Linux Lite Forums - Network

LL7.6 on Macbook (Mid 2009) with WiFi module BCM4322

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:24:29 +0800

After installing LL76 on the above Macbook the Wifi worked fine without the third party driver.
I then did a complete Update of some 200 modules which wiped out any wifi.
I have tried the third party driver offered in Driver update (Broadcom STA wireless) but this didn't help.
Is this a known issue and if so, could you please list the steps (in detail) I need to take to rectify the issue.
Thankyou.

New install and wifi is not working

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:59:49 +0800

I am a newbie to the world of Linux. I installed Linux Lite 7.6 on my old laptop Dell Latitude D830. During the installation, the wifi driver was recognized and installed, as well as my network. However, the wifi network won't connect. I checked the password several times and after 3 tried, it disconnected. Using inxi -N from the tutorial, I received the information below:
Device-1: Broadcom and subsidiaries NetXtreme BCM57755M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
driver: tg3
Device-2: Broadcom and subsidiaries BCM4311 802.11a/b/g
driver: b43-pci-bridge
Device-3: Dell Wireless 360 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb

The wifi was working in windows 7 before I wiped it to install Linux Lite 7.6. Any help to get the wifi working will greatly be appreciated it.

Tom

wifi not working on new install

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 03:13:20 +0800

hi there! I've installed Linux lite on a Toshiba satellite laptop and am having trouble getting the WiFi working, im rather new to Linux but have tried a few things but this time I've been beat (managed to get i all working on a different laptop!)

using the lshw -C network command its come up with the below....

*-network UNCLAIMED
description: Network controller
product: BCM43142 802.11b/g/n
vendor: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:05:00.0
version: 01
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:f2b00000-f2b07fff

and after using inxi -N

Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet driver: r8169
Device-2: Broadcom and subsidiaries BCM43142 802.11b/g/n driver: N/A

ive tried installing the driver through the device manager and it said it was using one but apparently it isn't!

Anyway any help would be massively appreciated and i hope ive put at least a little bit of useful information here!

thanks in advance!

Wifi speed too slow

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:04:03 +0800

Hello I have recently installed linux lite on my laptop and everything works good out of the box. Only thing I have observed is that the wifi speed has reduced significantly compared to windows 10. Following are the laptop specs

Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
Memory
7662MB (2696MB used)
Machine Type
Notebook
Operating System
Linux Lite 7.4

rtw88_8821ce
Realtek 802.11ac wireless 8821ce driver
rtw88_8821c
Realtek 802.11ac wireless 8821c driver

New installation on an old PC - Wifi not working

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:53:47 +0800

Hello,

I just installed Linux Lite on an old Windows 7 PC, and I cannot figure out how to make the wifi work.
When I try to add a new Wifi network I have the following message: "the device does not support Access Point Mode"

Thank you for your help!

wireless networks "device not ready"

Tue, 13 May 2025 08:44:16 +0800

works in windows 10 but a fresh LL 7.4 install on dell latitude 3140 notebook (NOT a 2-in-1 model) shows to be an intel Alder Lake-N CNVi network controller. thankfully, the wired/eithernet works for short-term / trouble shooting purposes. don't know what 'terminal' reports to run or include here, please advise...meny grats!

Laptop keeps disconnecting from WIFI

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:30:07 +0800

Does anybody know what could cause this, and how to fix it? I have Linux Lite installed, wifi card is "Realtek RTL8723BS-V2.0 WiFi+BT" and every time after I boot up everthing works fine (mostly, sometimes even disconnects right after boot), but then after some time it just keeps disconnecting (pop ups show up every minute or so) and can't do anything about it

OS: Linux Lite 7.0.0
CPU: Intel Atom x5-Z8350
RAM: 4Gb
Storage: 64Gb
Notebook in general: MEDION E4242
https://www.medion.com/gb/service/produc...l/30024330

I just installed it, really haven't done much on it. I only did the updates (update && upgrade) and installed Firefox
Also I haven't used the notebook for quite some years, so it could be, that the error lies on the WIFI chip or whatever (tried with adapter I had lying around as well, still didn't work). Wanted to get it to run more smoothly and host obico on it.

ssh connection reset in LinuxLite 7.0

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 13:42:55 +0800

when trying to connect to a fresh LinuxLite 7.0 installations on multiple computers, all of them had the same error:
"kex_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset"
"Connection reset by [IPADDR] port 22"
Same happens when trying to do "ssh localhost" in a terminal window on the local computer.
It says "kex_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer"
also trying "ssh [USER]@[LOCAL_LAN_IP], which gives an error:
"ssh: connect to host [LOCAL_LAN_IP] port 22: Connection refused"

if it makes any difference:
- ping works fine
- the installation is fresh, drive reformatted
- install all updates first
- tried to install/reinstall openssh-server, still the same
- just tried the same on Lubuntu - works fine

Thank you.

Lite and wireless adaptors (usb)

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 07:21:36 +0800

Greetings all.
I have been gradually repurposing an ancient relic with a fresh offline install of Linux Lite. I have realized that I am one device short to give it wifi capability. Acer Aspire one notebook, no usb 3.0, and internal network card has long since been dead.

This is kind of an easy forum cause I'm only looking for suggestions (steps may vary). One thing I know out of the box is that rigging a usb wifi adapter to work on linux is a nightmare. I have yet to decide on a device from the store, and wonder which kind if adapter stick plays nice with linux. If anything, I would like for this to be more of a planner to make this less of a headache before beginning. I attempted to get a wifi stick to work once in the past on a different system and despite many terminal instructions was never able to, so I can sense what I'm in for.

I know the steps may change depending on which device (adapter) is used, but that's why I wanted to ask here. Anyone recommend something universal on what adapter i should order?
If it's all the same in the end, is there any specific forum or instruction page that perfectly illustrates step-by-step how to properly install any wifi adapter? {Please assume that usb 3.0 is not possible and that the wifi adapter in question does not have linux-specific installation media/disk}.

Note: it is possible to hook directly into Ethernet for any updates, just not permanently. I have not yet connected this 'fresh' install of Linux Lite to the internet. If I need to update anything before installing the stick using Ethernet, please let me know.

Other relevant Info:

ACER modle: Aspire One D257 - 13404
Lite version: 3.8 (32 bit)

> The internal network card adapter inside the unit is 100% fried, so instructions on internal network cards should not be included as valid solutions on this post.

Config w/multiple Wifi adapters?

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:48:15 +0800

I tried LXLE (looking for a LTS based distro) and there was not an easy/easily found way to choose my USB wifi adapter which has better range and which I also want to test for use with a laptop that I hope to use a light distro for. I have a Qualcomm Atheros in my Dell desktop (168c:0032) and a Realtek based USB adapter, 8812BU (0BDA:B812) - when I type in inxi-N it showed the Qualcomm as up and Realtek as down, but I couldn't find CLI instructions on how to enable the Realtek USB adapter even if it recognizes it's there and has a corresponding driver. My understanding is it's now supported through the kernel right? I had another USB adapter which was recognized but I think it was in down status as well and it just defaults to the Qualcomm.

If I use Linux Lite, which I am guessing may be better supported anyway is there built-in tools that can make this easy? Or can I install a GUI network manager of some kind to make the Realtek adapter work?

Internet connection

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 07:51:54 +0800

I'm a noob and just started my old Linux computer for the second time today. My sister was in the hospital for over 4 months and I had to stop what I was doing after she went in. She has also been in the nursing home for about 1 month now. I don't remember what all I tried to do with it. I'd like to get it connected to the internet. I have a cable from my motherboard to my modem I guess is what you call it and I'm not able to figure out how to get connected to the internet. The modem is an Motorola MT7711 if that helps. I don't know what version of Linux Lite I'm using though because I forgot to write it down. If it's going to be very difficult, maybe I'll take the desktop somewhere and have someone look at it. I'm 70 years old and not that good with computers.

Remmina Lost RDP Connection

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 22:38:44 +0800

I can RDP from my Lite Linux machine into a Windows 10 on my local network with no issues , but when I try using a VPN (which appears stable) and my mobile phone as a hotspot I get a 'Remmina lost connection to RDP ' error.

I would appreciate any help.

Thanks

Winston

This window can help you find connection problems.
You can stop and start the logging at any moment using the On/Off switch.
The stats button (Ctrl+T), can be useful to gather system info you may share when reporting a bug.
There is more info about debugging Remmina on https://gitlab.com/Remmina/Remmina/-/wik...-debugging
(DEBUG) - (rcw_map_event) - Mapping: RemminaConnectionWindow
(DEBUG) - (remmina_protocol_widget_map_event) - Calling plugin mapping function
(DEBUG) - (remmina_protocol_widget_open_connection_real) - Opening connection
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_event_init) - Disable smooth scrolling is set to 0
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_event_init) - Adding GDK_SMOOTH_SCROLL_MASK
(DEBUG) - (remmina_protocol_widget_open_connection_real) - Have SSH
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_main) - RDP data path is /home/derith/.local/share/remmina/RDP
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_main) - Not using system proxy settings
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_tunnel_init) - Tunnel init
(DEBUG) - (remmina_protocol_widget_start_direct_tunnel) - SSH tunnel initialization…
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_event_on_focus_in) - Top level name is: RemminaConnectionWindow
(DEBUG) - (remmina_protocol_widget_start_direct_tunnel) - Calling remmina_public_get_server_port
(DEBUG) - (remmina_protocol_widget_start_direct_tunnel) - Calling remmina_public_get_server_port (tunnel)
(DEBUG) - (remmina_protocol_widget_start_direct_tunnel) - server: 192.168.0.233, port: 3389
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_tunnel_init) - protocol_plugin_start_direct_tunnel() returned [192.168.0.233]:3389
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_tunnel_init) - Tunnel has been optionally initialized. Now connecting to 192.168.0.233:3389
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_main) - gfx_h264_available: 0
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_main) - Resolution set by the user: 1240x708
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_main) - Resolution set after workarounds: 1240x708
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_main) - proxy_type: (null)
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_main) - proxy_username: (null)
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_main) - proxy_password: (null)
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_main) - proxy_hostname: (null)
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_main) - proxy_port: 80
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_main) - Network settings not set
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_main) - rdp_keyboard_remapping_list:
(DEBUG) - (remmina_rdp_main) - Log level set to to INFO
(DEBUG) - (rco_on_disconnect) - Disconnect signal received on RemminaProtocolWidget
(DEBUG) - (remmina_file_save) - Saving profile
(DEBUG) - (remmina_file_save) - We have a secret and disablepasswordstoring=0
(DEBUG) - (remmina_plugin_glibsecret_store_password) - Password “password” saved for file /home/derith/.local/share/remmina/group_rdp_de's-desktop_192-168-0-233.remmina

(DEBUG) - (remmina_file_save) - We have a secret and disablepasswordstoring=0
(DEBUG) - (remmina_plugin_glibsecret_delete_password) - password “ssh_tunnel_password” deleted for file /home/derith/.local/share/remmina/group_rdp_de's-desktop_192-168-0-233.remmina
(DEBUG) - (remmina_file_save) - We have a secret and disablepasswordstoring=0
(DEBUG) - (remmina_plugin_glibsecret_delete_password) - password “gateway_password” deleted for file /home/derith/.local/share/remmina/group_rdp_de's-desktop_192-168-0-233.remmina
(DEBUG) - (remmina_file_save) - We have a secret and disablepasswordstoring=0
(DEBUG) - (remmina_plugin_glibsecret_delete_password) - password “ssh_tunnel_passphrase” deleted for file /home/derith/.local/share/remmina/group_rdp_de's-desktop_192-168-0-233.remmina
(DEBUG) - (remmina_file_save) - Profile saved
(DEBUG) - (remmina_file_save) - Connection profile states saved
(DEBUG) - (remmina_network_monitor_status) - G_NETWORK_CONNECTIVITY_FULL
(DEBUG) - (rco_on_disconnect) - Could not disconnect

Networking icon in tray, orange underline - what does it mean?

Sat, 27 Jan 2024 02:02:08 +0800

I have Linux Lite installed (altho when I go to System Information, it says the operating system is Ubuntu 20.04.6 :023: ). I've noticed recently that the small networking icon down at the bottom right of the tray bar, shows an orange underline below it. I am connected to my network with a WiFi connection and browsing the internet seems normal. Clicking the icon and selecting System information shows the correct network information with no errors.

I tried disabling wifi and networking, and re-enabling, and also rebooting the system, but the orange line continues to show under the networking tray icon. All the latest updates are installed. What does the orange underline signify?

In Wi-Fi connection the IPv4 address is not assigned.

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 05:20:37 +0800

This happened in the past with the previous release and successively with the last one . Turning off the pc in "suspend" and then waking up makes networking working again. I tried to assign fixed IP: in "connection information" IPv4 appears configured but the browser didn't retrieve web pages from the internet. I was forced to reinstall the last release 6.6 and initially it worked fine but since some days the problem proposed again.
Booting from the live cd, all works properly almost all the time. Maybe it is an hardware fault but i dont know how to detect it (perhaps whith a diagnostic tool).

Computer
********

Summary
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-Computer-
Processor : Intel® Core™ i3-2310M CPU @ 2.10GHz
Memory : 3913MB (680MB used)
Machine Type : Notebook
Operating System : Linux Lite 6.6
User Name : linuxlite (linuxlite)
Date/Time : dom 21 gen 2024, 09:09:29
-Display-
Resolution : 1366x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 3000 (SNB GT2)
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
-Input Devices-
Lid Switch
Power Button
Sleep Button
Power Button
AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
USB OPTICAL MOUSE
Video Bus
ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse
cmpc_keys
USB2.0 UVC 1.3M Webcam: USB2.0
HDA Intel PCH Mic
HDA Intel PCH Headphone
HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm:3
-Printers (CUPS)-
DCP-197C : Default
-SCSI Disks-
ATA ST9500325AS
Generic- Multi-Card
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT40N

Operating System
----------------

-Version-
Kernel : Linux 5.15.0-91-generic (x86_64)
Version : #101-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 14 13:30:08 UTC 2023
C Library : GNU C Library / (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.35-0ubuntu3.6) 2.35
Distribution : Linux Lite 6.6
-Current Session-
Computer Name : linuxlite-Spring-Peak
User Name : linuxlite (linuxlite)
Language : it_IT.UTF-8 (it)
Home Directory : /home/linuxlite
-Misc-
Uptime : 3 minutes
Load Average : 0,62, 0,94, 0,44
Available entropy in /dev/random : 256 bits (medium)

Network
*******

Interfaces
----------

-Network Interfaces-
lo 0,05MiB 0,05MiB 127.0.0.1
enp19s0 0,00MiB 0,00MiB
wlp2s0 0,01MiB 0,01MiB

IP Connections
--------------

-Connections-
127.0.0.1:631 LISTEN 0.0.0.0:* tcp
0.0.0.0:445 LISTEN 0.0.0.0:* tcp
127.0.0.53:53 0.0.0.0:* udp
0.0.0.0:139 LISTEN 0.0.0.0:* tcp
:::445 LISTEN :::* tcp6
:::139 LISTEN :::* tcp6
::1:631 LISTEN :::* tcp6
0.0.0.0:34538 0.0.0.0:* udp
127.0.0.53:53 0.0.0.0:* udp
127.0.0.1:123 0.0.0.0:* udp
0.0.0.0:123 0.0.0.0:* udp
0.0.0.0:631 0.0.0.0:* udp
0.0.0.0:5353 0.0.0.0:* udp
fe80::5111:a713:70c:123 :::* udp6
::1:123 :::* udp6
:::123 :::* udp6
fe80::5111:a713:70c:546 :::* udp6
:::35652 :::* udp6
:::5353 :::* udp6

Wireshark detected ongoin traffic on Linux lite clean installation, phonin home"

Sat, 13 Jan 2024 09:31:18 +0800

Theres some outgoin connection in a clean install of linux lite, i installed wireshark to analyze the traffic, and theres some ips that automatically and frequently linux lite connects(talking about every 20 seconds or so), as a University server, and a cannonical server(phoning home to ubuntu?, i though you guys remove all the snap mainly to remove any tellemetry data, but theres some connections still in it), and a national server.

Why is that? and how can i remove those connections?, debian, and arch(when removin the default arch website connection), doesnt have any "telemetry" or connections in its clean default installation.

Also i tried another install and this time remove the google chrome default app, and even then still left same ip connections...

Some of those ips:

- 186.118.171.88 cronos.unad.edu.co apparently this a time clock synchronization project for linux servers, i guess is for online time synchronizity for the apps?
- 91.189.91.157 (canonical in London servers)

Really Appreciate any answer, and if theres some way i can make it very vanilla without any outgoing connections as debian or arch are, thanks.

Edited: Read about the ntp time indepent setting project, cool stuff, thats one check out of the box, every OS has to make some calls to syncrnoze the internal clock with real time to function its internet properly. there still the canonical connection one, any answer appreciate it, cheers.