[Internet] Netgear A6150 wifi usb

[Calenelda]

Hi,

I'm trying to get a usb wifi drive to work. I have installed the rtl88x2au package with muon and the interface is showing up, but is isn't receiving yet.
This is what iwconfig gives:

wlx3c3786d540df unassociated ESSID:"" Nickname:"WIFI@RTL88X2BU"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.462 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Sensitivity:0/0
Retryff RTS thrff Fragment thrff
Power Managementff
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=0 dBm Noise level=0 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

enp3s0 no wireless extensions.

docker0 no wireless extensions.

lo no wireless extensions.

usb0 no wireless extensions.

Can anyone give me some assistance

[claydoh]

Why the rtl88x2au when it seems you haveRTL88X2BU

For this you may need to build a working driver

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=320186 has the simplest instructions to do this.



What version of Kubuntu are you on, and please paste the contents of the lsusb command, so we can see the specific device info - sometimes a single model may use different chips over time, so it may be good to clarify which one you have.

[Calenelda]

I tried building the RTL88X2BU driver and rebooted but it still doesn't work. I am currently on kubuntu 20.04.
And this is the output:

~$ lsusb
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0846:9055 NetGear, Inc. A6150
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:c068 Logitech, Inc. G500 Laser Mouse
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1038:1600 SteelSeries ApS
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 056a:00de Wacom Co., Ltd CTH-470 [Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch]
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 046d:c21c Logitech, Inc. G13 Advanced Gameboard
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 013 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 012 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 011 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 010 Device 004: ID 2e04:c022 Android Android
Bus 010 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 009 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

[jglen490]

O.K., it's still there.

Sometimes other tools with give more insight, so try:

hwinfo --network

sudo lshw -c network

If either tool is not present, then sudo apt install <toolname> will take care of that!