Connected to WIFI but browser won't load any pages.

[Zapmaster]

Hi guys. So I have a wifi USB adapter on a desktop running Linux Lite 3.6. It's drivers are installed correctly and I can find and log into our WiFi network. But once I am in, the Internet will only work for about 2 seconds (browser will load a website for about 2 seconds and then it will stop and say no Internet). But the wifi signal shows as being strong and the connection stays connected the whole time. Despite that Internet appears to only work immediately after I disconnect and reconnect (for about 2 seconds after reconecting).

The USB adapter is Linksys N300 (which uses Broadcom bcm 43235). I installed it's Windows XP drivers via ndiswrapper, it's the same driver I used on Linux MX before and it worked fine for it. So I don't think it's a driver issue, but could be wrong of course. This my first time really trying Linux seriously. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I like Lite way more then MX and don't really want to go back to it.

[bitsnpcs]

Hello Zapmaster,

post the output of

Code:

sudo lshw -class network

it can be power saving mode cutting off USB.

Also to look here and check if it is the same method you used (all steps) ?
- https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1547903

[Zapmaster]

Thanks. I can't paste the code since that PC isn't online, but here is a very clear photo of what came up: https://imgur.com/a/Bb8P9

[bitsnpcs]

I am not allowed to click link, sorry.
Someone will hopefully reply soon who will check this for you.

[bayoubooger]

had the same problem all morning, my cable went out... 

[Zapmaster]

I am not allowed to click link, sorry.
Someone will hopefully reply soon who will check this for you.

Oh sorry,  I went and pasted it on a USB, here it is:

root@gologo-OptiPlex-780:/home/gologo# sudo lshw -class network
  *-network             
      description: Ethernet interface
      product: 82567LM-3 Gigabit Network Connection
      vendor: Intel Corporation
      physical id: 19
      bus info: pci@0000:00:19.0
      logical name: enp0s25
      version: 02
      serial: bc:30:5b:9b:95:c3
      capacity: 1Gbit/s
      width: 32 bits
      clock: 33MHz
      capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
      configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=e1000e driverversion=3.2.6-k firmware=0.4-3 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted pair
      resources: irq:33 memory:f7ae0000-f7afffff memory:f7ad9000-f7ad9fff ioport:ece0(size=32)
  *-network
      description: Wireless interface
      physical id: 1
      logical name: enx58ef68a7b570
      serial: 58:ef:68:a7:b5:70
      capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
      configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ndiswrapper+bcmwlhigh5 driverversion=1.61+Linksys, LLC,06/10/2011, 5. ip=10.0.44.111 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11g
root@gologo-OptiPlex-780:/home/gologo#

I should add that I am able to connect to nearby hotels wifi, but it's just one of those web pages with a login, but I can click around on it (see terms and conditions, etc.). So maybe it's some kind of security setting causing the issue? Since connecting to hotels login page doesn't require any kind of password/username.

[TheDead]

Hello,

Before trying the ndiswrapper. If it was available...
Did you plug the computer with an ethernet cable and do the updates, reboot, and do a driver scan?
This solved many problem for me on Linux Lite and other unmentionnable commercial OS.

Cheers!

- TD

[bitsnpcs]

Hello [member=7158]Zapmaster[/member],

have you set up your router ID and password in to the wifi settings ?

[member=6105]bayoubooger[/member]  sounds a very frustrating morning, good to see you are back online now

[Zapmaster]

Hello [member=7158]Zapmaster[/member],

have you set up your router ID and password in to the wifi settings ?

[member=6105]bayoubooger[/member]  sounds a very frustrating morning, good to see you are back online now

The router normally just works with the password.  Do I need to manually assign it's id in the settings somewhere as well?

[WytWun]

You don't say which browser you're using but I had a somewhat similar experience a few days ago with Firefox interfering with my attempts to configure a DSL router.  This behaviour turned out to be due to a new feature in a recent update known as captive portal detection.  It seems this feature is supposed to make use of wifi APs with logins easier, but it might be worth finding out more about it if you use Firefox.  I had to disable it to complete my router configuration...