[SOLVED] Only some wireless networks detected on Ubuntu 16.04

vinni2112 · 06-07-2016, 03:33 AM

I am facing an issue with my wireless connections. Only some wifi networks are being listed but not all. I am not able to connect to my wireless connection as its not listed.

The output to

Code:

lspci -nn | grep 0280

is:

Quote:

07:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)

I performed an

Code:

iw reg set IN

to set it to India.

I installed the right driver 'bcmwl-kernel-source' as mentioned in the below link. Only when I installed that driver I was able to find some wireless networks but unfortunately not mine.

http://askubuntu.com/questions/55868...reless-drivers

Is there something I am missing? How can I get my wireless connection listed? Please help.

ardvark71 · 06-07-2016, 12:39 PM

Hi...

Although some will not apply, here is a basic list to go through first. Let us know if one of these resolves your issue.

Regards...

jefro · 06-07-2016, 04:27 PM

Frequency or channel issue??? If you get one then we might assume that the wireless nic works to some extent.

If you have a modern mobile phone then you might consider installing one of the scanners that tell a bit more about what the channels out there are running and any possible interference. Some routers may do that too, dd-wrt should have it.

vinni2112 · 06-08-2016, 12:36 AM

Hello All, Thank you for all the help. I modified my channel below 11 (Currently it was 12 and apparently 11-14 channels are disabled in this driver) and its working fine now.

ardvark71 · 06-08-2016, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vinni2112

Hello All, Thank you for all the help. I modified my channel below 11 (Currently it was 12 and apparently 11-14 channels are disabled in this driver) and its working fine now.

Awesome, glad you got it figured out.

Regards...

jefro · 06-08-2016, 04:26 PM

11-14 is normally not used in North America isn't it? One of the reasons FCC wants to ban stuff like DD-WRT is that it allows one to bypass some of the OEM restrictions.