Ubuntu 14.04 unstable wifi connection with Intel wifi card

Question

I have problem with my Intel wireless card. Connection is very unstable and very often gets lost. I've tried to disable IPv6 settings but it doesn't help.

$ lspci -nn | grep 0280
01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1030 [Rainbow Peak] [8086:008a] (rev 34)

Any idea?

Try this method. http://askubuntu.com/a/663328/167850 – Pilot6 Apr 17 '16 at 21:07 — Pilot6, Apr 17 '16 at 21:07

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 18 '16 at 06:23

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If your WiFi card is working there are two courses of action you can take:

You can also verify that you're not using generic drivers for your specific card.

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking/000005511.html

Also, Intel has an entire wiki on maintaining drivers for their devices located here.
You may just have to turn the power up. I know this sounds bad, but unfortunately the drivers for WiFi just aren't that great and unfortunately do not match their Windows counterparts. I experienced this on my box as well.

Please keep in mind that this can cause excessive heat on your board.
```
sudo iw reg set BO
sudo iwconfig wlan0 txpower 30
```

This turns up the power and switches your country to Bolivia.

edited Apr 18 '16 at 06:23

techraf

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answered Apr 17 '16 at 21:45

Matt O.

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I will try your advice if the @Pilot6 tip doesn't help. – josh Apr 17 '16 at 21:51
Bolivia? Why Bolivia??? – chili555 Apr 18 '16 at 14:18
Ad.2. I don't keen on this method because temperature on my board is sometimes too high. – josh Apr 18 '16 at 17:46
Bolivia allows higher power transmissions whereas many other nations regulate it. – Matt O. Apr 18 '16 at 18:06
@josh - any news on this? – Sep 30 '18 at 16:18

Ubuntu 14.04 unstable wifi connection with Intel wifi card

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