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I would try a live USB with a different distro. If it's broken there too, it's probably a hardware issue.
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misconfiguration issue. (edit: it might be intentional in some scenarios)The logical next step would be to try "ping -6" or "traceroute -6" for IPv6 (that's these type of addresses "1234:5678:90ab:cdef::::ff", larger address space, more intimidating looking, ie. more modern);
$ man traceroute
tells us "-6" for IPv6, and "-i wlp1s0" to use the wireless interface
so give it a try with
$ traceroute -6 -i wlp1s0 the:IPv6:address:::of:your:router
or the router's DNS address, if it is supposed to have one ("fritz.box" comes to mind)
or failing that,
even the DNS address of some public host like googlethe diagnostic DNS address$ traceroute -6 -i wlp1s0 example.com
and it *should* give you at least *some* result, at least up to your router.
After that, it's back to configuring your routing/DNS, and that depends on what type of distro you use, and is best looked up in the documentation that comes with it.
Last edited by Valck on 14 October 2024 at 7:01 am UTC
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(FYI, which is why I don't think that trying a different distro will give you a conclusive answer. If you dual booted with Windows like I do, that would give you a better answer. My chipset works flawlessly in Windows.)
Perhaps Intel's support on newer Wi-Fi chipsets is good, but from what I've seen, the support for older hardware is not that strong. Rather than asking that Intel improve the driver, most of the online comments take a more resigned tone and suggest replacing the problematic Wi-Fi chipsets instead.
That being said, if the more technically savvy commenters can come up with a solution that benefits both of us, I'm all for it!
Last edited by Caldathras on 14 October 2024 at 5:19 pm UTC
https://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?299700-WiFi-hardblocked
https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/centos-111/centos-7-wifi-is-not-working-intel-centrino-wireless-n-135-a-4175543308/
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005511/wireless.html
One of the driver linked on this page is the right one. I'm still seeking which one specifically.
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Yeah, I'm not doing that... This is an "all-in-one" computer and uses laptop-like components, so it would be pretty easy to replace the Wi-Fi module, as long as it's not soldered to the motherboard or anything crazy like that (I haven't soldered anything in years and years!) - but this is a pretty old "spare" computer and with the exception of the Wi-Fi module, has already been upgraded as far as the motherboard allows; this computer will likely be replaced entirely, once it's financially feasible for me to do so.
So without replacing the chipset, it looks like using ethernet cable is going to be the best Real World solution... Not the solution I wanted, but at least I know what the problem is now and like always, the Gaming on Linux Community has proven it is worth its weight in gold.
Thanks, guys and girls!
Last edited by Cyba.Cowboy on 14 October 2024 at 10:03 pm UTC
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you can also try unloading the wifi modules and reloading them in verbose mode and see what info is produced:
sudo rmmod $DRIVER_MODULE_NAME
sudo modprobe -v $DRIVER_MODULE_NAME
that might produce some kind of useful message.
finally sudo dmesg |less will let you step thru all the kernel messages from boot, allowing you to follow the driver loading and other boot processes to see if you can spot an error or warning message