Re: Debian Buster and wifi
Please try running nmtui in a mate-terminal session and check out what
you find.
On Tue, 23 Jul 2019, dhoffjr@att.net wrote:
> Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 14:28:46
> From: dhoffjr@att.net
> To: Debian Accessibility <debian-accessibility@lists.debian.org>
> Subject: Debian Buster and wifi
> Resent-Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:29:04 +0000 (UTC)
> Resent-From: debian-accessibility@lists.debian.org
>
> I installed Debian `10 Buster 32 bit to an older desktop which has no
> wifi card so I use a USB wifi adapter from ThinkPenguin.com. The
> specifications state it is compatible with Debian 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 and
> many other distros. It installed flawlessly using the netinstall iso
> and that USB wifi adapter.
>
> But after installation, I cannot connect to the internet through the
> Mate desktop wifi options. Unfortunately, I do not know what a lot of
> those options should be set to.
>
> I was able one time only to connect within the console using Ip Link,
> Wpa_supplicant and dhclient commands which I have always used with
> earlier versions of Debian. The second time I tried it failed on the
> dhclient command. I imagine network-manager is interfering. Not sure
> why I was able to connect the first time.
>
> Is it possible to totally remove network-manager and any other wifi
> applications so that I can connect manually rather than automatically?
>
>
>
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