Questions tagged [wireless]
Questions about using Wireless connections in Ubuntu. This tag is not limited to Wifi only.
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WiFi issue, on xubuntu
I am only able to connect to WiFi for a brief period of time at best, seemingly less than 180 seconds, and then the internet won't work at all for tens of minutes. With Ethernet, it seems that my ...
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Lenovo B560 with Ubuntu 16.04 can't discover my wifi
I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 on my laptop Lenovo B560 but can't discover my wifi, other devices can discover wifi, this laptop(16.04) can discover other wifi in neighborhood. Currently I use it with ...
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unstable wi-fi connection ubuntu 14.04
I've read other questions in askUbuntu, but couldn't solve the problem as I'm new to Linux.
The problem is that the Wifi connection on Ubuntu 14.04 is very unstable. And i don't know what to do.
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i have wifi problem with my ubuntu suddenly
########## wireless info START ##########
Report from: 23 Apr 2016 01:48 EET +0200
Booted last: 23 Apr 2016 01:19 EET +0200
Script from: 27 Sep 2015 00:34 UTC +0000
##### release ##################...
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How can I change the wireless name of my computer?
How can I change the name of my PC that the router sees when I'm connected
(in attached devices)?
(Without changing username)
Edit (clarification): Currently, when I connect my laptop wirelessly to ...
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firefox / html5 video /wifi
Got the strangest experience. Firefox on Ubuntu (14.04) does not play html5 video (eg YouTube) it plays a few frames and then stops. When I disable my wifi adapter (button or software disable does ...
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Belkin F9L1101V2 wireless will not install on Ubuntu 14,04 LTS
Hello all I read the post here: Belkin Wireless Adapter Card F9L1101V2 not Working on Ubuntu 14.04
And posted there, but was redirected to post on here.
please excuse my ignorance on this matter as ...
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Ubuntu partition has slower network speeds than Windows one
We have Verizon FiOS, and are slated to get 75/75, according to our plan. I understand that we may not always get these numbers, but between Windows and Xubuntu there is a huge discrepancy.
Also, ...
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Intel Wifi Link 5100 - unstable connection
i'd really love to move from windows to ubuntu, but there is a problem i have with my wireless connection. I have old Toshiba Satellite A300 with Intel Wifi Link 5100. I can see wireless networks and ...
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Laptop not detecting my home wifi
I m using Ubuntu 14.04. My laptop is not detecting my home wifi network. But my mobile detects my home wifi and connects well. And my laptop detects and connects to other wifi networks except my home ...
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A Single wireless network is not showing up in Ubuntu that used too, and other devices have no issue finding or connecting to it
Up until about a week ago I could connect to my wireless, but now I suddenly can't. Every other wireless in the area show up in the network manager. My kindle can connect to it, my friend can connect ...
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What is oem-wireless-dw1550-1160187-dkms?
I am new to Ubuntu. Can anyone please tell me what oem-wireless-dw1550-1160187-dkms package is and what it does? I am always getting the error below whenever I install or upgrade anything.
Errors ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 Ralink RT 3290 wireless lan hard blocked
$ rfkill list
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
1: asus-wlan: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: asus-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
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Belkin Wireless Adapter Card F9L1101V2 not Working on Ubuntu 14.04
So I just installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on my desktop. However, the system does not have the driver for my wireless card (Belkin F9L1101V2). Does anyone have similiar problem? Any help is appreciated.
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realtek 8188cus doesn't work
I'm new to Ubuntu, very new, and doesn't really know if what I'm doing is correct.
I installed Ubuntu 13.10 5 days ago, my tplink tl-wn723n wifi usb adapter connects to the wifi router but keeps ...
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RTL8723BE no module loaded after reboot
When I'm trying to install windows driver for RTL8723BE on Lenovo IdeaPad100 wlan0 disappeared. I fixed it with this:
https://askubuntu.com/a/593015/531813
but after reboot I must type:
sudo ...
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Dell XPS 13 9350 Linux
A few days ago I received my new laptop: Dell XPS 13 9350 (late 2015 model, also known as 2016 model).
With quite some effort I was able to dual boot windows and linux, namely by setting AHCI through ...
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Cant properly connect to WiFi on 14.04.4 but Ethernet works fine
I am getting frustrated.. I recently switched to Ubuntu on this PC, and WiFi does not work. Ethernet does however. That's the only way I can even type this. I have an HP 15-f377wm laptop, and for two ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 unstable wifi connection with Intel wifi card
I have problem with my Intel wireless card. Connection is very unstable and very often gets lost. I've tried to disable IPv6 settings but it doesn't help.
$ lspci -nn | grep 0280
01:00.0 Network ...
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Error while sniffing packets using scapy
arp = ARP(pdst=ip1,psrc=ip2,op="is-at")
packet = ethernet / arp
while True:
sendp(packet, iface=iface)
time.sleep(10)
And the Error is -
File "/home/darshan/.local/lib/python2.7/site- ...
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Can't log onto internet [duplicate]
I have just downloaded Ubuntu 14.04 but I'm unable to connect to the internet. I travel a lot and connect to WiFi hotspots at various bars and restaurants. No home service.
In Windows 7, I just ask ...
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14.04 wifi has disappeared, only have wifi in house
The "enable wifi" option on my network connections has disappeared and as a result I've lost all internet connection. Enable networking is checked but it wants an ethernet connection. I can't do that.
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info about wireless being greyed out on Lubuntu 13.04, after an OS upgrade
Hello all I'm adding this to provide some more information about this issue which lots of people seem to have seen: I've not got a full solution yet, but I can CONFIRM an oddball workaround which ...
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Nexus 4 Wifi hotspot, tethering available in OTA-9.1?
I just installed Ubuntu touch on the 16gb LG-E960 and I can find a way to share a internet connection from the phone. Neither wireless or wired. I have tried the stable OTA-9.1 and r24 from the rc ...
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Wi-Fi starts only after Suspend (in Ubuntu) and Sleep or Hibernate (in Windows)
So, I had dual boot - Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows 8.1. The Wi-Fi worked well and good. Everything worked perfectly but then I had some problem with the hinge of my laptop and also the LCD so I had to ...
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Ubuntu 15.10 Wifi device is not ready after updating kernel to 4.2.0-35
I have Ubuntu 15.10. When I first installed it I've had some problems with wi-fi, and had to manually download and copy the firmware drivers, and that solved the problem. Yesterday there was some ...
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apt-get install extremely slow on Ubuntu 14.04 dual boot
I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 64bits in dual boot with my Windows 10 and now when I want to install all necessary components I realize the (wireless) internet connection is very slow in Linux, being ...
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Help - Command/Script to calculate WiFi speed and save
Hello to all the community
Few days ago, I asked the community to help me create a script.
#!/bin/bash
date=$(date --iso-8601=seconds)
printf 'TIME (s)\tSIGNAL STRENGTH (dBm)\t\tTxBITRATE (MBit/s)\...
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Notification when Wifi disconnect
I run a script in terminal but sometimes wifi disconnects and script stops working. I am mostly away from the laptop, so is there a way to make me notify with sound when wifi disconnect?
In ...
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WiFi stops working after some time [duplicate]
I have a problem with my Ubuntu.
I have Ubuntu 14.04 as dual boot (alongside windows 10) on my ACER E5-771G-79VT laptop.
My network card is Realtek RTL8723BE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC.
When I ...
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RealTek RTL8821AE under Kubuntu
I've just bought a Gigabyte Brix pro to make a small portable NAS. I've installed Kubuntu 14.10 on it.
Unfortunately I've got some trouble with WiFi. Its on RealTek RTL8821AE chip. When I look at the ...
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Ubuntu freezes when connecting to Wifi hotspot
When ever I try to connect to WIFI hotspot, ubuntu freezes.
By hotspot I mean wifi network where you first connect to the network without password then enter it in a dedicated page of a web browser.
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Lubuntu wifi connection issues
I recently acquired an older computer running Lubuntu (I will update with more specific information as requested). The PC does not have a wireless adapter, and so I bought a USB wifi adapter (Kootek ...
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How can I speed up finding available wifi networks?
I'm using Unity with Ubuntu 14.04, and there's no manual refresh button for wifi networks that I can find. So when I click on the wifi icon in the upper right, I just have to wait for it to get around ...
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Using WiFi Dongle in Ubuntu 15.10
I have a Belkin F9L1108-TG which supposedly uses the RTL8192DU driver.
The instructions here: How to install drivers for Belkin f9l1108tg wifi USB adapter? do not work.
The instructions here http://...
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Changing the desktop to Mate
Background:
I've installed xfce on my laptop and all worked great except for wi-fi. I've spent a week or so fixing it, then posted a question on Askubuntu. Chili555 helped me, but I afraid that help ...
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Can't disable airplane mode due to hard blocked Wireless LAN [duplicate]
I run Linux on an ASUS N61JQ Notebook, and cannot use my WiFi network. Airplane Mode is on, and the option to disable it is greyed out.
When I run rfkill list I can see that "phy0: Wireless LAN" has ...
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Failing to install driver for wireless pci card
I installed a wireless PCI adapter (Edimax N300) and it was working right away albeit not very good. In my quest to improve perfomance I made a mistake and followed this
guide (under 6): RealTek ...
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Wi-Fi is disabled by hardware switch on Asus X302UJ with Xubuntu 15.10 [duplicate]
A bought an Asus X302UJ laptop a few weeks ago and I can't enable wireless connection. I've tried a lot, but nothing helped me.
This is my info:
########## wireless info START ##########
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Ubuntu Wifi driver offline install
I've bought an wifi receiver for my pc. Model no. Edup EP-N8553. Here are the screenshot of the driver files. how to install this? is it possible to install it without any kind of internet? Please ...
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ubuntu 14.04 wifi frustrations
I haven't used ubuntu for a while - it has been a couple years that I gave up because last time I used it I had many frustrations with basic functionality (wifi/sleep on laptop close) . I have a brand ...
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Wifi MediaTek adapter disappeared [duplicate]
I have a foxconn nanopc with a built-in wi-fi adapter, but it's weak so I use TP-Link TL-WN727N. After installing MediaTek drivers everything was fine.
After today's Ubuntu update adapter is missing!...
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A list of wireless connections doesn't appear in Asus k501ux
Please help with wireless (may be drivers or other settings). I have asus k501ux and I have already installed kubuntu 15.10 on it, butit doesn't see any wi-fi network.
No any networks
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Can't connect to WiFI after upgrade to 15.10, aka dreaded WPA2 Enterprise/PEAP nightmare
Cannot connect to my school's WiFi network after an upgrade to Kubuntu 15.10
WPA2 Enterprise
PEAP
no certificate
Network manager keeps asking for password (even though it has been supplied), but ...
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How to connect WIFI printer to Ubuntu 12.04?
I'm have just install Ubuntu 12.04 on my PS. I have WIFI printer and I want to connect it to my PC using Ubuntu. So my question is,
How can I connect WIFI printer to Ubuntu 12.04?
Thanks.
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Frequent Wifi Drops
On My Asus Laptop, I am connected to the internet, and almost every 10 minutes, I get no internet connection while still being connected to WiFi. Any additional information about the problem will be ...
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Wifi & touchpad don't work in live USB - will they work after install? (Samsung NP900X5L)
I just booted from a live USB image of Ubuntu 14.04 desktop (64bit) on my Samsung laptop and found that the touchpad doesn't work and the wifi device isn't detected (ethernet works fine though).
Will ...
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wifi doesn't work after installing ubuntu
i have installed linux alongside windows 10 on my laptop. After that i entered the driver search in linux and found the wifi driver - and the wifi worked correctly. I had to remove windows and ...
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Unable to start an ad-hoc with WPA protection
I have a problem. I recently reinstalled Ubuntu 15.10 on my laptop, and I want to create a new ad-hoc. However, under Wi-Fi security, I am stuck with only WEP encryption. I have no idea what caused ...
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Cannot get Linksys AE1200 to work with Ubuntu 14.04
Apologies for being a complete and utter newbie - I have much to learn.
Have tried following the steps from many different users and posts - including:
How do I install the driver for my Linksys ...
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