Lubuntu wifi doesn't see 5ghz network on b43

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I'm on Lubuntu 17.04 and unfortunately I don't see my local 5ghz wifi network. However I have no problem with connecting to 2.4ghz network after installing firmware-b43-installer. Also when I had Ubuntu 17.04 installed it didn't have any problems with seeing and connecting to any network (and I didn't have to install anything). I've checked similar answers but all lead to installing same b43 driver. So what is Lubuntu missing that is present on Ubuntu (17.04)?

My card is: Broadcom Limited BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n

Have you checked your specific Broadcom card, to see if it supports the 5GHz? Not all wifi cards support dual-band. — Thomas Ward, May 18 '17 at 00:14
As I mentioned it works fine on Ubuntu 17.04 and Windows, so I assume it's not a card problem. — mateuszlewko, May 18 '17 at 02:11

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 18 '17 at 21:01

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It turns out that installing bcmwl-kernel-source resolved the issue for me.

answered May 18 '17 at 21:01

mateuszlewko

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Lubuntu wifi doesn't see 5ghz network on b43

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