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Strange issue in Wi-Fi in laptop , Weak signal

I had been facing issues with Wi-Fi signal in my laptop (2 day from now) and thought it to be some issue of drivers. I installed the latest drivers but it came out to be of no use. then i thought it ...
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I bought a New Computer and it doesn't have a Wi-Fi Adapter

I bought a refurbished windows 10 HP from newegg. When I booted up for the first time it only gave me the option to connect to the internet via ethernet. After some investigation, I looked at the ...
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Network Adapter driver uninstalled

My laptop was not showing the wifi connectivity option. And i had just updated my network Adapter driver, so I assumed it must have been the problem. And after searching the net and making a few ...
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Issues with WiFi on Windows 10

I have a strange issue on Windows 10. When I am watching YouTube videos (or any other streaming sites) the first 4-5 minutes load fine and then the WiFi sort of goes into a "sleep" mode and ...
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Wifi stopped working: Init ucode -5 [Intel Wireless 9560]

I once cold booted my laptop and the wifi stopped working completely. This is the error I get from dmesg when I filter for wireless driver info only. Relevant specs: Operating System: Ubuntu ...
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Huge packet loss from laptop to my WiFi modem/router

I have been using a new laptop (only a few weeks old) on WiFi with no issues for a while. My laptop has now slowed to a crawl making it unusable. I tested the connection using someone else's WiFi and ...
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Fedora 32 on a Dell Latitude E5420 shows Braodcom BCM43228 Wi-Fi but OS can’t find the adapter

I installed Fedora 32 on my Dell Latitude E5420. The network controller is: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n But couldn’t start the Wi-Fi as it shows no Wi-Fi adapter found. I ...
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Wi-Fi disconnects after sleep - no power management tab in driver configurations

I am using windows 10, and for some reason probably after last update (didn't noticed exact time) Wi-Fi started to disconnects after sleep. It may still stay connected to the router ("connected, ...
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RTL8723BE Linux driver no longer works for any 5.x kernel and the lwfinger Github repository that had the drivers doesn't exist anymore

All in the title. I'm running Mint 20 Xfce with the older 4.15.109 kernel since that's the only one that supports my wifi adapter, this is my hardware setup - System: Kernel: 4.15.0-109-generic ...
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Wifi adapter suddenly not finding home wifi

So, unfortunately this has happened before and has only JUST started again, my wifi adapter (TP-link) suddenly stopped finding my home wifi. Out of nowhere it just stopped seeing it. I can see every ...
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Why am getting authentication error for connecting to wifi via wifi adapter with correct password?

(base) [msingh@centos rtl8192eu-linux-driver]$ sudo nmcli --ask dev wifi connect ACT103292835565 Password: •••••••••••• Error: Connection activation failed:(53) The Wi-Fi network could not be found (...
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How to solve no wifi at all on laptop? [closed]

I am using an HP laptop running on Windows 10 which seems to have no wifi connection at all. In Windows settings, there is no wifi option under Network & Update. I tried to uninstall the network ...
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Windows 10 wifi network is not discovering

My windows 10 laptop is not showing wifi devices any more. I believe that I corrupted Network Adapter drivers anyhow. Now my question is if I reset my pc by selecting "Keep my data" option ...
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TP- Link Not working on dual boot

Model : TL-WN725N I have been using windows for a long time now. I haven't faces any issues with the tp-link adapter. Today i dual booted windows and pop os(linux). I installed the drivers on the ...
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wlan0 ethernet unavailable / GENERAL.STATE 20 (unavailable)

When waking from sleep, sometimes my Linux laptop won't reestablish it's Wi-Fi internet connection. Interestingly, rebooting fixes it, although it's kind of a pain to have to do a full shutdown/reboot....
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(Solved by a weird fix, still require a robust solution) Wifi Adapter Disappeared After Sleep

I am using Windows 10 Home on an Acer Swift SF315-41. The wireless adapter is a Qualcomm Atheros QCA61x4A Wireless Network Adapter. My WiFi was working fine recently, I had no power supply so it was ...
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How to install the intel wifi 6 ax200 driver to Debian buster?

I need to install the intel wifi 6 ax200 driver but have never actually installed a driver on Linux. I have the driver downloaded on my system, and it's on the name: iwlwifi-cc-a0-46.ucode. Along with ...
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Missing network adapter advanced properties in Device Manager

I have an older desktop PC running Windows 10 that I've recently set up with a wireless network card. Motherboard is a GIGABYTE GA-990XA-UD3 AM3+. As far as I can tell it should be able to fully ...
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Wifi taking too long to connect

To clear some space on my SSD, I ran the following commands TAKEOWN /F "C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository" /R ICACLS "C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository" /T /L /GRANT *S-1-...
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iPhone connected to home Wi-Fi has speeds ~60x faster than Desktop. What might be going on?

I am trying to diagnose why my iPhone and Desktop - both right next to each other - experience such drastically different speeds when connected to Wi-Fi. As measured on fast.com, the phone averages ...
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Should I re-seat my laptop wifi card to get it to work?

I'm running Windows 10 on Asus x412fa a mid range laptop. Wifi shows turned off, without any way to turn it on again. I can turn it on from wifi under network and internet but nothing changes, ...
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Intel Wireless-AC 9462 maxes out at 10Mbps

O just upgraded to a 5G router, and I am not able to get Down/Up speeds above 10Mbps on my laptop using fast.com. Other devices including an iPhone on the same network and location were able to get ...
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How do I troubleshoot a weird internet issue on my laptop?

I have a Lenovo laptop running Window 10 which has recently started exhibiting a strange issue with the internet. When I connect this laptop to my home wifi, it is unable to get any speed. This is to ...
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Slow wifi single-thread download speed on win10

I have a very annoying problem - slow single-thread download speed. Surfing the Net is Ok, but when I try to watch a movie online (e.g. Netflix) it becomes suffering. I'm using Windows 10, Lenovo 330-...
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Wifi Issue with Atheros AR956x

I am using the laptop for 2 years. It had no problems. Now, it automatically disconnects from my Access Point windows gives the error - Can't connect to this network. Sometimes, even the router login ...
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Wifi driver installation without wifi

I recently changed to a new laptop and did a dual boot of windows and parrot security-4.7(as per my prev laptop). However, I found out that the installer could not detect my WiFi driver and I had to ...
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Install Intel driver on Oracle Linux

I have in virtualbox fresh install of Oracle Linux. I would like to connect to internet but missing wifi adapter. My kernel 4.18.0-147.el8.x86-64 lsmod prints that I have loaded iwlwifi. lspci | grep ...
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Windows 10 won't connect to open Wi-Fi network if I don't use USB Wi-Fi Adapter

I am trying to connect to an open Wi-Fi network, but somehow Windows 10 does not allow it, and I get the following message: Can't connect to this network Sometimes I manage to connect (after many ...
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WiFi On Deepin Linux 15.11

Im new to this distro and i've recently installed deepin on acer nitro 5 laptop. Everything seems perfect except WiFi. In the network tab. I cant even see the wireless network option. I ve intel wifi ...
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AX1650 Wi-Fi card makes Wi-Fi router disconnect all users

My home Wi-Fi router keeps disconnecting all users including my laptop every 5-15 minutes. This only happens when my laptop is connected to Wi-Fi. My laptop is a Dell XPS 7590 with Killer AX1650 Wi-Fi ...
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Will system restore point restore drivers?

So if I uninstall my current wifi driver and install a new one and it fails, will system restore point recover my old one? horrible english sorry
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Laptop cannot find any wireless networks

Recently and randomly, my laptop running Windows 10 can no longer find any wireless networks at all. What is most confusing is that this problem persists even when I use a USB wifi adapter. I've ...
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My Windows 10 Laptop's Wifi Is Turned Off And I Can't Turn It Back ON

My Windows 10 HP EliteBook 820 laptop has decided that its WiFi adapter is off and I have not figured out how to turn it back on. In the Networking drop-down, I am told that the WiFi3 is turned off, ...
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Did I install correctly the wireless card driver?

I am trying to fix the WiFi connection on an Asus E200 laptop, following these instructions: https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Asus/E200HA. The laptop has the latest LXLE distribution, with a ...
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Huawei Matebook X wifi not working

I have been using the Huawei matebook X laptop for some months now since I bought it from Amazon. The wifi has suddenly stopped working. Intel wireless 9560 cannot work on my machine anymore. I ...
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Can't connect to Wi-Fi with 0bda:f179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp

I have a 0bda:f179 RTL8189FTV chip for Wi-Fi.  It does not work with Ubuntu. lsusb shows Bus 006 Device 002: ID 0bda:f179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.  I have Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS. My LAN is working ...
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Wifi errors with Network-Manager on KDE Neon

I have a problem with Network Manager when i try to connect it with my hotspot a notification says : no secrets were provided so i have to make my hotspot open in order to connect it, but i face ...
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No Wi-Fi Adapter Found in Ubuntu 18.04

I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 and when I click on settings and click on WiFi, it says No Wi-Fi Adapter Found. I have a Windows 10 computer that is connected to the Internet. Is there a way to ...
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Does monitor mode need its own drivers?

I have seen some wifi cards like the CYW43455 on the Raspberry pi 3b+ which supports monitor mode, just not out of the box. To enable monitor mode, you would need nexmon drivers from here: Nexmon ...
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How to fix Wi-Fi saying No Internet on Windows 10 even if the Wi-Fi is working fine in other devices?

Every time I'm connected to a Wi-Fi, suddenly, it'll say No Internet, secured even if the Wi-Fi is working just fine. That stops me from using anything including offline LAN features like accessing my ...
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Cannot get more than 1 Mbps with Intel Wireless-AC 9560 on Ubuntu 18.04 for 5 GHz band

Problem and details: Very slow Wi-Fi speed on the 5GHz band in ubuntu 18.04 LTS. I can get better speeds with the 2.4GHz connection (say > 60 Mbps). I have 1Gbps rated internet connection I can ...
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Kali Linux Virtual Box not detecting networks with ALFA AWUS036NEH

I am currently running Kali Linux on a virtual box, and I have successfully hooked up my ALFA AWUS036NEH wifi-card to the system, I'm able to scan for networks, but the wifi card never actually picks ...
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FFMPEG and Wi-Fi Internet connection drop

I've encountered a strange issue: my Wi-Fi internet connection drop off while converting files with -vcodec h264_nvenc inside powershell. As soon as the conversion is ended Wi-Fi start working again....
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Ubuntu 18 Wifi Connected But no internet

The WiFi is connected to the router, but there is no internet. The operating system is Ubuntu 18, and the computer is ThinkPad T460s. I believe the issue is in the configuration in "/etc/network/...
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How to turn on software radio switch on eMachines e525 notebook with Intel WiFi Link 5150

The eMachines e525 notebook with Intel WiFi Link 5150 has Windows 7 installed with all available updates and latest Intel drivers for its WiFi adapter. The system looks fine, no problems shown in ...
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How to terminate wpa_supplicant before selecting reboot

I jave just installed Debian 9 on a computer that needs non-free firmware files for the wifi adapter following this instructions: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/336533/installing-missing-...
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WiFi adapter disconnects until reboot

I have a combo WiFi/Bluetooth PCIe card installed in my PC (tower PC I built). I don't recall the specific make or model, but it's running using Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 driver. The adapter ...
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Understanding Minstrel's rc_stats file in Linux (WiFi bitrate adaptation algorithm)

Problem: The statistics used by minstrel_ht - Linux's typical WiFi bitrate adaptation algorithm - are published in the file /sys/kernel/debug/ieee80211/phy*/*/stations/*/rc_stats. This file has a ...
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How to copy wifi kernel from one version of Android x86 to another

I am using Android x86 8.1 rc-2 in my PC. The problem is that WiFi is not working on it. I had even used Android x86 7.1 rc-2 in my PC and WiFi was working on that. How can I copy wifi kernel from ...
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Modifying WPA2 Protocol

I have flashed OpenWRT onto my Raspberry Pi Model 3B+ and was wondering if it is possible to modify how WPA2 works for example like changing the AES encryption into my own encryption algorithm or ...
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