Wi-Fi disconnects frequently or has very slow connection. Only connects to nearby access points or hotspots.
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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bcmwl (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
My laptop is Acer E5-551G-T0KC. Wi-Fi is very unreliable. It disconnects frequently from eduroam* at university. Sometimes, it can't even establish a connection to eduroam. It can't connect to my home Wi-Fi, whereas my old laptop (another open source driver) and my phone connect fine. I can connect reliably to my mobile phone hotspot, which is nearby the laptop. Windows 8.1 connects fine.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-43-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Jul 10 20:07:23 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-16 (23 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
SourcePackage: bcmwl
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.