On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 at 13:21, Mayuresh Kathe <[email protected]> wrote:
> it's a r8169 on a lenovo thinkpad e470 (i5 model). > > The r8169 driver supports multiple chipsets. Please share your pci vendor/device id, so we can identify the exact chipset. Also, check the contents of /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/ and look for the various rtl8xxx firmwares. Thanks and Regards R. K. Rajeev Ph : +91-9323802020 > On 2018-11-19 01:01 PM, Dhruva lokegaonkar wrote: > > Can you tell us what WiFi card your laptop has (or what laptop you use) > > WiFi should work fine out of the box but some cards need special > > drivers sometimes (like realtek) > > > > On 19 November 2018 11:47:29 AM IST, Mayuresh Kathe <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> hi, > >> > >> i installed debian 9 on my laptop and it isn't supporting the wifi > >> sub-system. > >> i tried minimal-install of fedora 29 and the wifi is supported but > >> remains unconfigured. > >> so basically, the wifi drivers do exist under linux, just not under > >> stock debian. > >> > >> is there any particular variant of debian (other than ubuntu and > >> derivates) i should try out to check if it would support wifi > >> networking > >> under my laptop? > >> > >> thanks, > >> > >> ~mayuresh > >> > >> -- > >> https://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > > > > -- > > Dhruva Lokegaonkar > > [email protected] > > -- > https://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > -- https://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
