WiFi problem after 14.04 install

Question

I did a clean Ubuntu 14.04.5 lts install and did all the updates. My computer is older Compaq desktop with a Netgear wireless card. After booting I have no wireless, the ethernet works

This is what I get

broadcom is enabled 02:02.0 Network controller 
[0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4321 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4329] (rev 01)
    Subsystem: Netgear WN311B RangeMax Next 270 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter [1385:7d00]
    Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
    Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
    Latency: 64
    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
    Region 0: Memory at fdcf8000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]

02:03.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter [10ec:8139] (rev 10)
    Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2a24]

I need help but I am no computer wiz so go easy on me

Prathu Baronia · Answer 1 · 2018-09-01T19:56:38.020

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Restarting the Network Manager service by the following command works sometimes:

sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager.service

For 14.04 you can use:

sudo service network-manager restart

edited Sep 01 '18 at 19:56

answered Sep 01 '18 at 17:42

Prathu Baronia

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I tried this but gives me sudo: systemctl: command not found – Terry Sep 01 '18 at 19:27
Check the edit for Ubuntu 14.04 – Prathu Baronia Sep 01 '18 at 19:34
sudo: NetworkManager.service: command not found – Terry Sep 01 '18 at 19:43
@Terry check the edit I have made just now – Prathu Baronia Sep 01 '18 at 19:57
that command ran thru thanks but I still have no wifi mentioned in the network area at all .only shows wired connectin – Terry Sep 01 '18 at 20:05

WiFi problem after 14.04 install

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