Original title: wifi limited accessmy laptop recently having wifi limited access issue. I tried the troubleshoot but it did not help. It comes up with a window saying that there is a problem with my wifi adapter. I checked the wifi adapter card in the device manager and it said the hardwarewas working properly. Then i tried uninstalled and reinstalled but the problem did not fixed. My adapter card is qualcomm atheros ar9485 (im using win 8 os).

I searched online and there are some people having issues of this ar9485 as well. Then i updated theNIF file of the driver but the problem still exits. Im gonna be mad now.

My Wifi adapter suddenly disappeared after a restart. Now it does not appear in the device manager. There is no trace of a Wifi adapter.

Could you please help me out of it?? Much appreciated! Hi,What is the make and model of the laptop?There might be a problem with the driver for the Wireless Network Connection adapter.Kindly, follow these steps and check if it helps.Method 1:If you are getting an error 'problem with my wifi adapter', please uninstall and reinstall the wireless adapter driver. Check with your computer manufacturer, or your Wireless Adapter manufacturer ,and make sure you have the latest available driver for the Adapter.Follow these steps:First, download the latest wireless adapter driver from manufacturer's website.a. Then, to uninstall the adapter, press Windows and X key on the desktop screen. Click onDevice Manager.b.

Locate the Network adapter and expand the driver icon.c. Right click on the Atheros wireless driver icon and click on Uninstall.Follow the onscreen instructions to uninstall the driver.d. Open the folder which contains the setup file of the latest driver that you have downloaded.e.

Double-click on the setup file and follow the onscreen instructions to install the network adapter driverYou may try some troubleshooting from the article:How do I fix network adapter problems?Method 2:You may also reset TCP/IP manually.Follow these steps:a. Press Windows key (to enter the Start screen), type cmdon the screen, Right click Command prompt,select Run as administrator.b. At the command prompt, copy and paste (or type) the following command and then press ENTER:netsh int ip reset c:resetlog.txtc. Note: If you do not want to specify a directory path for the log file, use the following command:netsh int ip reset resetlog.txtd. Apple device lookup. Reboot the laptop.Let us know if it helps. If you have further queries, we will be happy to help.