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Title: WiFi cuts out LL3.6 Dell xps M1210
Post by: Acdane on September 14, 2017, 02:04:55 PM

Hi, I ran the following command per another post for your info - lsusb

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:08c6 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam for DELL Notebooks
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

The wifi keeps cutting out. Any fixes?

Title: Re: WiFi cuts out LL3.6 Dell xps M1210
Post by: TheDead on September 14, 2017, 06:14:30 PM

The card is not there, try lspci
...or plug the card in another USB port.

Title: Re: WiFi cuts out LL3.6 Dell xps M1210
Post by: Jerry on September 15, 2017, 03:51:09 AM

Code: [Select]

inxi -N

Title: Re: WiFi cuts out LL3.6 Dell xps M1210
Post by: Acdane on September 15, 2017, 03:50:45 PM

Here's the read out Jerry
 inxi -N
Network:   Card-1: Broadcom BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX driver: b44
           Card-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection
           driver: iwl3945

Title: Re: WiFi cuts out LL3.6 Dell xps M1210
Post by: TheDead on September 16, 2017, 07:25:33 PM

There seems to be different problems possible :
Some with software of the card itself here :
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2338757&p=13552180#post13552180

and other with Firewall versus ISP :
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2343827&p=13573139#post13573139

Hope one of them helps! Good luck!

-TheDead (TheUxNo0b)