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I have a netbook that uses an intel 3160 wireless chip. I tried ubuntu and Mint and both sees the wifi networks available to connect to but it can't connect my router. The wifi chip uses the iwlwifi driver.
I tried everything on the web and on youtube about fixing this but to no avail.
So, I need help on choosing a wireless dongle that will work out of the box if possible. Thanks
Last edited by LennyUsesManjaro; 10-26-2016 at 03:40 PM.
What security setup are you using on your router? That chip should most definitely work with the latest versions (I don't have a 3160 anymore, but to my knowledge there aren't any regressions in any of the recent kernels for that chip).
My router is fine. I can connect my other wifi devices that I have to it. It's just the netbook that will not connect.
Some additional info.
dmesg says that iwlwifi-3160-17.ucode failed to load. On both ubuntu and Mint, only iwlwifi-3160-16.ucode is available in /lib/firmware.
I tried a suggestion on the web on downloading the iwlwifi-3160-17.ucode firmware and putting it in /lib/firmware and then reboot, but that didn't work either.
So, I am stuck and need to get a linux compatible dongle.
Plugable USB 2.0 Wireless N 802.11n 150 Mbps Nano WiFi Network Adapter (Realtek RTL8188CUS Chipset) Plug & Play for Windows, Raspberry Pi and Pi2, Linux
I think I will try this dongle above. It costs only $9.95.
I think this means that it really is working. It is at least receiving beacons. A new nic may not improve this until you figure out why you can't connect.
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