WIFI/ KNetworkmanager: very good at one netbook, weird behaviour at another one.
 

I had a problem with Wifi on my 2008 era MSI Wind netbook right out of the box when I installed Kubuntu. It came with XP installed which of course worked. After months of fruitless searching I finally replaced the Wifi card with one the Kernel did support.



A drastic solution but sometimes it is the only one.


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On Sep 29, 2012 7:19 AM, "Bas Roufs - En." <basroufs@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Everybody,



at present I am having a weird experience with WIFI. I have two "netbooks"

with each a fully updated "fresh" install of Kubuntu 12.04, along with KDE

4.9.1.



At one netbook, a Eee PC 1001 HA, KNetworkmanager functions in a excellent

way, also when using WIFI.



The other netbook is a HP Pavilion dm 1. Though I have there exactly the same

OS-GUI combination, I cannot really rely on WIFI: not via KNetworkmanager,

also not via "WICD". The networkmanager keeps stuck in the "configuring

interface" stage and prompts for the password every five minutes. The only

"workaround" I have found so far, is restarting the system, until it catches

the WIFI signal - a sometimes time consuming procedure.

A weird detail is the behaviour of the networkmanager when the system is

connected to internet via a wired connection. Even in such a situation, the

networkmanager keeps trying to establish also a wireless connection - each 5

minutes it prompts for the password, while the "interface" is being

"configured".



My question is now: is there a way to get a more reliable WIFI connection for

the HP Pavilion dm 1?







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Open source OS: Kubuntu 12.04



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WIFI/ KNetworkmanager: very good at one netbook, weird behaviour at another one.
 

Seemingly, the problem because of which I started this thread, has been solved.
>
>
> > While writing this reply message, I found a 2nd "workaround":
> > UNchecking the box "enable wireless", and checking it again. After
> > doing so, the WIFI connection seemingly goes on without further
> > interruption.
>
> Good - let's hope that it is stable now. Of course it would be better if
> this extra action wouldn't be necessary.

At the machine in question, the HP Pavilion dm 1, I carried out
another fresh install. I first loaded Kubuntu from the DVD to the
laptop. After doing so, I activated a wireless internet connection
before starting the installation process. After the installation, I
have used the "workaround" summarised above only once. At each restart
afterwords, the system automatically and correctly catches the WIFI
signal.
Thanks for all the input in this thread.
Respectfully yours,
Bas Roufs.





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NL-3514 VT Utrecht

The Netherlands

E. BasRoufs@gmail.com

Mob. +31 6 446 835 10

Tel. +31 30 785 20 40

Open source OS: Kubuntu 12.04

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