Why is my wifi doing this?
I tried to upload a video but it won't let me.
So this is this issue:
The wifi drops and reconnects every 5 to 15 seconds.
The weird thing is that this only occurs on this particular device (an Acer Gaming laptop with an Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.80 GHz, it is over 10 years old but still runs extremely well for low end things)
This Laptop has been dropped, however it connects perfectly to every single other wifi, it is only this wifi that has an issue so I'm not convinced its a chip issue. And the wifi connects perfectly to every other device in the home.
Solutions we have tried:
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Forget network, restart and reconnect π« nope, didn't work
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Forget all networks, restart and reconnect π« nope, that didn't work
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Separate our network into 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz π« nope, nada
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Ipconfig reset π« same issue
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Updated and reinstalled wifi drivers π« no change
Hubby and I don't have access to the Bios, its locked with a password that we don't know - or more aptly, forgot to write down (and thats a whole other subreddit to fix that haha)
Hoping someone has any possible ideas π« I want to be able to lie in bed and watch Netflix man
Posted May 13, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC