No network connection with L470

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No network connection with L470

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I installed LMDE2 on a Lenovo L470. It worked fine without the network connection (it also didn't work on the lifesystem). I wasn't able to get the system identifying the cards.
lspci -nnk | grep -i net -A2 shows this:
00:1f.6 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:15d8] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:505f]
03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device [10ec:522a] (rev 01)
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05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:24fd] (rev 78)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:1010]
iwconfig:
usb0 no wireless extensions.

lo no wireless extensions.

inxi -Fz shows this:

System: Host: ibr3 Kernel: 3.16.0-6-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit)
Desktop: MATE 1.18.0 Distro: LinuxMint 2 betsy
Machine: System: LENOVO product: 20J4000LGE v: ThinkPad L470
Mobo: LENOVO model: 20J4000LGE v: SDK0J40697 WIN
Bios: LENOVO v: R0GET59W (1.59 ) date: 11/10/2017
CPU: Dual core Intel Core i5-7200U (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
Clock Speeds: 1: 400 MHz 2: 400 MHz 3: 400 MHz 4: 1700 MHz
Graphics: Card: Intel Device 5916
Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: fbdev,intel (unloaded: vesa)
Resolution: 1920x1080@77.00hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.5, 256 bits)
GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2
Audio: Card Intel Device 9d71 driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.16.0-6-amd64
IF: Network: Card-1: Intel Device 24fd
N/A state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
Card-2: Intel Device 15d8
IF: N/A state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
Drives: HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (4.0% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: Samsung_SSD_850 size: 500.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 28G used: 6.5G (25%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3
ID-2: /home size: 375G used: 1.2G (1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda4
ID-3: swap-1 size: 12.58GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 39.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 179 Uptime: 2:33 Memory: 881.0/7884.0MB
Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.1.28

Doesn't it work because of that the kernel is too old?
Before I used LMDE2 on an old Dell D820 and I love the system and I had not to change the system for years, so I would like to get it running on this laptop too...
It would be nice to get help. Don't expect me to have a good knowledge - I already searched in the Forum, but may be I used the wrong keywords...
Thank you for any help!
Otto
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Otto7

Re: No network connection with L470

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Hello,
no one has any help for me?

Otto
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Re: No network connection with L470

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No Answer means that I better install Windows? That works from the beginning! :cry:
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Re: No network connection with L470

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Otto7 wrote: Wed Jul 18, 2018 6:27 am No Answer means that I better install Windows? That works from the beginning! :cry:
...i'm not that familiar with Debian's quirks those days, but i think that on this relatively new laptop you will need a newer kernel (4.6+) & firmware-iwlwifi as well...
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Re: No network connection with L470

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Otto7 wrote: Wed Jul 18, 2018 6:27 am No Answer means that I better install Windows? That works from the beginning! :cry:
Please don't let a ‘no answer' bring you to that conclusion. Many of use don't use LMDE 2, so we don't have experience in it and don't have an suggestion or an answer.

:D
Otto7

Re: No network connection with L470

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Hello Jerry and thx-1138,
thank you for your answers. :D Your ideas help me to find a path forward without trying things I haven't done before that would bring me into troubles... And to LMDE - I like on it that I once made my old Dell run on it - it ran 4 years without any problems... And my other old laptops all run on that.
Back to the topic, if I understand your suggestions, I have to get a new kernel and install the jessie-backports? Correct?

Many thanks for your help!! :D

Otto
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