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Asked: 2017-12-18 12:22:11 +0800 CST

Ubuntu not connecting to wifi network

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I installed Ubuntu 17.10 today. This is a PC and since motherboard doesn't have inbuilt wifi I attached a PCI Wifi Card.

When I installed Ubuntu it automatically detected the wifi card. it shows me all available networks.

But when I click on my network. It shows me a circle for 1 minute and then the circle disappears and it doesn't connect to wifi.

it doesn't give any error. (I am entering right password).

I selected the gear icon next to my network and I can see that its using WPA & WPA2 Personal and it has the right password. Everything else is set to automatic.

I am using this wifi card

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIABG954D3777

Edit: I formatted the hard drive and installed windows 10. and windows 10 connected to wifi without any problem. So clearly Ubuntu has a problem with the PCI wifi card.

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1 Answers

  1. Try restarting the network manager service.

    sudo service network-manager restart

    Also, I know it's a longshot and you said otherwise, but cd to /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections check the relevant file of your wifi connection to see whether the saved wifi password is different than the one you are entering.

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