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Dell inpiron 17 wi-fi (Atheros) adapter

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nikospg
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Dell inpiron 17 wi-fi (Atheros) adapter

#1 Post by nikospg »

i only have wired internet, any help?
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Re: Dell inpiron 17 wi-fi (Atheros) adapter

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Maybe try: https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi
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https://packages.debian.org/stretch/firmware-atheros
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Re: Dell inpiron 17 wi-fi (Atheros) adapter

#3 Post by stevepusser »

If that firmware doesn't help, you could need a newer kernel and firmware from stretch-backports if your hardware is recent. You find out and report your wi-fi PCI ID from the output of "lspci" in the terminal.
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