical for the newer 802.11ac routers.

I'm sure there is a firmware update for the Apple router as well which may help.

Try installing the latest driver in the link for the Intel adaptor which is dated just a few days ago.

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Det...eng&iid=dc_rss