I need help getting a stable wifi connection.
The connection is great for about 4 minutes, then it just *poof* vanishes for a few seconds, then returns. It rarely disappears long enough for the Network Manager to even notice (the panel icon shows connection bars almost always, but occasionally will switch to the "connecting" icon). It works dandy in Windows 10 so I hope this is a setting or driver issue. It's annoying for most applications, but it's unaceptable when trying to play online or network games.
I've tried *most* of the tips here.
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... t/internet
The troubleshooting guide says "Set the BSSID field to the MAC address of the router". In the router configuration, I can see SSID (pronouncable name) and BSSID is 4C:9E:FF:DF:9A:2E. That's what I have for BSSID in the Network manager for that field as well - is this correct, or is the router's MAC address different from it's BSSID?
And I didn't mess with the Atheros encyrption because
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lsmod | grep ath
I didn't mess with signal boosting because my signal seems fine.
And I ignored the RealTek drivers advice because I don't have a RealTek card... I don't think.
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Router:
ZyXEL P-660HN-51
Security, WPA2-PSK (other option is WPA-PSK)
IPv6 is disabled
Wireless channel is static (signal seems fine)
Firmware is up-to-date.
DNS is dynamic from ISP, but I've also used OpenDNS and google's DNS.
Wireless network mode = "802.11g Only"
Mate Network Connections -
I have IPv6 set to ignore.
I do not have "All users may connect..." ticked.
Everything else here is default, except the BSSID field is empty by default, and I have it set to the BSSID I see in the router configuration (mentioned above).
Under "Wifi>Device" my options are *sometimes* "E8:B1:FC:15:AB:DA" and "wlp6s0 (E8:B1:FC:15:AB:DA)". Othertimes it's "wlp6s0 (E8..." only. Whichever is selected or typed in seems to make no difference.
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laura@laura-XPS-15-9530 ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: laura-XPS-15-9530 Kernel: 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
Desktop: MATE 1.18.0 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine: Mobo: Dell model: XPS 15 9530 v: A06
Bios: Dell v: A06 date: 07/16/2014
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-4712HQ (-HT-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 18356
clock speeds: max: 3300 MHz 1: 991 MHz 2: 983 MHz 3: 1000 MHz
4: 1702 MHz 5: 1665 MHz 6: 1402 MHz 7: 1634 MHz 8: 992 MHz
Graphics: Card-1: Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
bus-ID: 00:02.0
Card-2: NVIDIA GK107M [GeForce GT 750M] bus-ID: 02:00.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1600x900@60.00hz
GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Haswell Mobile
GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 18.0.5 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card-1 Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Card-2 Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:03.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.15.0-29-generic
Network: Card: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi bus-ID: 06:00.0
IF: wlp6s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 1532.3GB (16.1% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MQ02ABF1 size: 1000.2GB
ID-2: /dev/sdb model: LITEONIT_LMS size: 32.0GB
ID-3: USB /dev/sdc model: OneTouch size: 500.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 440G used: 47G (12%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda7
ID-2: swap-1 size: 17.08GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda8
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 64.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 254 Uptime: 45 min Memory: 1704.2/15943.8MB
Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35
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laura@laura-XPS-15-9530 ~ $ iwconfig
wlp6s0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:"ZyXEL64624"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: 4C:9E:FF:DF:9A:2E
Bit Rate=36 Mb/s Tx-Power=22 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=45/70 Signal level=-65 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:69 Invalid misc:90 Missed beacon:0
lo no wireless extensions.
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laura@laura-XPS-15-9530 ~ $ sudo lshw -C Network
[sudo] password for laura:
*-network
description: Wireless interface
product: Wireless 7260
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:06:00.0
logical name: wlp6s0
version: 6b
serial: e8:b1:fc:15:ab:da
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlwifi driverversion=4.15.0-29-generic firmware=17.948900127.0 ip=192.168.1.4 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
resources: irq:37 memory:f7900000-f7901fff
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laura@laura-XPS-15-9530 ~ $ rfkill list all
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: nfc0: NFC
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no