Hi. I have recently open a thread here in order to try fixing my intel 7260 wireless card connection. Since it's showing little progress there and since I have an external USB wireless adapter at hand, I'd like your help to use it. May you help me?
The wireless adapter is called EDIMAX AC600. I have downloaded the Linux drivers from their website, followed the installation instructions and no error was shown during the installation. Now, I'm trying to use it but somehow the laptop is not "charging" the adapter (its on light indication is always off no matter the USB port I plug it in). I have tried the USB adapter while using windows and it works just fine, shining its blue light. So, i thought I might need to turn on the device. Unfortunately, I can't find the interface name (since it's turn off by the system). I tried something like "ifup wlan1" guessing its name would be wlan1, since the build in wireless card is named wlan0. That didn't work.
Can anyone help me?
I'm also having some problems with the Gnome NetworkManager. Although I am connected to the internet using the build in Intel wireless card, Gnome's networkmanager doesn't recognize the connection and displays an offline tray icon in the GUI. Its behavior is like there is no network card / adapter in the laptop.
My distro is Debian. Laptop Dell xps 12.
Hope someone can help me and suggest some commands to try here.
thank you.
The wireless adapter is called EDIMAX AC600. I have downloaded the Linux drivers from their website, followed the installation instructions and no error was shown during the installation. Now, I'm trying to use it but somehow the laptop is not "charging" the adapter (its on light indication is always off no matter the USB port I plug it in). I have tried the USB adapter while using windows and it works just fine, shining its blue light. So, i thought I might need to turn on the device. Unfortunately, I can't find the interface name (since it's turn off by the system). I tried something like "ifup wlan1" guessing its name would be wlan1, since the build in wireless card is named wlan0. That didn't work.
Can anyone help me?
I'm also having some problems with the Gnome NetworkManager. Although I am connected to the internet using the build in Intel wireless card, Gnome's networkmanager doesn't recognize the connection and displays an offline tray icon in the GUI. Its behavior is like there is no network card / adapter in the laptop.
My distro is Debian. Laptop Dell xps 12.
Hope someone can help me and suggest some commands to try here.
thank you.