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05-03-2017, 06:39 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-04-2017, 04:26 PM by torreydale.)
[member=6917]jonno O[/member],
If you don't see any options at Install Drivers (Menu, Settings, Install Drivers), consider the following options:
How to install drivers for TP-LINK TL-WN722N on 16.04?
https://askubuntu.com/questions/836207/h...n-on-16-04
or
something like
THIS.
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05-03-2017, 06:43 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-03-2017, 06:54 PM by firenice03.)
If Torreydales doesn't work out...
Try posting the output of:
It should list your hardware - specifically the wireless device, version and driver...
Its probably a RTLXXXX -- once confirmed the correct driver can be pinpointed..
I would make a SystemBack back up - should testing/trying drivers not yield the preferred results you can easily revert back...
UPDATE --
So not an RTL
but Atheros -- Some added info below on possible install routes...
http://www.tp-link.com/us/download/TL-WN...tml#Driver
https://www.quora.com/Will-a-TP-Link-WN7...the-driver
https://erickcion.wordpress.com/2012/05/...i-antenna/
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It would be interesting to check again whether your onboard wifi unit is truly dead. On our family Fuji laptops (both of a similar vintage to yours) , the onboard wifis were always temperamental with Windoze
However on converting to linux ( including other flavours as well as LL), the onboard wifiis were usable reliable but needed a bit of patience to set up.
Might be worth a try??
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