Questions tagged [wireless]
Questions about using Wireless connections in Ubuntu. This tag is not limited to Wifi only.
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are all wifi connections in ubuntu treated as 'public' automatically?
i just booted up ubuntu for first time and connected to wifi. i've come from windows where when you connect to wifi you choose to make it a 'home' or 'public' connection. i can't find this option ...
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Great wifi adapter
I'm looking for a good reliable (one that wont randomly become a brick) long rang 1W+ wifi n adapter. I've looked at alfa and have seen mixed reviews. If you know of any good ones please post them.
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How to set my Internet connection's default to HSDPA?
I'm using a 3G wireless dongle to connect to the internet.
On Windows there's a software for this dongle but on Ubuntu I can use it without any software's. But the thing is that this connection can ...
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New to Ubuntu and can't connect to wifi
I'm pretty much brand new to using Ubuntu and for the life of me I can't figure out how to connect to my wifi network.
I have no idea what kind of information I should post. Browsing other similar ...
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Wifi disabled by hardware switch, but hardware switch doesn't help
Running Ubuntu 13.04, I have a problem with my wifi. When booting after a proper shut down, there's never any wifi connection. The system states
Wifi is disabled by hardware switch
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Wifi keeps disconnecting on Lenovo G480
I'm using Lenovo G480 and I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS yesterday (dual booting it with Windows 7). My wifi connection keeps on connecting and disconnecting every 5 to 10mins. I'm a newbie to ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Dell 6400 no network
I have just installed Ubuntu 12.04. My network is not working: no wireless, no cable network. There are some posts on forums about it, however I was not able to fix it. It is possible to turn off ...
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Acer Aspire 4710: Additional Drivers in Kubuntu 13.04
After a clean install of Kubuntu 13.04 i386 on an Acer Aspire 4710, the Broadcom BCM4311 wireless adapter worked, but would disconnect from time to time, and not reconnect reliably.
The "Additional ...
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no internet for terminal- connect through a proxy
I'm using newly installed 13.04 on my lap. I've connected to wifi connection in our university and configured the proxy settings in network settings. I can access web and even software updater work ...
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Annoying Wireless Authentication Prompt [duplicate]
When my internet connection fails and tries to reconnect (Which happens quite frequently on my crappy Uni Wireless) the following prompt pops up every 20-30 seconds:
I consider this to be a major ...
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how to install wireless driver for my old laptop hp dv6 1340ej
its connected to the internet and all fine but its very and slow and I've tried almost everything with some terminal commands and I got some improve but still slow compared to the internet win I login ...
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wifi connection error Ubuntu 13.04
I am new to Ubuntu (been using windows for many years and finally have tried to make the switch.
I am using a Cisco AE1000 USB WiFi adapter to connect to internet. Once I boot up, I usually can go ...
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How Do I Find WiFi Settings?
I have just installed Ubuntu 13.04 in an old Dell Laptop. I am only using Ubuntu in this old laptop.
I am not picking up the wireless signal from my wireless router.
Where is the selection menu in ...
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non-PAE installer hangs after a brief flash 'Installing Release Files...' ; how do I get past this?
I have run Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Ubuntu 11.10 and Lubuntu 12.04 (non-PAE) Minimal Installers off a CD and after selecting keyboard layout, connecting to a wireless network and choosing the GB Ubuntu ...
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Cannot install the RTL8188C driver on 13.04 [duplicate]
After running install.sh I get an error at the end. Any ideas?
Realtek Wi-Fi driver Auto installation script
Novembor, 21 2011 v1.1.0
##################################################
Decompress ...
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I have a problem with my monitor mode for wireless
I am using Ubuntu 12.04. I need to shut down monitor mode for WiFi, but when I try to do that it always come up like this:
savko@savko-1015CX:~$ airmon-ng stop wlan0
airmon-ng: command not found
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Unable to connect to a NetGear router
I am trying to get wireless working on my computer but I just can't....
I've searched for hours on how to connect to the wireless network -- I don't know if I am doing something wrong, but nothing ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 running within Hyper-V Networking very flaky
I am running Ubuntu 13.04 (I had started with 12.10) within Hyper-V (Windows 8 Pro) on a Samsung series 9 laptop. I have the wireless and wired interfaces shared with the VM.
I've been noticing that ...
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Nobody can use the internet when I turn on my computer? [duplicate]
I have just installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS along with an old Windows installation. Every time I boot with Ubuntu. Nobody can use the internet if the wireless is on. Windows works fine though.
How can I ...
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Unable to connect to secured wi-fi from Nexus 7 running Ubuntu Touch 13.04
I have put Ubuntu Touch on my Nexus 7, using MultiROM. But I am unable to connect my Ubuntu Touch tablet to my home wi-fi (WPA2 Personal). After I type in the password and click OK, it shows the list ...
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can't find networks on dell inspiron 1501 [duplicate]
Hi installed a clean install of ubuntu 12.04 on a dell inspiron 1501.
according to sudo lspci -nnv my wireless card is listed as:
Broadcom Corporation BCM4331 802.11b/g WLAN
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12.04 unable to connect to WEP
I am currently running a dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and have been unable to connect stably to my WEP secured WiFi, although I am able to connect to other WPA(2) connections just fine. In ...
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How to disable the log files?
To be specific I want to stop the kern.log and syslog files. I just installed Xunbuntu about 2 days ago and have no experience with this OS.
I know they are supposedly important, but I have a ...
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How do I get wifi to work?
I have 12.04 LTS on a Toshiba Portege R835-P56X.
I try to connect to my home network over wifi. It connects, but I can't access the Internet. I tried resetting the router, but that didn't work. ...
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IPv6 autoconfig isn't working on 13.04
I have several computers with various operating systems on my LAN, and one of them with Ubuntu 13.04 64 bit, is the only box that can't autoconfigure itself an IPv6 address. rdisc6 times out on it, ...
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Wireless driver interfering with other devices on my network(not duplicate)
My girlfriends computer recently upgraded to 13.04. I have another computer running Fedora, several android devices, and my friend was over earlier with his Mac. The computer running Ubuntu 13.04 ...
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How do I get the right wireless modules to load at startup for a BCM4322? [duplicate]
I have been troubleshooting my HP EliteBook with BCM4322 14e4:432b wireless card. I am using Linux kernel 3.9 and I have almost found the solution. Reading on the Linux Wireless site, I found that ...
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Impossible to connect to wifi
Following my question from yesterday where I couldn't find one particular wifi, this wifi does now appear correctly. But I can't connect to it. I have the right password (it is in my phone, and I use ...
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WiFi is connected but internet not working?
I have a lenovo x230 running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I've been using it just fine for a while, but all of a sudden the internet's stopped working. It's connected to the router just fine (I can see the ...
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How do I install my wireless card driver offline
I just installed Xubunu 13.04, but it didn't detect my wireless card.
This is my wireless card:
Broadcom Corporation:BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY: Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card
I googled about it, and I ...
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Wifi Problems with Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 on Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
So I have searched high and low and nothing seems to work. I bought this Lenovo p500 IdeaPad, got rid of Windows8 and threw Ubuntu 12.04 on here.
My Centrino Wireless-N 2230 card seems to be giving ...
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Cant get connected to wired/wireless network
i m using ubuntu 12.04 LTS version on my asus laptop(64bit). My problem is that i cant get connected to network(wifi/wired LAN). System not showing any connections which are available. But i can get ...
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Studio: Non-functioning wifi drivers [duplicate]
I just installed Ubuntu Studio, it's all working fine except my wifi. In "Software & Updates" I have installed the proprietary BCM4313 802.11/b/g/n driver but no wireless internet options appear. ...
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Hide "show wifi password" (don let show wifi password)
I've got to put a wifi password on my school laptops (all users are admin) but I don't want to the children see the password when you go edit conextions and edit de wifi like is see in the pictures. (...
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12.04 can't find one particular wifi
I've got the weirdest problem I've ever had.
I have a small HP netboox with Linux 12.04 installed on it. For info: HP mini 5103.
I've used it for weeks: it's always worked perfectly. On multiple ...
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Wifi only accepts passwords of 5 or 13 characters
Installed Ubuntu 13.04 and when attempting to connecting to a home wifi network, the connect button is only click-able with passwords of 5 or 13 characters.
Is there a fix?
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Can't view wifi signal strength with iwconfig or wavemon
I have been reading everywhere that I should be able to view wifi signal strength using iwconfig or wavemon but I am not getting that information when I use either of them. I can connect to wifi, and ...
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How do I find the information I need to diagnose a slow wireless problem? [duplicate]
I have seen a number of questions on this site regarding slow wireless problems. Many of them discuss problems relative to specific wireless cards.
Could someone please explain to me how to find out ...
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Not authorized to control networking
I have Ubuntu 13.04 Gnome with Mate.
If I click on the networking icon on the top tool bar and try to do something like add a never before used Wifi or simply click Hardwire Connection 1 when I have ...
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default gateway setting for "universal" wifi adapter
The data sheet for the IOGear Universal Wi-Fi N Adapter states that it supports Linux (Fedora 10 (Kernel: 2.6.27.5-117)) but has no directions in the manual.
When setting up the static IP address ...
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How to tell a wlan card supports RFMON mode
Can someone please tell me how to check if a wlan card supports promiscuous mode
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Problem sharing ethernet connection via WiFi
I've an Ethernet connection to the Internet and I need to share it via Wifi with my other mobile devices. I followed up the instructions of setting up a hotspot in Ubuntu:
I created a new connection ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Ralink rt5390 won't work after upgrade,
I Have an HP 2000 Notebook dualboot with Win7 and Ubuntu 13.04. After I upgraded from 12.10, the wireless network detects wifi but when I try connecting It wont do anything.
I try doing stuff from ...
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Wifi disconnects every so often with Broadcom BCM4331, even with 13.04.
My wifi connection drops about every few minutes or so, and the only way to reconnect is to disable wireless, reenable it, and reconnect. As you can imagine, this is really annoying.
There are ...
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Broadcom wireless device not detected in ubuntu 12.10 but does in the live cd [duplicate]
I have a dell vostro 1400. I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 in it from live usb. I have tested from the usb and everything worked fine. I decided to install it to my hdd and after that my wifi device in ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 64bit - Wi-Fi not detecting any networks
First off, I am new to Linux/Ubuntu, and I barely know anything about it. I know this was answered on the web many times, but I tried all I could find, and nothing worked. There is no way I could ...
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Enable Wireless option is disabled in network settings in Ubuntu 12.04
My wireless connections have regularly disconnected with the Wireless option disabled in network settings. This problem occurs frequently. After restarting, I can access. But again an error comes ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 ethernet is not working?
I recently installed ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and have tried every method out there to get my Ethernet cable to work...unfortunately not one of the methods out there worked for me. here are some of the tests ...
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Hostapd wifi AP [closed]
I am trying to start wifi AP with hostapd, followed carefully all of this instructions. For now, from my phone, i see network, i connect to it, but it stucks at receiving ip address and then just ...
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Wireless is slow on Ubuntu, fine on Windows dual boot?
I know there's been a lot of questions about this, but most seem to have been while using Wubi, or were router and or chipset specific.
For me, internet on my ubuntu partition is slow to start, ...
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