[xubuntu-users] Wireless connection on Xubuntu 18.04

[Karel P Coors]

Resolved

Downloaded Xubuntu 18.04 from other PC to DVD.
Reinstalled to Lenovo netbook
All good

Best regards

On Fri, Nov 29, 2019, 09:52 Karel P Coors <kpcoors at gmail.com> wrote:

> Appreciate it if anyone can suggest solution: on Xubuntu 16.04 I
> experienced intermittent wireless connections. Recently I switched to
> Ubuntu 18.04, the problem worsened. Find WICD, installed. Removed and
> purged network-manager. Got nowhere with WICD. Removed, purged WICD.
> Reinstall network-manager.
>
> Wired connection OK. Wireless not. Here some details I picked up:
> $ rfkill list
>
> 0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN
>
> Soft blocked: no
>
> Hard blocked: no
>
> 1: ideapad_bluetooth: Bluetooth
>
> Soft blocked: no
>
> Hard blocked: no
>
> 2: ideapad_3g: Wireless WAN
>
> Soft blocked: no
>
> Hard blocked: no
>
> 3: phy0: Wireless LAN
>
> Soft blocked: no
>
> Hard blocked: no
>
> 4: hci0: Bluetooth
>
> Soft blocked: no
>
> Hard blocked: no
>
> $ iwconfig
>
> lo no wireless extensions.
>
> wlp9s0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:off/any
>
> Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
>
> Tx-Power=15 dBm
>
> Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
>
> Power Management:off
>
> enp5s0 no wireless extensions.
>
> wwp0s29f7u5i6 no wireless extensions
>
> I started install WPA Supplicant. Receive warning password to be minimum 8
> characters, which it is. 8 character password used to work on the
> intermittent wireless connection on Xubuntu 16.04 and Xubuntu 18.04.
>
> Many thanks for your time.
>
> Best regards
> --
> Karel P Coors
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