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Just installed LinuxLite last night working well except that I have to authenticate and connect every 5 minutes to stay on line...It is very annoying...I hope this is an easy fix..

First make sure this a software, not hardware, bug. Try a liveCD/liveDVD/liveUSB of a different distro and see if you get the same bug.

If so, do you have a different machine to test the wifi.

If not, then the problem is network software. In that case i suspect the wifi driver is messing up things. You'll need to post more info for others to help, i.e., post your wifi name and model.

Sheng-Chieh

Had similar problem with dell inspiron 2200, lost WiFi when I updated, each time. Found this on a post. On a Linux lite, while connected by hard wired for internet, click "Menu" - "system" - "install/remove software". Once in, search for "firmware-b43-installer", check it to "mark for installation", then click "apply. Disconnect hard wire, should be wireless! It worked instantly for me.
Hope that works for ya also. Good Luck

When it breaks

Code:
sudo dmesg | tail

should reveal all that is going on with wifi and why it dropped out.

Edit: I booted up my Pentium 3 IBM because I wanted to test out a suspect broken TP link wireless usb stick I have.
I wanted to make double sure before I threw it in the trash bin. Here are my readouts as a example.

Code:
Broken TP Link USB dongle readout

dmesg | tail

[  872.607087] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan2: link becomes ready

[  876.504134] ieee80211 phy2: wlan2: No probe response from AP d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44 after 500ms, disconnecting.

[  876.922032] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain

[  883.320855] wlan2: authenticate with d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44

[  884.419216] wlan2: send auth to d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44 (try 1/3)

[  884.620124] wlan2: send auth to d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44 (try 2/3)

[  884.824133] wlan2: send auth to d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44 (try 3/3)

[  885.028110] wlan2: authentication with d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44 timed out

[  978.133466] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan2: link is not ready

[  979.967286] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready

Working SMC PCMCIA Wireless N cardbus readout

dmesg | tail

IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready

IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready

IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready

wlan1: authenticate with d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44

wlan1: send auth to d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44 (try 1/3)

wlan1: authenticated

wlan1: associate with d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44 (try 1/3)

wlan1: RX AssocResp from d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=2)

IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan1: link becomes ready

Because I booted with 2 different pieces of wifi hardware. wlan associates that with a 0,1,2,3, etc....... designation
for wifi access in Linux. It looks like that TP Link Wireless USB is headed for the trash bin. Sad

Amsam

shengchieh

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