I just recently fixed my broadcom driver and it seemed to work out perfectly but when I get too far (about 10 feet away) it automatically disconnects and tries to reconnects again. When it does reconnect the internet is really slow and the process just repeats again. When I was running Win8 this wasn't a problem so not sure if the router is the problem.
Anyways here is my "wireless info script"
########## wireless info START ##########
Report from: 01 Jun 2015 23:33 CDT -0500
Booted last: 01 Jun 2015 16:30 CDT -0500
Script from: 21 May 2015 09:10 UTC +0000
##### release ###########################
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty
##### kernel ############################
Linux 3.16.0-38-generic #52~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 8 09:43:57 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Parameters: ro, quiet, splash, vt.handoff=7
##### desktop ###########################
Ubuntu
##### lspci #############################
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 07)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff1e]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Lite-On Communications Inc Device [11ad:6655]
Kernel driver in use: wl
##### lsusb #############################
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 10f1:1a5b Importek
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0930:0225 Toshiba Corp.
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0438:7900 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0438:7900 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
##### PCMCIA card info ##################
##### rfkill ############################
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: brcmwl-0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
##### lsmod #############################
wl 6367833 0
cfg80211 494362 1 wl
wmi 19193 1 toshiba_acpi
##### interfaces ########################
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
##### ifconfig ##########################
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'eth0' [IF]>
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>
inet addr:192.168.1.10 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::1acf:5eff:fef3:893b/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:2750527 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:391027
TX packets:1775481 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:3810679467 (3.8 GB) TX bytes:219721426 (219.7 MB)
Interrupt:32
##### iwconfig ##########################
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:"NETGEAR"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.417 GHz Access Point: <MAC 'NETGEAR' [AC1]>
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
##### route #############################
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 wlan0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 9 0 0 wlan0
##### resolv.conf #######################
nameserver 127.0.1.1
##### network managers ##################
Installed:
NetworkManager
Running:
root 818 1 0 16:30 ? 00:00:05 NetworkManager
##### NetworkManager info ###############
NetworkManager Tool
State: connected (global)
- Device: wlan0 [NETGEAR] -----------------------------------------------------
Type: 802.11 WiFi
Driver: wl
State: connected
Default: yes
HW Address: <MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>
Capabilities:
Speed: 65 Mb/s
Wireless Properties
WEP Encryption: yes
WPA Encryption: yes
WPA2 Encryption: yes
Wireless Access Points (* = current AP)
Chavez Linares: Infra, <MAC 'Chavez Linares' [AN1]>, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 45 WPA WPA2
ATT9ZzNxPi: Infra, <MAC 'ATT9ZzNxPi' [AC2]>, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 34 WPA WPA2
D553C5: Infra, <MAC 'D553C5' [AN3]>, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 22 WPA WPA2
Chavez Linares-guest: Infra, <MAC 'Chavez Linares-guest' [AN4]>, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 44
D76189: Infra, <MAC 'D76189' [AN5]>, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 20 WPA WPA2
*NETGEAR: Infra, <MAC 'NETGEAR' [AC1]>, Freq 2417 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 59 WPA2
IPv4 Settings:
Address: 192.168.1.10
Prefix: 24 (255.255.255.0)
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
DNS: 192.168.1.1
- Device: eth0 -----------------------------------------------------------------
Type: Wired
Driver: r8169
State: unavailable
Default: no
HW Address: <MAC 'eth0' [IF]>
Capabilities:
Carrier Detect: yes
Wired Properties
Carrier: off
##### NetworkManager.state ##############
[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
WimaxEnabled=true
##### NetworkManager.conf ###############
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile,ofono
dns=dnsmasq
[ifupdown]
managed=false
##### NetworkManager profiles ###########
[[/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/NETGEAR]] (600 root)
[connection] id=NETGEAR | type=802-11-wireless | permissions=user:kong:;
[802-11-wireless] ssid=NETGEAR | bssid=<MAC 'NETGEAR' [AC1]> | mac-address=<MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>
[ipv4] method=auto
[ipv6] method=ignore
##### iw reg get ########################
Region: America/Chicago (based on set time zone)
country US:
(2402 - 2472 @ 40), (3, 27)
(5170 - 5250 @ 40), (3, 17)
(5250 - 5330 @ 40), (3, 20), DFS
(5490 - 5600 @ 40), (3, 20), DFS
(5650 - 5710 @ 40), (3, 20), DFS
(5735 - 5835 @ 40), (3, 30)
(57240 - 63720 @ 2160), (N/A, 40)
##### iwlist channels ###################
eth0 no frequency information.
lo no frequency information.
wlan0 32 channels in total; available frequencies :
Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz
Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz
Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz
Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz
Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz
Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz
Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz
Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz
Channel 36 : 5.18 GHz
Channel 38 : 5.19 GHz
Channel 40 : 5.2 GHz
Channel 42 : 5.21 GHz
Channel 44 : 5.22 GHz
Channel 46 : 5.23 GHz
Channel 48 : 5.24 GHz
Channel 52 : 5.26 GHz
Channel 56 : 5.28 GHz
Channel 60 : 5.3 GHz
Channel 64 : 5.32 GHz
Channel 100 : 5.5 GHz
Channel 104 : 5.52 GHz
Channel 108 : 5.54 GHz
Channel 112 : 5.56 GHz
Channel 116 : 5.58 GHz
Channel 132 : 5.66 GHz
Channel 136 : 5.68 GHz
Channel 140 : 5.7 GHz
Channel 149 : 5.745 GHz
Channel 153 : 5.765 GHz
Current Frequency:2.417 GHz (Channel 2)
##### iwlist scan #######################
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
Channel occupancy:
1 APs on Frequency:2.417 GHz (Channel 2)
1 APs on Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: <MAC 'NETGEAR' [AC1]>
Channel:2
Frequency:2.417 GHz (Channel 2)
Quality=56/70 Signal level=-54 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"NETGEAR"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000000000000000
Extra: Last beacon: 68ms ago
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Cell 02 - Address: <MAC 'ATT9ZzNxPi' [AC2]>
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=46/70 Signal level=-64 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"ATT9ZzNxPi"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000000000000000
Extra: Last beacon: 68ms ago
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
##### module infos ######################
[wl]
filename: /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/updates/dkms/wl.ko
license: MIXED/Proprietary
srcversion: 9A49255BA90267D99664757
depends: cfg80211
vermagic: 3.16.0-38-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: passivemode:int
parm: wl_txq_thresh:int
parm: oneonly:int
parm: piomode:int
parm: instance_base:int
parm: nompc:int
parm: intf_name:string
[cfg80211]
filename: /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
description: wireless configuration support
license: GPL
author: Johannes Berg
srcversion: 33ED2C1448F5AEDBE7AF59E
depends:
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.16.0-38-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: C2:84:ED:AC:CF:0B:47:36:52:C3:4D:23:BE:C3:56:94:42:36:E6:3B
sig_hashalgo: sha512
parm: ieee80211_regdom:IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain code (charp)
parm: cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz:Disable 40MHz support in the 2.4GHz band (bool)
##### module parameters #################
[cfg80211]
cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz: N
ieee80211_regdom: 00
##### /etc/modules ######################
lp
rtc
##### modprobe options ##################
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf]
blacklist ath_pci
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf]
blacklist b43
blacklist b43legacy
blacklist ssb
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist brcm80211
blacklist brcmfmac
blacklist brcmsmac
blacklist bcma
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf]
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist i2c_i801
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rare-network.conf]
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-6 off
alias net-pf-9 off
alias net-pf-11 off
alias net-pf-12 off
alias net-pf-19 off
alias net-pf-21 off
alias net-pf-36 off
[/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf]
remove iwlwifi \
(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) \
&& /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211
[/etc/modprobe.d/mlx4.conf]
softdep mlx4_core post: mlx4_en
[/etc/modprobe.d/modesetting.conf]
options cirrus modeset=1
options mgag200 modeset=1
##### rc.local ##########################
exit 0
##### pm-utils ##########################
##### udev rules ########################
[/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules]
# PCI device 0x10ec:0x8136 (r8169)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC 'eth0' [IF]>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth0"
# PCI device 0x14e4:0x4365 (wl)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="wlan*", NAME="wlan0"
##### dmesg #############################
[22738.256347] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get : error (-1)
########## wireless info END ############