Re: General wifi regression?
Originally Posted by
kjano
Hi all,
I am have numerous laptops in my group, all running Ubuntu 14.04 or 14.10 and all of them have some sort of wifi issue. It seems like there is a general regression with respect to wifi support on Ubuntu and probably Linux in general. This is very surprising as wifi is one of the most important components for everyday work and laptops from Lenovo are usually very well supported. I cannot get a stable and work-quality wifi connection on any of these laptops: ASUS N550JV, Lenovo T440S,P, T540, X1 2013, and MacBook Pro 15 2013. I realize that the Ubuntu forum is full of complains and potential solutions for those wifi issues and that there are many reports on bugs.launchpad.net. Essentially, wifi is not usable on T440S,P and T540, drops connection frequently on Asus N550JV. Wifi quality on the MacBook Pro 15 2013 and X1 is fair but only if the wifi signal is strong. I have not started this thread to find a solution but to figure out whether this is part of a bigger picture and what may be causing this wifi regression. I would have assumed that more and more manufacturers are providing drivers for their hardware or has this trend stopped for some reason? Also, in the past, Lenovo (and IBM) were actively advertising their Linux support and drivers were rarely a problem?
What is your opinion?
Best,
Chris.
I have found just the opposite, one of the latest software releases for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS has IMPROVED the wifi stability on my Dell Laptop [Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 01)]. I've bolded a sentence that, IMO, suggests a router or distance from router issue. The Mac Book Pro in our household is stable when wifi connected.
HP | Intel iCore 7 3.2Ghz | 12 Gb mem | SSD Win7 | HDD Trusty | Mate 16.04
Dell laptop | Intel iCore 3 2.1Ghz | 4 Gb mem | MATE 16.04 + Win 7
Regards, Pete
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