Questions tagged [wireless]
Questions about using Wireless connections in Ubuntu. This tag is not limited to Wifi only.
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Ubuntu 15.04, Asus Flipbook TP500LN No Internet and touchpad did use NDISwrapper [duplicate]
So I installed Ubunutu 15.04 on my Asus Flipbook TP500LN, but I don't have acces to wi-fi (ethernet does work). Now I read about Ndiswrapper, I installed the program and used it to install my wi-fi ...
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Cannot create Access Point on Ubuntu 14.04 [Wireless card BCM4352]
I am unable to create wireless access point on my Ubuntu 14.04. I have BCM4352 wireless card.
on running command iw list , I find that AP is not listed on supported interface modes.
How can I get ...
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wifi won't stay connected
I have a HP Pavillion dv6000 with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and a Broadcom wireless card (BCM4312).
My Ethernet connection is fine. But when the wifi is turned on, it will stay connected for a short time and ...
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Wireless Driver for Broadcom BCM 4312 will not stay connected to a wireless network
I have a HP Pavillion dv6000 with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and a Broadcom wireless card (BCM4312).
My Ethernet connection is fine. But when the wifi is turned on, it will stay connected for a short time and ...
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Is iwlwifi or iwldvm or wext the wireless driver?
From https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/iwlwifi:
iwlwifi is the wireless driver for Intel's current wireless chips.
From https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/iwlwifi#...
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WiFi problem in ubuntu 14.04 Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection
My WiFi connect is slow, block. I install a fresh Ubuntu copy.
This is my config: can someone help me?
########## wireless info START ##########
Report from: 04 May 2015 16:03 EEST +0300
Booted ...
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How can I install the driver for Belkin N600 wireless adapter on Ubuntu 14.04? [duplicate]
I have read through questions concerning installing driver for this wireless adapter, and found that the driver is closely dependent on the details of each adapter, thus I post my adapter here and ask ...
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Best Ubuntu Server version for Windows ME computer
I have a very very old HP Pavilion 6835 that formally ran Windows ME. I'm currently looking at installing Ubuntu Server on it to host some files, but it is only capable of running anything that is ...
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Can't connect one type of modem that is Huawei HG552e (Ubuntu 15.04) - I tried all solutions on the forum, but didn't work -
I'm using Ubuntu 15.04, My computer cannot connect to a specific WIFI network, but it's connecting to this network using an ethernet port. Also when I open my computer with Windows 7, it can connect ...
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Do I need additional drivers? [duplicate]
I've Dell Inspiron 15R 5520 laptop. Do I need to install additional drivers for it? If yes, how do I install additional drivers?
Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
AMD Radeon Driver
Sound Devices: Conexant ...
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Xubuntu wifi connection freezing
I just installed Xubuntu 14.04 along side Windows 7 Pro. I don't have any problem connecting to the wireless network. But after a while even though it shows that wifi is connected, I cannot access the ...
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4G dongle (for wireless internet) not detecting unless i restart ubuntu 12.04
I have a Airtel 4G LTE dongle. if i connect it to my laptop while laptop is on dongle is not getting detected.
It only gets detected if i restart laptop.
thank you in advance!
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Wifi keeps disconnecting on HP 2000-2c10DX
My wifi keeps dropping connection constantly. I really want to use Ubuntu as a main OS, but this wifi problem is an issue. In the past, upgrading the kernel fixed it, but it isn't fixing the problem ...
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Wireless network icon won't display on the panel
I checked the nm-applet on the terminal and this is what it showed.
I searched on the web for possible solutions and tried them, but it didn't work.
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Ubuntu 15.04 - cannot enable additional drivers
I've just installed Ubuntu 15.04 on my hd.
When I try to enable the Broadcom 802.11 wireless driver from Software & Updates, Additional Drivers, the dialog just refreshes itself and tells me that ...
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Wifi stopped working after update to 15.04
I can still see the wifi networks that are available and attempt to connect to them but the connection doesn't work. I'm using a laptop and I have connected to these networks successfully before the ...
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Can't connect to wireless, broadcom doesn't work
I have broadcom drivers but it doesn't work, when I hit apply change noething happens.
I have only WIFI and can't connect to networks.
Output of: lspci -vnn | grep Network :
Network controlles [...
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HP Wireless keyboard and mouse not working with ubuntu 12.04
I own a HP wireless keyboard mouse which use the same USB dongle to connect to the PC. The keyboard works in BIOS and GRUB but when I reach the login screen, they stop working. It worked earlier after ...
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USB Wifi DW130 not recognized in Ubuntu
I purchased a D Link DW130 USB WiFi modem and cannot get it recognized in Ubuntu. I am very PC knowledgeable but have just installed Ubuntu for the first time this morning. Can anyone help me to ...
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No WiFi after upgrade to 15.04
After upgrading to 15.04, wifi doesn't enable an internet connection. The interface connects to the router,however. I saw a similar question, where the solution was to delete two iwlwifi files - tried ...
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No wireless networks listed since upgrade from Ubuntu 14.10 to 15.04
PVC is a Dell 1545. dual booting Windows 7 & Ubuntu. I upgraded from 14.04 to 14.10 yesterday morning, all worked ok including wireless connection.
Then a few hours later upgraded from 14.10 to ...
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Dell xps 12 convertible Ubuntu 14.04 no wireless
I cant seem to get the wireless to work i have tried some fixes but it doesn't want to work i have the 7260 ac Intel wireless card. P.S the laptop doesn't have an Ethernet port.
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Wireless power management turns back on in 15.04
I have turned off power management for my wireless. I did that in /etc/pm/power.d/wireless.
When I try to connect to a network, the power management turns back on. So the connection fails.
I try:
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Is it possible to ruduce background network use when on mobile wifi hotspot
Short version: What is the easiest way to temporarily reduce the amount of background network traffic to a minimum?
Long Version: I'm connecting to a mobile wi-fi hotspot hosted by my cell phone, If ...
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How to connect to network drive when I'm not home
I have bought a 3 TB WD MyCloud network drive and successfully connected to it through Nautilus using Connect to Server and then smb:// followed by the IP address. I then bookmarked the different ...
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Wlan0 interface gone after a reboot
I am using kubuntu 14.04 on my HP laptop, but I can't connect to my wifi.
ifconfig returns eth0 and lo as the only interfaces.
ifconfig -a shows the wlan0 interface.
Tried ifconfig wlan0 up gives ...
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Crazy Wifi Connection
I've just bought a DELL XPS 13". Testing the new Ubuntu 15.04, everything was ok. During the test I've just enabled an additional driver for the Wi-fi (Broadcom bcm4352 ).
So I've installed Ubuntu.
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How to I connect to WIFI when installing Ubuntu
I am installing Ubuntu - I am quite new to this. After I choose language I keep getting not connected to network. How do I connect to WiFi? I don't have a wired connection - it is a notebook with ...
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WiFi not working on HP Probook & HP 431 Notebooks
I am new to Ubuntu/Linux, this is my first ever install. Have installed Ubuntu 14.04 on an old HP Probook 5310m & a HP 431. I installed it from USB stick and overwrote Windows 7.
Everything looks ...
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Unstable wireless with Intel 7260 + iwlwifi after upgrade to 15.04
My wifi connection has gone unstable and I suspect it has something to do with upgrading to 15.04.
I am working on a Lenovo Yoga 2 (not pro) laptop. The wireless card is Intel 7260, the driver is ...
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Wireless issues on new 15.04 install
I have recently installed Ubuntu 15.04 after having been forced to use windows for about a year. Unfortunately my laptop is having some pretty severe wifi issues since the switch. I suspect it is a ...
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Wi-fi speed dramatically low on Ubuntu vs Windows
I have just installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my machine. My kernel version is:
3.16.0-34-generic
My problem is that download speed in Ubuntu (measured via speedtest.net) is 0.78 Mbps while on Windows (...
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Wired USB mouse stops working on desktop
completely new to Ubuntu, but getting away from windows and mac. Basically my USB wired mouse stops working after a few minutes being on, I've tried with other computers and the mouse worked fine, ...
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HP Mini Stream bluetooth not working
Using (K)Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on a HP Stream Mini desktop. It's in use as a HTPC and I'd like to get an aftermarket Bluetooth keyboard to work. I connect to a wired network so not bothered about the ...
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no wifi shows in ubuntu 9.1 & 11 [closed]
I just install Ubuntu 9.1 but i connect my wifi dongle but it not works. I also try in ubuntu 10 & 11 but no wifi network show in my network.
And when I install Ubuntu 12.05 it works properly.
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No Wi-Fi on MacBookPro7,1
So I managed to successfully install Ubuntu and get everything working except wireless.
I do not have an Internet connection, but I can retrieve files from the Internet via use of my OS X partition.
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Wireless keyboard Logitech K330 doesn't work
I've installed Ubuntu (only base system, kernel 3.13, no graphic desktop) from Ubuntu minimal CD with my keyboard working. However after rebooting, it doesn't work at all. Keyboard itself does work ...
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Hostapd in VMware player
For internet, Im using a dongle. With the help of hostapd, I used to take hotspot from my laptop.
I've one laptop which has ubuntu only. So, I can use hostapd easily to activate hotspot from my ...
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I need the Broadcom ethernet Driver installer for Dell inspiron 1521 ubuntu 14.04 [duplicate]
Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX [14e4:170c] (rev 02)
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Can't connect with WIFI through nm-applet
I installed Ubuntu Server 14.04 with i3 on my laptop. The reason why I chose for the Server edition is because I wanted a minimal configuration. Additionally, I installed network-manager to help ...
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Connect button grayed out in 802.1x authentication dialog
Since I upgraded to 15.04 I can't connect to our office wired network anymore since I can't press connect in the authentication dialog.
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Connecting Linksys Wi-Fi USB adapter
I've just installed a Ubuntu 13.10 CD on a desktop and I was planning to connect to the internet with a USB adapter when I realize that I can't connect my Linksys Wi-Fi USB adapter adapter to Linux. ...
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WiFi and Lan Network is not working - Ubuntu 12.04
I have a problem with my network connection. I have been using the same laptop with Ubuntu for more than a year, and suddenly yesterday all the connections stopped working (both wireless and wired).
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Wimax in XUbuntu? [closed]
I have a problem, I am using the Intel Centrino Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150 as wifi and wimax card but I can only use wifi. I googled a lot about drivers and stuff but I can not find the way to activate ...
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Why am I getting disconnected from WiFi after about 15 minutes of use?
I am dual booting Windows 7 and Ubuntu 13.10 on a Toshiba Portege laptop, and for some reason I lose my wireless internet connection after about 15 minutes of use on Ubunutu after booting up. I am ...
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15.04 can't connect to password-protected Wifi
Just upgraded to Ubuntu 15.04 from Ubuntu 14.10.
When I try to connect through the GUI to a password protected wifi network I cannot click on the 'connect' button D:
Any quick fix?
The wireless ...
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Can't click wifi connect button after upgrade to 15.04 from 14.10
After upgrading to 15.04 today from 14.10 the 'Connect' button for wireless network connections will always show as disabled. Therefore I cannot click or press enter to attempt to connect to a network....
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aircrack-ng : airmon-ng stop working after updating to 15.04 ( ioctl(SIOCSIWMODE) failed: Device or resource busy )
my aircrack-ng suite was working correctly until i updated to 15.04
i unsintal evrything and intsaled again form repositories to discard weird stuff and the problem is stil there:
sudo airmon-ng
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Wireless not recognized on my Lenovo G510 laptop on Ubuntu 15.04
How do I enable my Broadcom wireless network adapter on Ubuntu 15.04 offline? I have no LAN access.
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Cannot get wifi working on macbook pro retina
I just installed Ubuntu on my MacBook Pro Retina, but am having trouble getting the wifi working. I followed the steps posted at Ubuntu can't detect wifi networks on macbookpro 13.3 but when I run ...