In this case a Feb Smart card because I found it listed in an Ubuntu compatible list.
sudo lshw returns
*-network
description: Wireless interface
product: Wi-Fi 6 AX200
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
logical name: wlp1s0
version: 1a
serial: 78:2b:46:d9:a5:35
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlwifi driverversion=5.4.0-65-generic firmware=48.4fa0041f.0 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
resources: irq:16 memory:ef000000-ef003fff
sudo lspci -nnk | grep -e 0200 -e 0280 -A3
Yields
00:1f.6 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (5) I219-LM [8086:15e3]
Subsystem: Dell Ethernet Connection (5) I219-LM [1028:07a1]
Kernel driver in use: e1000e
Kernel modules: e1000e
01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 6 AX200 [8086:2723] (rev 1a)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 6 AX200 [8086:0084]
Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
Kernel modules: iwlwifi
sudo lshw -class network produces
*-network
description: Wireless interface
product: Wi-Fi 6 AX200
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
logical name: wlp1s0
version: 1a
serial: 78:2b:46:d9:a5:35
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlwifi driverversion=5.4.0-65-generic firmware=48.4fa0041f.0 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
resources: irq:16 memory:ef000000-ef003fff
I have:
- downloaded and installed the latest version of the firmware from Intel
- tried the Atheros drivers through Ath10k. They're all now blacklisted.
Only the iwlwifi driver got the Wifi and Bluetooth icons to appear on the toolbar.
When I try to connect to my Wifi netowrk, I get the password screen but the connection always fails. During the initial connection
sudo lshw -class network -short && nmcli device status
returns
H/W path Device Class Description
=========================================================
/0/100/1d/0 wlp1s0 network Wi-Fi 6 AX200
/0/100/1f.6 enp0s31f6 network Ethernet Connection (5) I219-LM
DEVICE TYPE STATE CONNECTION
enp0s31f6 ethernet connected Wired connection 1
wlp1s0 wifi connecting (configuring) neonjohn 1
p2p-dev-wlp1s0 wifi-p2p disconnected --
lo loopback unmanaged
When the authentication screen is presented,
H/W path Device Class Description
=========================================================
/0/100/1d/0 wlp1s0 network Wi-Fi 6 AX200
/0/100/1f.6 enp0s31f6 network Ethernet Connection (5) I219-LM
DEVICE TYPE STATE CONNECTION
enp0s31f6 ethernet connected Wired connection 1
wlp1s0 wifi connecting (need authentication) neonjohn 1
p2p-dev-wlp1s0 wifi-p2p disconnected --
lo loopback unmanaged
After entering the password
H/W path Device Class Description
/0/100/1d/0 wlp1s0 network Wi-Fi 6 AX200
/0/100/1f.6 enp0s31f6 network Ethernet Connection (5) I219-LM
DEVICE TYPE STATE CONNECTION
enp0s31f6 ethernet connected Wired connection 1
wlp1s0 wifi connecting (configuring) neonjohn 1
p2p-dev-wlp1s0 wifi-p2p disconnected --
lo loopback unmanaged
The connection always fails. "neonjohn" is the SSID of my network. The antennae are about 4 ft away from the router. I've reset the router several times.
With the bluetooth, the menu appears but it does nothing when I select "devices" even though I have a BlueTooth speaker sitting next to the antennae.
This is the third day I've been working on this problem and I'm at my wit's end. Please Help
John
More information
If I reboot and uninstall the driver and then reinstall it, the WiFi connects immediately.
sudo modprobe -r iwlwifi Producing
remove (/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) && /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211
rmmod mac80211
rmmod libarc4
rmmod cfg80211
then
sudo modprobe iwlwifi producing
nsmod /lib/modules/5.4.0-65-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
insmod /lib/modules/5.4.0-65-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwlwifi.ko
The WiFi connects immediately.
Anyone have any thoughts about this? Thanks John
UPDATE 02/11/2021
Taking the above action disabled my wired ethernet port. I had to remove the driver to get my wired connection back.
I have now purchased and returned 3 PCIe cards recommended as being compatible. A WiFi dongle that worked on 16.04 also fails. It looks like Canonical screwed the pooch on networking on this release.
Two questions:
Does anyone know of a PCIe combo wifi/bluetooth card KNOWN to work with 20.04 LTS?
Has the networking been fixed in 21.04? I want to stay with LTS releases but I also want networking.
Thanks, John
