I have to reconnect every 5 minutes

[Amsam]

Just installed LinuxLite last night working well except that I have to authenticate and connect every 5 minutes to stay on line...It is very annoying...I hope this is an easy fix..

[shengchieh]

First make sure this a software, not hardware, bug.  Try a liveCD/liveDVD/liveUSB of a different distro and  see if you get the same bug.

If so, do you have a different machine to test the wifi.

If not, then the problem is network software.  In that case i suspect the wifi driver is messing up things.  You'll need to post more info for others to help, i.e., post your wifi name and model.

Sheng-Chieh

[mrmksm]

Had similar problem with dell inspiron 2200, lost WiFi when I updated, each time. Found this on a post. On a Linux lite, while connected by hard wired for internet, click "Menu" - "system" - "install/remove software". Once in, search for "firmware-b43-installer", check it to "mark for installation", then click "apply. Disconnect hard wire, should be wireless! It worked instantly for me.
Hope that works for ya also. Good Luck

[rokytnji]

When it breaks

Code:

sudo dmesg | tail

should reveal all that is going on with wifi and why it dropped out.


Edit: I booted up my Pentium 3 IBM because I wanted to test out a suspect broken TP link wireless usb stick I have.
I wanted to make double sure before I threw it in the trash bin. Here are my readouts as a example.

Code:

Broken TP Link USB dongle readout
dmesg | tail
[  872.607087] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan2: link becomes ready
[  876.504134] ieee80211 phy2: wlan2: No probe response from AP d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44 after 500ms, disconnecting.
[  876.922032] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
[  883.320855] wlan2: authenticate with d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44
[  884.419216] wlan2: send auth to d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44 (try 1/3)
[  884.620124] wlan2: send auth to d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44 (try 2/3)
[  884.824133] wlan2: send auth to d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44 (try 3/3)
[  885.028110] wlan2: authentication with d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44 timed out
[  978.133466] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan2: link is not ready
[  979.967286] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready

Working SMC PCMCIA Wireless N cardbus readout

dmesg | tail
IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
wlan1: authenticate with d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44
wlan1: send auth to d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44 (try 1/3)
wlan1: authenticated
wlan1: associate with d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44 (try 1/3)
wlan1: RX AssocResp from d8:6c:e9:5f:07:44 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=2)
IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan1: link becomes ready

Because I booted with 2 different pieces of wifi hardware. wlan associates that with a 0,1,2,3, etc....... designation
for wifi access in Linux. It looks like that TP Link Wireless USB is headed for the trash bin.