USB Wifi dropped intermittently

[roticanaitelur]

Hi,
I've upgraded to Linux Mint 18.3 today from 17.3. I did fresh install and everything is working fine except my USB wifi keeps dropping intermittently and I have to re-seat the USB wifi dongle each time.
This USB wifi dongle was working fine on 17.3 and I have tried several different USB ports and it is still the same. Could someone please help me?

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sudo lshw -C network
  *-network               
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
       logical name: enp2s0
       version: 01
       serial: f0:4d:a2:da:86:44
       size: 10Mbit/s
       capacity: 1Gbit/s
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.137 duplex=half firmware=sb v2.07 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
       resources: irq:33 memory:fbff0000-fbffffff
  *-usb:0
       description: Wireless interface
       product: Linksys AE1000
       vendor: Linksys
       physical id: 3
       bus info: usb@2:1.3
       logical name: wlx98fc11c5ae70
       version: 1.01
       serial: 98:fc:11:c5:ae:70
       capabilities: usb-2.00 ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rt2800usb driverversion=4.13.0-39-generic firmware=0.29 ip=192.168.0.17 link=yes maxpower=450mA multicast=yes speed=480Mbit/s wireless=IEEE 802.11

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lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
ccm                    20480  3
ip6table_filter        16384  0
ip6_tables             28672  1 ip6table_filter
x_tables               40960  2 ip6table_filter,ip6_tables
arc4                   16384  2
rt2800usb              28672  0
rt2x00usb              20480  1 rt2800usb
rt2800lib             114688  1 rt2800usb
rt2x00lib              53248  3 rt2800lib,rt2800usb,rt2x00usb
mac80211              782336  3 rt2800lib,rt2x00lib,rt2x00usb
cfg80211              614400  2 rt2x00lib,mac80211
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     49152  4
binfmt_misc            20480  1
nvidia_uvm            671744  0
nvidia_drm             45056  1
nvidia_modeset        860160  5 nvidia_drm
nvidia              13139968  325 nvidia_modeset,nvidia_uvm
gpio_ich               16384  0
snd_hda_codec_realtek    98304  1
snd_hda_codec_generic    73728  1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_intel          40960  5
snd_hda_codec         126976  4 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_core           81920  5 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hwdep              20480  1 snd_hda_codec
joydev                 20480  0
input_leds             16384  0
snd_pcm                98304  4 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core,snd_hda_codec_hdmi
dcdbas                 16384  0
dell_smm_hwmon         16384  0
snd_seq_midi           16384  0
snd_seq_midi_event     16384  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi            32768  1 snd_seq_midi
intel_powerclamp       16384  0
coretemp               16384  0
drm_kms_helper        167936  1 nvidia_drm
snd_seq                65536  2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
drm                   360448  4 nvidia_drm,drm_kms_helper
kvm_intel             204800  0
kvm                   593920  1 kvm_intel
snd_seq_device         16384  3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer              32768  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
irqbypass              16384  1 kvm
intel_cstate           20480  0
fb_sys_fops            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
snd                    81920  21 snd_hda_intel,snd_hwdep,snd_seq,snd_hda_codec,snd_timer,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_pcm
syscopyarea            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
sysfillrect            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
sysimgblt              16384  1 drm_kms_helper
serio_raw              16384  0
lpc_ich                24576  0
i7core_edac            24576  0
soundcore              16384  1 snd
mei_me                 40960  0
mei                   102400  1 mei_me
shpchp                 36864  0
mac_hid                16384  0
parport_pc             32768  0
ppdev                  20480  0
lp                     20480  0
parport                49152  3 lp,parport_pc,ppdev
autofs4                40960  2
btrfs                1101824  0
xor                    24576  1 btrfs
raid6_pq              118784  1 btrfs
dm_mirror              24576  0
dm_region_hash         20480  1 dm_mirror
dm_log                 20480  2 dm_mirror,dm_region_hash
uas                    24576  0
usb_storage            69632  1 uas
hid_generic            16384  0
usbhid                 49152  0
hid                   118784  2 hid_generic,usbhid
broadcom               20480  1
bcm_phy_lib            16384  1 broadcom
tg3                   172032  0
psmouse               147456  0
ahci                   36864  4
ptp                    20480  1 tg3
libahci                32768  1 ahci
pps_core               20480  1 ptp

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lsusb
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 046d:c52e Logitech, Inc. MK260 Wireless Combo Receiver
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 13b1:002f Linksys AE1000 v1 802.11n [Ralink RT3572]
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:0181 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

[kc1di]

Give us the output of

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inxi -Fxz

thanks.

The most likely problem may be the kernel You may have to upgrade or down grade the kernel to get it working.
so give us the output of

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uname -r 

also.

[roticanaitelur]

Hi,
It's the Linksys AE1000 USB causing this issue. I have connected another PCI-e wireless card today and it has been working so far. However, it would be good if this issue can be rectified. Thanks.

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dell-pc@dell-pc ~ $ uname -r 
4.13.0-39-generic

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dell-pc@dell-pc ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: dell-pc Kernel: 4.13.0-39-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine:   System: Dell product: Precision T1500 v: 00
           Mobo: Dell model: 0XC7MM v: A01
           Bios: Dell v: 2.2.0 date: 07/06/2010
CPU:       Quad core Intel Core i7 870 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 23405
           clock speeds: max: 2934 MHz 1: 1196 MHz 2: 1196 MHz 3: 1197 MHz
           4: 1196 MHz 5: 1197 MHz 6: 1205 MHz 7: 1198 MHz 8: 1202 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA GF108GL [Quadro 600] bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: nvidia (unloaded: fbdev,vesa,nouveau)
           Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz, 2560x1440@59.95hz
           GLX Renderer: Quadro 600/PCIe/SSE2
           GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 384.111 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Card-2 NVIDIA GF108 High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.13.0-39-generic
Network:   Card-1: Broadcom NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
           driver: tg3 v: 3.137 bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Ralink RT5392 PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
           driver: rt2800pci v: 2.3.0 bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-3: Linksys AE1000 v1 802.11n [Ralink RT3572]
           driver: rt2800usb v: 2.3.0 usb-ID: 002-004
           IF: wlx98fc11c5ae70 state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1120.2GB (24.0% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: OCZ size: 120.0GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: WDC_WD1001FAES size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 23G used: 7.9G (37%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6
           ID-2: /home size: 14G used: 1.3G (10%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 7.93GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda7
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 53.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 0.0:76C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 266 Uptime: 25 min Memory: 2674.7/7936.1MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35