iMac 12,1 (mid 2011) – Wi-Fi module becomes slow and unstable after sleep on Windows 10 – question
Question
Symptoms,
- After sleep, pinging a known pingable host (e.g.,
8.8.8.8) yields a round-time at 100+ milliseconds, as opposed to normal ~10ms - After sleep, Wi-Fi tends to disconnect often.
Trivia
Wi-Fi adapter: Qualcomm Atheros AR938x Wireless Network Adapter
Operating system: Windows 10 x64 through Bootcamp.
The Wi-Fi router offers 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi, at 802.11ac standard.
Similar issues online
- Why is my WiFi suddenly working poorly on my computer? | Tom’s Hardware Forum
- The Atheros AR938x wireless network adapter loss connection - Apple Community
- AR938x Atheros driver on Windows 10 - Wait about a minute after sleep - Super User
Tim Abdiukov