No internet access Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
I am using a Dell laptop Intel Core 2 Duo CPU with 4G RAM and wiped Windows Vista off it to replace it with Ubuntu 18.04. I installed the OS tonight and the wifi light went off and no wifi recognition panel appears when I log on (I am typing this on my wifi connected windows PC). When I use an ethernet cable firefox states 'we can't connect to the server at...' so it's like I don't have wired or wifi access on the laptop at all, although it worked before I installed Ubuntu.
I tried to update the Broadcom drivers in additional drivers and selecting apply changes didn't work, it wouldn't update at all.
So basically - wifi worked on this laptop pre-Ubuntu (eg - yesterday) and now doesn't work at all, nor does wireless. I am a complete noob at linux and my 'restore new life to old laptop' hasn't got off to a great start! Any help appreciated.
rfkill list - ethernet controller {0200} Broadcom Limited NetLink BCM5784M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [14e4:1698] (rev 10)
Subsystem: Dell Netlink BCM5784M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [1028:0256]
Kernel driver in use : tg3
Kernel modules : tg3
0c:00.0 Network controller [0280] : Broadcom Limited BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [13e4: 432b} (rev 01)
Subsystem : Dell Wireless 1510 Wireless -N WLAN Mini-Card [1028: 000d]
kernel driver in use : b43-pci-bridge
kernel modules : ssb
wireless 18.04
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I am using a Dell laptop Intel Core 2 Duo CPU with 4G RAM and wiped Windows Vista off it to replace it with Ubuntu 18.04. I installed the OS tonight and the wifi light went off and no wifi recognition panel appears when I log on (I am typing this on my wifi connected windows PC). When I use an ethernet cable firefox states 'we can't connect to the server at...' so it's like I don't have wired or wifi access on the laptop at all, although it worked before I installed Ubuntu.
I tried to update the Broadcom drivers in additional drivers and selecting apply changes didn't work, it wouldn't update at all.
So basically - wifi worked on this laptop pre-Ubuntu (eg - yesterday) and now doesn't work at all, nor does wireless. I am a complete noob at linux and my 'restore new life to old laptop' hasn't got off to a great start! Any help appreciated.
rfkill list - ethernet controller {0200} Broadcom Limited NetLink BCM5784M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [14e4:1698] (rev 10)
Subsystem: Dell Netlink BCM5784M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [1028:0256]
Kernel driver in use : tg3
Kernel modules : tg3
0c:00.0 Network controller [0280] : Broadcom Limited BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [13e4: 432b} (rev 01)
Subsystem : Dell Wireless 1510 Wireless -N WLAN Mini-Card [1028: 000d]
kernel driver in use : b43-pci-bridge
kernel modules : ssb
wireless 18.04
edited Jun 18 '18 at 21:04
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Please edit your question and add output oflspci -knn | grep Net -A3; rfkill listterminal command.
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 20:50
I don't see the Network controller code. You need to install eitherfirmware-b43-installer, orbcmwl-kernel-source. Both can be installed offline.
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:01
1
Possible duplicate of Installing Broadcom Wireless Drivers
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:03
With 18.04 it is a bit more complex to installbcmwl-kernel-source. You need to copy many packages frompool. See askubuntu.com/questions/626642/…
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:07
The easiest way is to connect to the internet using your phone.
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:07
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I am using a Dell laptop Intel Core 2 Duo CPU with 4G RAM and wiped Windows Vista off it to replace it with Ubuntu 18.04. I installed the OS tonight and the wifi light went off and no wifi recognition panel appears when I log on (I am typing this on my wifi connected windows PC). When I use an ethernet cable firefox states 'we can't connect to the server at...' so it's like I don't have wired or wifi access on the laptop at all, although it worked before I installed Ubuntu.
I tried to update the Broadcom drivers in additional drivers and selecting apply changes didn't work, it wouldn't update at all.
So basically - wifi worked on this laptop pre-Ubuntu (eg - yesterday) and now doesn't work at all, nor does wireless. I am a complete noob at linux and my 'restore new life to old laptop' hasn't got off to a great start! Any help appreciated.
rfkill list - ethernet controller {0200} Broadcom Limited NetLink BCM5784M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [14e4:1698] (rev 10)
Subsystem: Dell Netlink BCM5784M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [1028:0256]
Kernel driver in use : tg3
Kernel modules : tg3
0c:00.0 Network controller [0280] : Broadcom Limited BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [13e4: 432b} (rev 01)
Subsystem : Dell Wireless 1510 Wireless -N WLAN Mini-Card [1028: 000d]
kernel driver in use : b43-pci-bridge
kernel modules : ssb
wireless 18.04
edited Jun 18 '18 at 21:04
Pilot6
52k15107197
asked Jun 18 '18 at 20:47
Ron ReeseRon Reese
113
I am using a Dell laptop Intel Core 2 Duo CPU with 4G RAM and wiped Windows Vista off it to replace it with Ubuntu 18.04. I installed the OS tonight and the wifi light went off and no wifi recognition panel appears when I log on (I am typing this on my wifi connected windows PC). When I use an ethernet cable firefox states 'we can't connect to the server at...' so it's like I don't have wired or wifi access on the laptop at all, although it worked before I installed Ubuntu.
I tried to update the Broadcom drivers in additional drivers and selecting apply changes didn't work, it wouldn't update at all.
So basically - wifi worked on this laptop pre-Ubuntu (eg - yesterday) and now doesn't work at all, nor does wireless. I am a complete noob at linux and my 'restore new life to old laptop' hasn't got off to a great start! Any help appreciated.
rfkill list - ethernet controller {0200} Broadcom Limited NetLink BCM5784M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [14e4:1698] (rev 10)
Subsystem: Dell Netlink BCM5784M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [1028:0256]
Kernel driver in use : tg3
Kernel modules : tg3
0c:00.0 Network controller [0280] : Broadcom Limited BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [13e4: 432b} (rev 01)
Subsystem : Dell Wireless 1510 Wireless -N WLAN Mini-Card [1028: 000d]
kernel driver in use : b43-pci-bridge
kernel modules : ssb
wireless 18.04
wireless 18.04
edited Jun 18 '18 at 21:04
Pilot6
52k15107197
asked Jun 18 '18 at 20:47
Ron ReeseRon Reese
113
edited Jun 18 '18 at 21:04
Pilot6
52k15107197
asked Jun 18 '18 at 20:47
Ron ReeseRon Reese
113
edited Jun 18 '18 at 21:04
Pilot6
52k15107197
edited Jun 18 '18 at 21:04
Pilot6
52k15107197
edited Jun 18 '18 at 21:04
Pilot6
52k15107197
52k15107197
asked Jun 18 '18 at 20:47
Ron ReeseRon Reese
113
asked Jun 18 '18 at 20:47
Ron ReeseRon Reese
113
asked Jun 18 '18 at 20:47
Ron ReeseRon Reese
113
113
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Please edit your question and add output oflspci -knn | grep Net -A3; rfkill listterminal command.
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 20:50
I don't see the Network controller code. You need to install eitherfirmware-b43-installer, orbcmwl-kernel-source. Both can be installed offline.
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:01
1
Possible duplicate of Installing Broadcom Wireless Drivers
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:03
With 18.04 it is a bit more complex to installbcmwl-kernel-source. You need to copy many packages frompool. See askubuntu.com/questions/626642/…
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:07
The easiest way is to connect to the internet using your phone.
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:07
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Please edit your question and add output oflspci -knn | grep Net -A3; rfkill listterminal command.
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 20:50
I don't see the Network controller code. You need to install eitherfirmware-b43-installer, orbcmwl-kernel-source. Both can be installed offline.
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:01
1
Possible duplicate of Installing Broadcom Wireless Drivers
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:03
With 18.04 it is a bit more complex to installbcmwl-kernel-source. You need to copy many packages frompool. See askubuntu.com/questions/626642/…
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:07
The easiest way is to connect to the internet using your phone.
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:07
Please edit your question and add output of
lspci -knn | grep Net -A3; rfkill list terminal command.– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 20:50
Please edit your question and add output of
lspci -knn | grep Net -A3; rfkill list terminal command.– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 20:50
I don't see the Network controller code. You need to install either
firmware-b43-installer, or bcmwl-kernel-source. Both can be installed offline.– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:01
I don't see the Network controller code. You need to install either
firmware-b43-installer, or bcmwl-kernel-source. Both can be installed offline.– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:01
1
1
Possible duplicate of Installing Broadcom Wireless Drivers
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:03
Possible duplicate of Installing Broadcom Wireless Drivers
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:03
With 18.04 it is a bit more complex to install
bcmwl-kernel-source. You need to copy many packages from pool. See askubuntu.com/questions/626642/…– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:07
With 18.04 it is a bit more complex to install
bcmwl-kernel-source. You need to copy many packages from pool. See askubuntu.com/questions/626642/…– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:07
The easiest way is to connect to the internet using your phone.
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:07
The easiest way is to connect to the internet using your phone.
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:07
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Connect to the internet using your phone. You can connect almost any phone by USB and use it as a modem.
Then run in a terminal
sudo apt update
sudo apt install bcmwl-kernel-source
With the 18.04 Ubuntu version it is not very straight forward to install Broadcom drivers offline.
answered Jun 18 '18 at 21:09
Pilot6Pilot6
52k15107197
Thanks I've just tried that and got lots of errors back stating E:Failed to fetch archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/dkms/dkms etc. (pages of it) Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com' Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
– Ron Reese
Jun 18 '18 at 21:20
Runsudo apt updatefirst.
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:34
If you haven't set up USB tethering, and you use Android, there are instructions here. That will give your laptop a temporary internet connection (assuming your phone has one) to download the Wi-Fi driver.
– luk3yx
Jun 18 '18 at 21:39
Thanks all, the software updater is in overdrive installing updates so I think some form of internet must be working?
– Ron Reese
Jun 18 '18 at 21:52
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Connect to the internet using your phone. You can connect almost any phone by USB and use it as a modem.
Then run in a terminal
sudo apt update
sudo apt install bcmwl-kernel-source
With the 18.04 Ubuntu version it is not very straight forward to install Broadcom drivers offline.
answered Jun 18 '18 at 21:09
Pilot6Pilot6
52k15107197
Thanks I've just tried that and got lots of errors back stating E:Failed to fetch archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/dkms/dkms etc. (pages of it) Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com' Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
– Ron Reese
Jun 18 '18 at 21:20
Runsudo apt updatefirst.
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:34
If you haven't set up USB tethering, and you use Android, there are instructions here. That will give your laptop a temporary internet connection (assuming your phone has one) to download the Wi-Fi driver.
– luk3yx
Jun 18 '18 at 21:39
Thanks all, the software updater is in overdrive installing updates so I think some form of internet must be working?
– Ron Reese
Jun 18 '18 at 21:52
add a comment |
Connect to the internet using your phone. You can connect almost any phone by USB and use it as a modem.
Then run in a terminal
sudo apt update
sudo apt install bcmwl-kernel-source
With the 18.04 Ubuntu version it is not very straight forward to install Broadcom drivers offline.
answered Jun 18 '18 at 21:09
Pilot6Pilot6
52k15107197
Thanks I've just tried that and got lots of errors back stating E:Failed to fetch archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/dkms/dkms etc. (pages of it) Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com' Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
– Ron Reese
Jun 18 '18 at 21:20
Runsudo apt updatefirst.
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:34
If you haven't set up USB tethering, and you use Android, there are instructions here. That will give your laptop a temporary internet connection (assuming your phone has one) to download the Wi-Fi driver.
– luk3yx
Jun 18 '18 at 21:39
Thanks all, the software updater is in overdrive installing updates so I think some form of internet must be working?
– Ron Reese
Jun 18 '18 at 21:52
add a comment |
Connect to the internet using your phone. You can connect almost any phone by USB and use it as a modem.
Then run in a terminal
sudo apt update
sudo apt install bcmwl-kernel-source
With the 18.04 Ubuntu version it is not very straight forward to install Broadcom drivers offline.
answered Jun 18 '18 at 21:09
Pilot6Pilot6
52k15107197
Connect to the internet using your phone. You can connect almost any phone by USB and use it as a modem.
Then run in a terminal
sudo apt update
sudo apt install bcmwl-kernel-source
With the 18.04 Ubuntu version it is not very straight forward to install Broadcom drivers offline.
answered Jun 18 '18 at 21:09
Pilot6Pilot6
52k15107197
edited Jun 18 '18 at 21:34
answered Jun 18 '18 at 21:09
Pilot6Pilot6
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answered Jun 18 '18 at 21:09
Pilot6Pilot6
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answered Jun 18 '18 at 21:09
Pilot6Pilot6
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Thanks I've just tried that and got lots of errors back stating E:Failed to fetch archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/dkms/dkms etc. (pages of it) Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com' Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
– Ron Reese
Jun 18 '18 at 21:20
Runsudo apt updatefirst.
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:34
If you haven't set up USB tethering, and you use Android, there are instructions here. That will give your laptop a temporary internet connection (assuming your phone has one) to download the Wi-Fi driver.
– luk3yx
Jun 18 '18 at 21:39
Thanks all, the software updater is in overdrive installing updates so I think some form of internet must be working?
– Ron Reese
Jun 18 '18 at 21:52
add a comment |
Thanks I've just tried that and got lots of errors back stating E:Failed to fetch archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/dkms/dkms etc. (pages of it) Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com' Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
– Ron Reese
Jun 18 '18 at 21:20
Runsudo apt updatefirst.
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:34
If you haven't set up USB tethering, and you use Android, there are instructions here. That will give your laptop a temporary internet connection (assuming your phone has one) to download the Wi-Fi driver.
– luk3yx
Jun 18 '18 at 21:39
Thanks all, the software updater is in overdrive installing updates so I think some form of internet must be working?
– Ron Reese
Jun 18 '18 at 21:52
Thanks I've just tried that and got lots of errors back stating E:Failed to fetch archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/dkms/dkms etc. (pages of it) Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com' Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
– Ron Reese
Jun 18 '18 at 21:20
Thanks I've just tried that and got lots of errors back stating E:Failed to fetch archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/dkms/dkms etc. (pages of it) Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com' Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
– Ron Reese
Jun 18 '18 at 21:20
Run
sudo apt update first.– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:34
Run
sudo apt update first.– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:34
If you haven't set up USB tethering, and you use Android, there are instructions here. That will give your laptop a temporary internet connection (assuming your phone has one) to download the Wi-Fi driver.
– luk3yx
Jun 18 '18 at 21:39
If you haven't set up USB tethering, and you use Android, there are instructions here. That will give your laptop a temporary internet connection (assuming your phone has one) to download the Wi-Fi driver.
– luk3yx
Jun 18 '18 at 21:39
Thanks all, the software updater is in overdrive installing updates so I think some form of internet must be working?
– Ron Reese
Jun 18 '18 at 21:52
Thanks all, the software updater is in overdrive installing updates so I think some form of internet must be working?
– Ron Reese
Jun 18 '18 at 21:52
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Please edit your question and add output of
lspci -knn | grep Net -A3; rfkill listterminal command.– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 20:50
I don't see the Network controller code. You need to install either
firmware-b43-installer, orbcmwl-kernel-source. Both can be installed offline.– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:01
1
Possible duplicate of Installing Broadcom Wireless Drivers
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:03
With 18.04 it is a bit more complex to install
bcmwl-kernel-source. You need to copy many packages frompool. See askubuntu.com/questions/626642/…– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:07
The easiest way is to connect to the internet using your phone.
– Pilot6
Jun 18 '18 at 21:07