WiFi connected to network, internet not available

[Tribolonutus]

I'm having the same issue as in this topic: https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/netwo...-lite-5-0/.

I'm using TP-Link TL-WN722N. On live USB its working, but after installation system is showing me that it is connected to the network, but internet is not available.

Following request by user Jerry, response is as follows:

sudo lshw -C network:

Code:

  *-network                 
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet
       vendor: Qualcomm Atheros
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
       logical name: enp2s0
       version: 10
       serial: 94:de:80:0e:34:14
       capacity: 1Gbit/s
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm pciexpress msi msix bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=alx latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted pair
       resources: irq:18 memory:f7c00000-f7c3ffff ioport:e000(size=128)
  *-network
       description: Wireless interface
       physical id: 2
       bus info: usb@2:1.6
       logical name: wlx503eaaeb5f62
       serial: 50:3e:aa:eb:5f:62
       capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=r8188eu ip=192.168.1.126 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn

inxi -n:

Code:

Network:
  Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet driver: alx
  IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: XYZ
  Device-2: TP-Link TL-WN722N v2 type: USB driver: r8188eu
  IF: wlx503eaaeb5f62 state: up mac: XYZ

sudo lsusb:

Code:

Bus 002 Device 003: ID 2357:010c TP-Link TL-WN722N v2
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 1532:0514 Razer USA, Ltd
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1532:0221 Razer USA, Ltd
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1e7d:2d51 ROCCAT Kone+ Mouse
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

sudo lspci:

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev c4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation H77 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family 4-port SATA Controller [IDE mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family 2-port SATA Controller [IDE mode] (rev 04)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10)
03:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 41)

ping -c5 8.8.8.8 (that is interesting):

Code:

PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=1 ttl=55 time=78.0 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=2 ttl=55 time=18.8 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=4 ttl=55 time=15.2 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=5 ttl=55 time=18.0 ms

--- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 4 received, 20% packet loss, time 4031ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 15.170/32.518/78.039/26.316 ms

rfkill list all
didn't returned anything, but wasn't supposed to, was it?

[TheRoboticM]

Hello.
I cannot help much about your problem but I know that rfkill list all has to return something, and if it doesn't, something is definitely wrong.

The output should be something like this:

Code:

0: phy0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
1: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
2: acer-bluetooth: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
3: hci0: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no

[UglyStuff]

I notice there are many network issues with Linux in general, not just Lite, same as described in the OP. I tried several distros before settling down with Lite, and I had the same problem with some of them (Mint, MX, even Lubuntu), not just with networking, but with touchpad, keyboard, etc...

Looks like the live environment is kind of a demo mode, to make you want to install. Once you've done that, you discover that what worked perfectly when running live in RAM doesn't work anymore, and that's why Linux has trouble gaining traction with the average user.

Those things should work out of the box 99.9% of the time, barring your running some exotic hardware (I have not-so-fond memories of Alps touchpad on Toshiba laptops working perfectly in Ubuntu live, then completely falling apart after install). That's far from the case.

Users should be able to save the live environment parameters and settings upon install, instead of having to customize their install from scratch. Once the partitioning is done and the users are created, I don't see why an option to save the current (live) parameters and settings could not the offered to the user.

My two cents on the subject. I have enough irons in the fire myself with Lite at the moment... :-)

[j8a]

Hi Tribolonutus,
Please go to this link and try the v3 driver of your TP Link TL WN722N wifi adapter.
`https://static.tp-link.com/2018/201805/20180521/TP-Link_Driver_Linux_series7_beta.zip`
It supports linux kernel 2.6.18 ~ 4.4.3
Support monitor mode on ubuntu and mint.
It is a beta driver.

There is a unanswered post about this on the tp link community forum: ´https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/213386´

Based on another post I would suggest you to try the following commands: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1263591/...ect=1&lq=1´
Does the driver load automatically, as expected? Check:
lsmod | grep ath

If not, try to load it and see if there are any errors or warnings at the terminal:
sudo modprobe ath9k_htc

If it loads without complaint, check to see if a wireless interface, ideally wlan0, was created:
iwconfig

If no wlan0 is created, see if the message log has any clues:
dmesg | grep -e wlan -e ath9k

Do you have installed the linux-firmware package?

At last, this guy seems to solve the problem installing another network manager called wicd:
'https://ninja4it.wordpress.com/2015/04/05/inside-linux-and-wi-fi-atheros-ar9271-drivers/´

Although the post are five years old I think they could help.

Regards