Wi-Fi disconnects frequently

Hello guys :v:
I’m reaching out to the community for help in fixing a Wi-Fi issue on Lubuntu.

Ubuntu Version: 24.04.1 LTS

Desktop Environment: LXQt 1.4.0

Problem Description: I have a laptop with a BCM4313 802.11bgn Wi-Fi card. Previously, I used Windows 7 and Windows 8 on this same machine without any Wi-Fi issues. However, on Lubuntu, the Wi-Fi connection only stays active for about 5 minutes before disconnecting. After it disconnects, the Wi-Fi becomes inaccessible until I reboot the laptop.

What I’ve Tried:

  1. sudo nano /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf
    And changing wifi.powersave to 2.
  2. Installed the firmware-b43 and linux-firmware.
  3. blacklisted: b43, b43legacy, ssd, ndiswrapper.

Relevant System Information:

########## wireless info START ##########

Report from: 06 Feb 2025 22:25 -03 -0300

Booted last: 06 Feb 2025 00:00 -03 -0300

Script from: 27 Aug 2024 10:55 UTC +0000

##### release ###########################

Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS
Release:	24.04
Codename:	noble

##### kernel ############################

Linux 6.8.0-52-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Jan 11 00:06:25 UTC 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Parameters: ro, quiet, splash, vt.handoff=7

##### desktop ###########################

Lubuntu

##### lspci #############################

05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:4727] (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:0510]
	Kernel driver in use: bcma-pci-bridge
	Kernel modules: bcma

06:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [17aa:392e]
	Kernel driver in use: r8169
	Kernel modules: r8169

##### lsusb #############################

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 10c4:8105 Silicon Labs USB OPTICAL MOUSE
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04f2:b273 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Lenovo EasyCamera
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0bda:0158 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. USB 2.0 multicard reader
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0489:e00d Foxconn / Hon Hai Broadcom Bluetooth 2.1 Device

##### PCMCIA card info ##################

##### rfkill ############################

0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
1: ideapad_bluetooth: Bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
2: hci0: Bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
3: phy0: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no

##### secure boot #######################

EFI variables are not supported on this system

##### lsmod #############################

brcmsmac              802816  0
brcmutil               24576  1 brcmsmac
cordic                 12288  1 brcmsmac
mac80211             1720320  1 brcmsmac
cfg80211             1327104  2 mac80211,brcmsmac
libarc4                12288  1 mac80211
ideapad_laptop         61440  0
wmi_bmof               12288  0
sparse_keymap          12288  1 ideapad_laptop
platform_profile       12288  1 ideapad_laptop
bcma                   86016  1 brcmsmac
video                  73728  2 ideapad_laptop,i915
wmi                    28672  3 video,wmi_bmof,ideapad_laptop

##### dkms #############################

./wireless-info: line 206: dkms: command not found

##### interfaces ########################

##### ifconfig ##########################

1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback <MAC address> brd <MAC address>
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp6s0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether <MAC 'enp6s0' [IF1]> brd <MAC address>
3: wlp5s0b1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether <MAC 'wlp5s0b1' [IF2]> brd <MAC address>
    inet 192.168.0.5/24 brd 192.168.0.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute wlp5s0b1
       valid_lft 3295sec preferred_lft 3295sec
    inet6 2804:14c:3b88:4693:9110:beb1:7c37:3848/64 scope global temporary dynamic 
       valid_lft 3598sec preferred_lft 3598sec
    inet6 2804:14c:3b88:4693:d64:d3db:ee1a:e9f9/64 scope global dynamic mngtmpaddr noprefixroute 
       valid_lft 3598sec preferred_lft 3598sec
    inet6 fe80::d624:7c8d:4b99:fbe1/64 scope link noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

##### iwconfig ##########################

lo        no wireless extensions.

enp6s0    no wireless extensions.

wlp5s0b1  IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"Joia"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: <MAC 'Joia' [AC1]>   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=30 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=70/70  Signal level=-21 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:270   Missed beacon:0

##### route #############################

default via 192.168.0.1 dev wlp5s0b1 proto dhcp src 192.168.0.5 metric 600 
192.168.0.0/24 dev wlp5s0b1 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.5 metric 600 

##### resolv.conf #######################

[777 root '/etc/resolv.conf' -> '../run/systemd/resolve/stub-resolv.conf']

nameserver 127.0.0.53
options edns0 trust-ad
search .

##### network managers ##################

Installed:

	NetworkManager

Running:

root        1014       1  0 22:20 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon

##### NetworkManager info ###############

GENERAL.DEVICE:                         wlp5s0b1
GENERAL.TYPE:                           wifi
GENERAL.NM-TYPE:                        NMDeviceWifi
GENERAL.DBUS-PATH:                      /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3
GENERAL.VENDOR:                         Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries
GENERAL.PRODUCT:                        BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
GENERAL.DRIVER:                         brcmsmac
GENERAL.DRIVER-VERSION:                 6.8.0-52-generic
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-VERSION:               N/A
GENERAL.HWADDR:                         <MAC 'wlp5s0b1' [IF2]>
GENERAL.MTU:                            1500
GENERAL.STATE:                          100 (connected)
GENERAL.REASON:                         0 (No reason given)
GENERAL.IP4-CONNECTIVITY:               4 (full)
GENERAL.IP6-CONNECTIVITY:               4 (full)
GENERAL.UDI:                            /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:05:00.0/bcma0:1/net/wlp5s0b1
GENERAL.PATH:                           pci-0000:05:00.0-bcma-1
GENERAL.IP-IFACE:                       wlp5s0b1
GENERAL.IS-SOFTWARE:                    no
GENERAL.NM-MANAGED:                     yes
GENERAL.AUTOCONNECT:                    yes
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-MISSING:               no
GENERAL.NM-PLUGIN-MISSING:              no
GENERAL.PHYS-PORT-ID:                   --
GENERAL.CONNECTION:                     Joia
GENERAL.CON-UUID:                       ab82e8f3-815c-409a-89fa-69edd4bc5008
GENERAL.CON-PATH:                       /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/2
GENERAL.METERED:                        no (guessed)
CAPABILITIES.CARRIER-DETECT:            no
CAPABILITIES.SPEED:                     72 Mb/s
CAPABILITIES.IS-SOFTWARE:               no
CAPABILITIES.SRIOV:                     no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.UP:                     yes
INTERFACE-FLAGS.LOWER-UP:               yes
INTERFACE-FLAGS.CARRIER:                yes
INTERFACE-FLAGS.PROMISC:                no
WIFI-PROPERTIES.WEP:                    yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.WPA:                    yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.WPA2:                   yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.TKIP:                   yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.CCMP:                   yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.AP:                     yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.ADHOC:                  yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.2GHZ:                   yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.5GHZ:                   no
WIFI-PROPERTIES.6GHZ:                   no
WIFI-PROPERTIES.MESH:                   no
WIFI-PROPERTIES.IBSS-RSN:               yes
IP4.ADDRESS[1]:                         192.168.0.5/24
IP4.GATEWAY:                            192.168.0.1
IP4.ROUTE[1]:                           dst = 192.168.0.0/24, nh = 0.0.0.0, mt = 600
IP4.ROUTE[2]:                           dst = 0.0.0.0/0, nh = 192.168.0.1, mt = 600
IP4.DNS[1]:                             181.213.132.2
IP4.DNS[2]:                             181.213.132.3
DHCP4.OPTION[1]:                        dhcp_client_identifier = 01:<MAC 'wlp5s0b1' [IF2]>
DHCP4.OPTION[2]:                        dhcp_lease_time = 3600
DHCP4.OPTION[3]:                        dhcp_server_identifier = 192.168.0.1
DHCP4.OPTION[4]:                        domain_name_servers = 181.213.132.2 181.213.132.3
DHCP4.OPTION[5]:                        expiry = 1738894831
DHCP4.OPTION[6]:                        host_name = GachetNB
DHCP4.OPTION[7]:                        ip_address = 192.168.0.5
DHCP4.OPTION[8]:                        next_server = 192.168.0.1
DHCP4.OPTION[9]:                        requested_broadcast_address = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[10]:                       requested_domain_name = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[11]:                       requested_domain_name_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[12]:                       requested_domain_search = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[13]:                       requested_host_name = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[14]:                       requested_interface_mtu = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[15]:                       requested_ms_classless_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[16]:                       requested_nis_domain = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[17]:                       requested_nis_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[18]:                       requested_ntp_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[19]:                       requested_rfc3442_classless_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[20]:                       requested_root_path = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[21]:                       requested_routers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[22]:                       requested_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[23]:                       requested_subnet_mask = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[24]:                       requested_time_offset = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[25]:                       requested_wpad = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[26]:                       routers = 192.168.0.1
DHCP4.OPTION[27]:                       subnet_mask = 255.255.255.0
IP6.ADDRESS[1]:                         2804:14c:3b88:4693:9110:beb1:7c37:3848/64
IP6.ADDRESS[2]:                         2804:14c:3b88:4693:d64:d3db:ee1a:e9f9/64
IP6.ADDRESS[3]:                         fe80::d624:7c8d:4b99:fbe1/64
IP6.GATEWAY:                            fe80::5ee3:eff:fe07:732a
IP6.ROUTE[1]:                           dst = fe80::/64, nh = ::, mt = 1024
IP6.ROUTE[2]:                           dst = 2804:14c:3b88:4693::/64, nh = ::, mt = 600
IP6.ROUTE[3]:                           dst = ::/0, nh = fe80::5ee3:eff:fe07:732a, mt = 600
IP6.DNS[1]:                             2804:14d:1:0:181:213:132:2
IP6.DNS[2]:                             2804:14d:1:0:181:213:132:3
DHCP6.OPTION[1]:                        dhcp6_client_id = 00:04:b5:2a:0f:59:3b:f7:7d:08:c7:47:c2:8c:7d:1d:67:1d
DHCP6.OPTION[2]:                        dhcp6_name_servers = 2804:14d:1:0:181:213:132:2 2804:14d:1:0:181:213:132:3
DHCP6.OPTION[3]:                        iaid = 1f:fd:d5:ac
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTION-PATHS: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/1
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTIONS[1]:   ab82e8f3-815c-409a-89fa-69edd4bc5008 | Joia

GENERAL.DEVICE:                         enp6s0
GENERAL.TYPE:                           ethernet
GENERAL.NM-TYPE:                        NMDeviceEthernet
GENERAL.DBUS-PATH:                      /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2
GENERAL.VENDOR:                         Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
GENERAL.PRODUCT:                        RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
GENERAL.DRIVER:                         r8169
GENERAL.DRIVER-VERSION:                 6.8.0-52-generic
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-VERSION:               --
GENERAL.HWADDR:                         <MAC 'enp6s0' [IF1]>
GENERAL.MTU:                            1500
GENERAL.STATE:                          20 (unavailable)
GENERAL.REASON:                         2 (Device is now managed)
GENERAL.IP4-CONNECTIVITY:               1 (none)
GENERAL.IP6-CONNECTIVITY:               1 (none)
GENERAL.UDI:                            /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.2/0000:06:00.0/net/enp6s0
GENERAL.PATH:                           pci-0000:06:00.0
GENERAL.IP-IFACE:                       --
GENERAL.IS-SOFTWARE:                    no
GENERAL.NM-MANAGED:                     yes
GENERAL.AUTOCONNECT:                    yes
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-MISSING:               no
GENERAL.NM-PLUGIN-MISSING:              no
GENERAL.PHYS-PORT-ID:                   --
GENERAL.CONNECTION:                     --
GENERAL.CON-UUID:                       --
GENERAL.CON-PATH:                       --
GENERAL.METERED:                        unknown
CAPABILITIES.CARRIER-DETECT:            yes
CAPABILITIES.SPEED:                     unknown
CAPABILITIES.IS-SOFTWARE:               no
CAPABILITIES.SRIOV:                     no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.UP:                     yes
INTERFACE-FLAGS.LOWER-UP:               no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.CARRIER:                no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.PROMISC:                no
WIRED-PROPERTIES.CARRIER:               off
IP4.GATEWAY:                            --
IP6.GATEWAY:                            --
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTION-PATHS: --

SSID                       BSSID              MODE   CHAN  FREQ      RATE        SIGNAL  BARS  SECURITY     ACTIVE  IN-USE 
Joia                       <MAC 'Joia' [AC1]>  Infra  1     2412 MHz  195 Mbit/s  100     ▂▄▆█  WPA2         yes     *      
#NET-CLARO-WIFI            <MAC '#NET-CLARO-WIFI' [AC2]>  Infra  1     2412 MHz  195 Mbit/s  100     ▂▄▆█  --           no             
ISNARD_UPNET 2.4G          <MAC 'ISNARD_UPNET 2.4G' [AC7]>  Infra  8     2447 MHz  130 Mbit/s  100     ▂▄▆█  WPA1 WPA2    no             
MEDIEVAL net CRISTO SALVA  <MAC 'MEDIEVAL net CRISTO SALVA' [AC8]>  Infra  10    2457 MHz  130 Mbit/s  40      ▂▄__  WPA2         no             
fh_139470_ssid2            <MAC 'fh_139470_ssid2' [AC9]>  Infra  11    2462 MHz  130 Mbit/s  40      ▂▄__  WPA1 802.1X  no             
fh_139470_ssid4            <MAC 'fh_139470_ssid4' [AC11]>  Infra  11    2462 MHz  130 Mbit/s  40      ▂▄__  WPA1 802.1X  no             
fh_139470_ssid3            <MAC 'fh_139470_ssid3' [AC10]>  Infra  11    2462 MHz  130 Mbit/s  39      ▂▄__  WPA1 802.1X  no             
VIVOFIBRA-6298             <MAC 'VIVOFIBRA-6298' [AC5]>  Infra  1     2412 MHz  130 Mbit/s  37      ▂▄__  WPA2         no             
Jose Roberto               <MAC 'Jose Roberto' [AC12]>  Infra  11    2462 MHz  130 Mbit/s  37      ▂▄__  WPA1 WPA2    no             
Marilda                    <MAC 'Marilda' [AC6]>  Infra  1     2412 MHz  130 Mbit/s  29      ▂___  WPA2         no             
Desktop_F7417186           <MAC 'Desktop_F7417186' [AC3]>  Infra  1     2412 MHz  270 Mbit/s  24      ▂___  WPA2         no             
--                         <MAC '' [AC4]>  Infra  1     2412 MHz  270 Mbit/s  22      ▂___  WPA2         no             
MEDIEVAL  net ROBERTO      <MAC 'MEDIEVAL  net ROBERTO ' [AC13]>  Infra  11    2462 MHz  270 Mbit/s  22      ▂___  WPA2         no             

##### NetworkManager.state ##############

[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true

##### NetworkManager config #############

[[/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf]]
[connection]
wifi.powersave = 2

[[/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf]]
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile
[ifupdown]
managed=false
[device]
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no

[[/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-dns-resolved.conf]]
[main]
dns=systemd-resolved

[[/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf]]
[keyfile]
unmanaged-devices=*,except:type:wifi,except:type:gsm,except:type:cdma

[[/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/no-mac-addr-change.conf]]
[device-31-mac-addr-change]
match-device=driver:eagle_sdio,driver:wl
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no

##### NetworkManager profiles ###########

##### Netplan config ####################

grep: /etc/netplan/01-network-manager-all.yaml: Permission denied
grep: /etc/netplan/90-NM-ab82e8f3-815c-409a-89fa-69edd4bc5008.yaml: Permission denied

##### iw reg get ########################

'iw' is not installed (package "iw").

##### iwlist channels ###################

lo        no frequency information.

enp6s0    no frequency information.

wlp5s0b1  11 channels in total; available frequencies :
          Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz
          Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
          Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
          Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz
          Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
          Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz
          Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz
          Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz
          Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz
          Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz
          Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz
          Current Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)

##### iwlist scan #######################

lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

enp6s0    Interface doesn't support scanning.

Channel occupancy:

      7   APs on   Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
      1   APs on   Frequency:2.447 GHz (Channel 8)
      1   APs on   Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10)
      5   APs on   Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)

wlp5s0b1  Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: <MAC 'Joia' [AC1]>
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=70/70  Signal level=-18 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"Joia"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000712ca31f4
                    Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 02 - Address: <MAC '#NET-CLARO-WIFI' [AC2]>
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=70/70  Signal level=-18 dBm  
                    Encryption key:off
                    ESSID:"#NET-CLARO-WIFI"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000712ca2b6a
                    Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
          Cell 03 - Address: <MAC 'Desktop_F7417186' [AC3]>
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=23/70  Signal level=-87 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"Desktop_F7417186"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000070d33419c
                    Extra: Last beacon: 82ms ago
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 04 - Address: <MAC '' [AC4]>
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=23/70  Signal level=-87 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:""
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000070d31b199
                    Extra: Last beacon: 176ms ago
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 05 - Address: <MAC 'VIVOFIBRA-6298' [AC5]>
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=32/70  Signal level=-78 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"VIVOFIBRA-6298"
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000710b23208
                    Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 06 - Address: <MAC 'Marilda' [AC6]>
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=30/70  Signal level=-80 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"Marilda"
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000710a72f38
                    Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 07 - Address: <MAC 'ISNARD_UPNET 2.4G' [AC7]>
                    Channel:8
                    Frequency:2.447 GHz (Channel 8)
                    Quality=64/70  Signal level=-46 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"ISNARD_UPNET 2.4G"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
                              9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000710f19b26
                    Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 08 - Address: <MAC 'MEDIEVAL net CRISTO SALVA' [AC8]>
                    Channel:10
                    Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10)
                    Quality=32/70  Signal level=-78 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"MEDIEVAL net CRISTO SALVA"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000177870fc2
                    Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 09 - Address: <MAC 'fh_139470_ssid2' [AC9]>
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality=34/70  Signal level=-76 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"fh_139470_ssid2"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000070f7eca53
                    Extra: Last beacon: 75ms ago
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : 802.1x
          Cell 10 - Address: <MAC 'fh_139470_ssid3' [AC10]>
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality=33/70  Signal level=-77 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"fh_139470_ssid3"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000070f7ed270
                    Extra: Last beacon: 73ms ago
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : 802.1x
          Cell 11 - Address: <MAC 'fh_139470_ssid4' [AC11]>
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality=34/70  Signal level=-76 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"fh_139470_ssid4"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000070f7eda96
                    Extra: Last beacon: 71ms ago
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : 802.1x
          Cell 12 - Address: <MAC 'Jose Roberto' [AC12]>
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality=32/70  Signal level=-78 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"Jose Roberto"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000070f7a1199
                    Extra: Last beacon: 385ms ago
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 13 - Address: <MAC 'MEDIEVAL  net ROBERTO ' [AC13]>
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality=23/70  Signal level=-87 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"MEDIEVAL  net ROBERTO "
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000710d3615d
                    Extra: Last beacon: 5538ms ago
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 14 - Address: <MAC 'Andrey' [AC14]>
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=20/70  Signal level=-90 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"Andrey"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
                              9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000711d211da
                    Extra: Last beacon: 1746ms ago
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK

##### module infos ######################

[brcmsmac]
filename:       /lib/modules/6.8.0-52-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcmsmac.ko.zst
license:        Dual BSD/GPL
description:    Broadcom 802.11n wireless LAN driver.
depends:        mac80211,bcma,brcmutil,cfg80211,cordic
retpoline:      Y
intree:         Y
name:           brcmsmac
vermagic:       6.8.0-52-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 

[brcmutil]
filename:       /lib/modules/6.8.0-52-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmutil/brcmutil.ko.zst
license:        Dual BSD/GPL
description:    Broadcom 802.11n wireless LAN driver utilities.
depends:        
retpoline:      Y
intree:         Y
name:           brcmutil
vermagic:       6.8.0-52-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 

[mac80211]
filename:       /lib/modules/6.8.0-52-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.zst
license:        GPL
description:    IEEE 802.11 subsystem
depends:        cfg80211,libarc4
retpoline:      Y
intree:         Y
name:           mac80211
vermagic:       6.8.0-52-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 
parm:           minstrel_vht_only:Use only VHT rates when VHT is supported by sta. (bool)
parm:           max_nullfunc_tries:Maximum nullfunc tx tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           max_probe_tries:Maximum probe tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           beacon_loss_count:Number of beacon intervals before we decide beacon was lost. (int)
parm:           probe_wait_ms:Maximum time(ms) to wait for probe response before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           ieee80211_default_rc_algo:Default rate control algorithm for mac80211 to use (charp)

[cfg80211]
filename:       /lib/modules/6.8.0-52-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko.zst
description:    wireless configuration support
license:        GPL
depends:        
retpoline:      Y
intree:         Y
name:           cfg80211
vermagic:       6.8.0-52-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 
parm:           bss_entries_limit:limit to number of scan BSS entries (per wiphy, default 1000) (int)
parm:           ieee80211_regdom:IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain code (charp)
parm:           cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz:Disable 40MHz support in the 2.4GHz band (bool)

[bcma]
filename:       /lib/modules/6.8.0-52-generic/kernel/drivers/bcma/bcma.ko.zst
license:        GPL
description:    Broadcom's specific AMBA driver
depends:        
retpoline:      Y
intree:         Y
name:           bcma
vermagic:       6.8.0-52-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 

##### module parameters #################

[mac80211]
beacon_loss_count: 7
ieee80211_default_rc_algo: minstrel_ht
max_nullfunc_tries: 2
max_probe_tries: 5
minstrel_vht_only: Y
probe_wait_ms: 500

[cfg80211]
bss_entries_limit: 1000
cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz: N
ieee80211_regdom: 00

##### /etc/modules ######################

##### modprobe options ##################

[/etc/modprobe.d/amd64-microcode-blacklist.conf]
blacklist microcode

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf]
blacklist ath_pci

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf]
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac
blacklist b43
blacklist b43legacy
blacklist ssb
blacklist ndiswrapper

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rare-network.conf]
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-6 off
alias net-pf-9 off
alias net-pf-11 off
alias net-pf-12 off
alias net-pf-19 off
alias net-pf-21 off
alias net-pf-36 off

[/etc/modprobe.d/intel-microcode-blacklist.conf]
blacklist microcode

[/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf]
remove iwlwifi \
(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) \
&& /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211

##### rc.local ##########################

grep: /etc/rc.local: No such file or directory

##### pm-utils ##########################

##### udev rules ########################

##### dmesg #############################

[   21.934590] brcmsmac bcma0:1: mfg 4bf core 812 rev 24 class 0 irq 17
[   21.948045] ieee80211 phy0: registered radio enabled led device: brcmsmac-phy0:radio
[   21.965800] brcmsmac bcma0:1 wlp5s0b1: renamed from wlan0
[   50.342890] r8169 0000:06:00.0 enp6s0: Link is Down
[   50.519594] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)
[   50.519618] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_config: change power-save mode: false (implement)
[   52.929647] wlp5s0b1: 80 MHz not supported, disabling VHT
[   52.929921] wlp5s0b1: authenticate with <MAC 'Joia' [AC1]> (local address=<MAC 'wlp5s0b1' [IF2]>)
[   52.929938] wlp5s0b1: send auth to <MAC 'Joia' [AC1]> (try 1/3)
[   52.932155] wlp5s0b1: authenticated
[   52.933179] wlp5s0b1: associate with <MAC 'Joia' [AC1]> (try 1/3)
[   52.939094] wlp5s0b1: RX AssocResp from <MAC 'Joia' [AC1]> (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=4)
[   52.939808] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcmsmac: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: associated
[   52.939857] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: true (implement)
[   52.940668] wlp5s0b1: associated
[   53.418935] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: arp filtering: 1 addresses (implement)

########## wireless info END ############

I appreciate the work for reading my post.
I will be happy to receive suggestions from the community.

Trying to use the 5GHz band? If so, that’s your issue. The card is 2.4GHz only:

BTW this wiki page is still the canonical (lower case and upper case!) source for Broadcom WiFi issues:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx

AFAIK some (but not all) routers support putting both bands out. If you have one that only allows for one or the other, you’ll have to pick 2.4GHz, which will make all your newer devices using it slower. Might be time to get a new card, or just grab a cheap dongle off Amazon.

Try a router reboot too

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Nope. I’m sure I’m using 2.4 GHz.

I read the page and did what was applicable to me. It didn’t work.

That is my last resort.

By the way, the information I gave about the system was when my Wi-Fi was working and connected. I collected the information again while the Wi-Fi was down.

########## wireless info START ##########

Report from: 09 Feb 2025 13:13 -03 -0300

Booted last: 09 Feb 2025 00:00 -03 -0300

Script from: 27 Aug 2024 10:55 UTC +0000

##### release ###########################

Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS
Release:	24.04
Codename:	noble

##### kernel ############################

Linux 6.8.0-52-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Jan 11 00:06:25 UTC 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Parameters: ro, quiet, splash, vt.handoff=7

##### desktop ###########################

Lubuntu

##### lspci #############################

05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:4727] (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:0510]
	Kernel driver in use: bcma-pci-bridge
	Kernel modules: bcma

06:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [17aa:392e]
	Kernel driver in use: r8169
	Kernel modules: r8169

##### lsusb #############################

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0489:e00d Foxconn / Hon Hai Broadcom Bluetooth 2.1 Device
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 10c4:8105 Silicon Labs USB OPTICAL MOUSE
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 04f2:b273 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Lenovo EasyCamera
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 0bda:0158 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. USB 2.0 multicard reader

##### PCMCIA card info ##################

##### rfkill ############################

0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
1: ideapad_bluetooth: Bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
3: phy0: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
4: hci0: Bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no

##### secure boot #######################

EFI variables are not supported on this system

##### lsmod #############################

brcmsmac              802816  0
brcmutil               24576  1 brcmsmac
cordic                 12288  1 brcmsmac
mac80211             1720320  1 brcmsmac
cfg80211             1327104  2 mac80211,brcmsmac
libarc4                12288  1 mac80211
wmi_bmof               12288  0
bcma                   86016  1 brcmsmac
ideapad_laptop         61440  0
sparse_keymap          12288  1 ideapad_laptop
platform_profile       12288  1 ideapad_laptop
video                  73728  2 ideapad_laptop,i915
wmi                    28672  3 video,wmi_bmof,ideapad_laptop

##### dkms #############################

./wireless-info: line 206: dkms: command not found

##### interfaces ########################

##### ifconfig ##########################

1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback <MAC address> brd <MAC address>
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp6s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether <MAC 'enp6s0' [IF1]> brd <MAC address>
    inet 192.168.0.7/24 brd 192.168.0.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute enp6s0
       valid_lft 2305sec preferred_lft 2305sec
    inet6 2804:14c:3b88:4693:2b1c:286f:aa86:161d/64 scope global temporary dynamic 
       valid_lft 3598sec preferred_lft 3598sec
    inet6 2804:14c:3b88:4693:75e0:49be:8aa8:5e5/64 scope global dynamic mngtmpaddr noprefixroute 
       valid_lft 3598sec preferred_lft 3598sec
    inet6 fe80::3136:6abf:e355:8980/64 scope link noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: wlp5s0b1: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether <MAC 'wlp5s0b1' [IF2]> brd <MAC address>

##### iwconfig ##########################

lo        no wireless extensions.

enp6s0    no wireless extensions.

wlp5s0b1  IEEE 802.11  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=30 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          

##### route #############################

default via 192.168.0.1 dev enp6s0 proto dhcp src 192.168.0.7 metric 100 
192.168.0.0/24 dev enp6s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.7 metric 100 

##### resolv.conf #######################

[777 root '/etc/resolv.conf' -> '../run/systemd/resolve/stub-resolv.conf']

nameserver 127.0.0.53
options edns0 trust-ad
search .

##### network managers ##################

Installed:

	NetworkManager

Running:

root        1011       1  0 10:50 ?        00:00:05 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon

##### NetworkManager info ###############

GENERAL.DEVICE:                         enp6s0
GENERAL.TYPE:                           ethernet
GENERAL.NM-TYPE:                        NMDeviceEthernet
GENERAL.DBUS-PATH:                      /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2
GENERAL.VENDOR:                         Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
GENERAL.PRODUCT:                        RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
GENERAL.DRIVER:                         r8169
GENERAL.DRIVER-VERSION:                 6.8.0-52-generic
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-VERSION:               --
GENERAL.HWADDR:                         <MAC 'enp6s0' [IF1]>
GENERAL.MTU:                            1500
GENERAL.STATE:                          100 (connected)
GENERAL.REASON:                         0 (No reason given)
GENERAL.IP4-CONNECTIVITY:               4 (full)
GENERAL.IP6-CONNECTIVITY:               4 (full)
GENERAL.UDI:                            /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.2/0000:06:00.0/net/enp6s0
GENERAL.PATH:                           pci-0000:06:00.0
GENERAL.IP-IFACE:                       enp6s0
GENERAL.IS-SOFTWARE:                    no
GENERAL.NM-MANAGED:                     yes
GENERAL.AUTOCONNECT:                    yes
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-MISSING:               no
GENERAL.NM-PLUGIN-MISSING:              no
GENERAL.PHYS-PORT-ID:                   --
GENERAL.CONNECTION:                     Conexão cabeada 1
GENERAL.CON-UUID:                       e6d0903d-a0f2-3d9b-b539-91282b749f93
GENERAL.CON-PATH:                       /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/3
GENERAL.METERED:                        no (guessed)
CAPABILITIES.CARRIER-DETECT:            yes
CAPABILITIES.SPEED:                     100 Mb/s
CAPABILITIES.IS-SOFTWARE:               no
CAPABILITIES.SRIOV:                     no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.UP:                     yes
INTERFACE-FLAGS.LOWER-UP:               yes
INTERFACE-FLAGS.CARRIER:                yes
INTERFACE-FLAGS.PROMISC:                no
WIRED-PROPERTIES.CARRIER:               on
IP4.ADDRESS[1]:                         192.168.0.7/24
IP4.GATEWAY:                            192.168.0.1
IP4.ROUTE[1]:                           dst = 192.168.0.0/24, nh = 0.0.0.0, mt = 100
IP4.ROUTE[2]:                           dst = 0.0.0.0/0, nh = 192.168.0.1, mt = 100
IP4.DNS[1]:                             181.213.132.2
IP4.DNS[2]:                             181.213.132.3
DHCP4.OPTION[1]:                        dhcp_client_identifier = 01:<MAC 'enp6s0' [IF1]>
DHCP4.OPTION[2]:                        dhcp_lease_time = 3600
DHCP4.OPTION[3]:                        dhcp_server_identifier = 192.168.0.1
DHCP4.OPTION[4]:                        domain_name_servers = 181.213.132.2 181.213.132.3
DHCP4.OPTION[5]:                        expiry = 1739119916
DHCP4.OPTION[6]:                        host_name = GachetNB
DHCP4.OPTION[7]:                        ip_address = 192.168.0.7
DHCP4.OPTION[8]:                        next_server = 192.168.0.1
DHCP4.OPTION[9]:                        requested_broadcast_address = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[10]:                       requested_domain_name = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[11]:                       requested_domain_name_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[12]:                       requested_domain_search = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[13]:                       requested_host_name = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[14]:                       requested_interface_mtu = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[15]:                       requested_ms_classless_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[16]:                       requested_nis_domain = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[17]:                       requested_nis_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[18]:                       requested_ntp_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[19]:                       requested_rfc3442_classless_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[20]:                       requested_root_path = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[21]:                       requested_routers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[22]:                       requested_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[23]:                       requested_subnet_mask = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[24]:                       requested_time_offset = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[25]:                       requested_wpad = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[26]:                       routers = 192.168.0.1
DHCP4.OPTION[27]:                       subnet_mask = 255.255.255.0
IP6.ADDRESS[1]:                         2804:14c:3b88:4693:2b1c:286f:aa86:161d/64
IP6.ADDRESS[2]:                         2804:14c:3b88:4693:75e0:49be:8aa8:5e5/64
IP6.ADDRESS[3]:                         fe80::3136:6abf:e355:8980/64
IP6.GATEWAY:                            fe80::5ee3:eff:fe07:732a
IP6.ROUTE[1]:                           dst = fe80::/64, nh = ::, mt = 1024
IP6.ROUTE[2]:                           dst = 2804:14c:3b88:4693::/64, nh = ::, mt = 100
IP6.ROUTE[3]:                           dst = ::/0, nh = fe80::5ee3:eff:fe07:732a, mt = 100
IP6.DNS[1]:                             2804:14d:1:0:181:213:132:2
IP6.DNS[2]:                             2804:14d:1:0:181:213:132:3
DHCP6.OPTION[1]:                        dhcp6_client_id = 00:04:b5:2a:0f:59:3b:f7:7d:08:c7:47:c2:8c:7d:1d:67:1d
DHCP6.OPTION[2]:                        dhcp6_name_servers = 2804:14d:1:0:181:213:132:2 2804:14d:1:0:181:213:132:3
DHCP6.OPTION[3]:                        iaid = 24:72:1a:c8
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTION-PATHS: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/2
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTIONS[1]:   e6d0903d-a0f2-3d9b-b539-91282b749f93 | Conexão cabeada 1

GENERAL.DEVICE:                         wlp5s0b1
GENERAL.TYPE:                           wifi
GENERAL.NM-TYPE:                        NMDeviceWifi
GENERAL.DBUS-PATH:                      /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3
GENERAL.VENDOR:                         Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries
GENERAL.PRODUCT:                        BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
GENERAL.DRIVER:                         brcmsmac
GENERAL.DRIVER-VERSION:                 6.8.0-52-generic
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-VERSION:               N/A
GENERAL.HWADDR:                         <MAC 'wlp5s0b1' [IF2]>
GENERAL.MTU:                            1500
GENERAL.STATE:                          30 (disconnected)
GENERAL.REASON:                         42 (The supplicant is now available)
GENERAL.IP4-CONNECTIVITY:               1 (none)
GENERAL.IP6-CONNECTIVITY:               1 (none)
GENERAL.UDI:                            /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:05:00.0/bcma0:1/net/wlp5s0b1
GENERAL.PATH:                           pci-0000:05:00.0-bcma-1
GENERAL.IP-IFACE:                       --
GENERAL.IS-SOFTWARE:                    no
GENERAL.NM-MANAGED:                     yes
GENERAL.AUTOCONNECT:                    yes
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-MISSING:               no
GENERAL.NM-PLUGIN-MISSING:              no
GENERAL.PHYS-PORT-ID:                   --
GENERAL.CONNECTION:                     --
GENERAL.CON-UUID:                       --
GENERAL.CON-PATH:                       --
GENERAL.METERED:                        unknown
CAPABILITIES.CARRIER-DETECT:            no
CAPABILITIES.SPEED:                     unknown
CAPABILITIES.IS-SOFTWARE:               no
CAPABILITIES.SRIOV:                     no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.UP:                     yes
INTERFACE-FLAGS.LOWER-UP:               no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.CARRIER:                no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.PROMISC:                no
WIFI-PROPERTIES.WEP:                    yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.WPA:                    yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.WPA2:                   yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.TKIP:                   yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.CCMP:                   yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.AP:                     yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.ADHOC:                  yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.2GHZ:                   yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.5GHZ:                   no
WIFI-PROPERTIES.6GHZ:                   no
WIFI-PROPERTIES.MESH:                   no
WIFI-PROPERTIES.IBSS-RSN:               yes
IP4.GATEWAY:                            --
IP6.GATEWAY:                            --
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTION-PATHS: --

SSID  BSSID  MODE  CHAN  FREQ  RATE  SIGNAL  BARS  SECURITY  ACTIVE  IN-USE 

##### NetworkManager.state ##############

[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true

##### NetworkManager config #############

[[/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf]]
[connection]
wifi.powersave = 2

[[/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf]]
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile
[ifupdown]
managed=false
[device]
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no

[[/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-dns-resolved.conf]]
[main]
dns=systemd-resolved

[[/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf]]
[keyfile]
unmanaged-devices=*,except:type:wifi,except:type:gsm,except:type:cdma

[[/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/no-mac-addr-change.conf]]
[device-31-mac-addr-change]
match-device=driver:eagle_sdio,driver:wl
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no

##### NetworkManager profiles ###########

##### Netplan config ####################

grep: /etc/netplan/01-network-manager-all.yaml: Permission denied

##### iw reg get ########################

'iw' is not installed (package "iw").

##### iwlist channels ###################

lo        no frequency information.

enp6s0    no frequency information.

wlp5s0b1  11 channels in total; available frequencies :
          Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz
          Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
          Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
          Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz
          Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
          Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz
          Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz
          Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz
          Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz
          Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz
          Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz

##### iwlist scan #######################

lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

enp6s0    Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlp5s0b1  No scan results

##### module infos ######################

[brcmsmac]
filename:       /lib/modules/6.8.0-52-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcmsmac.ko.zst
license:        Dual BSD/GPL
description:    Broadcom 802.11n wireless LAN driver.
depends:        mac80211,bcma,brcmutil,cfg80211,cordic
retpoline:      Y
intree:         Y
name:           brcmsmac
vermagic:       6.8.0-52-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 

[brcmutil]
filename:       /lib/modules/6.8.0-52-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmutil/brcmutil.ko.zst
license:        Dual BSD/GPL
description:    Broadcom 802.11n wireless LAN driver utilities.
depends:        
retpoline:      Y
intree:         Y
name:           brcmutil
vermagic:       6.8.0-52-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 

[mac80211]
filename:       /lib/modules/6.8.0-52-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.zst
license:        GPL
description:    IEEE 802.11 subsystem
depends:        cfg80211,libarc4
retpoline:      Y
intree:         Y
name:           mac80211
vermagic:       6.8.0-52-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 
parm:           minstrel_vht_only:Use only VHT rates when VHT is supported by sta. (bool)
parm:           max_nullfunc_tries:Maximum nullfunc tx tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           max_probe_tries:Maximum probe tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           beacon_loss_count:Number of beacon intervals before we decide beacon was lost. (int)
parm:           probe_wait_ms:Maximum time(ms) to wait for probe response before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           ieee80211_default_rc_algo:Default rate control algorithm for mac80211 to use (charp)

[cfg80211]
filename:       /lib/modules/6.8.0-52-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko.zst
description:    wireless configuration support
license:        GPL
depends:        
retpoline:      Y
intree:         Y
name:           cfg80211
vermagic:       6.8.0-52-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 
parm:           bss_entries_limit:limit to number of scan BSS entries (per wiphy, default 1000) (int)
parm:           ieee80211_regdom:IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain code (charp)
parm:           cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz:Disable 40MHz support in the 2.4GHz band (bool)

[bcma]
filename:       /lib/modules/6.8.0-52-generic/kernel/drivers/bcma/bcma.ko.zst
license:        GPL
description:    Broadcom's specific AMBA driver
depends:        
retpoline:      Y
intree:         Y
name:           bcma
vermagic:       6.8.0-52-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 

##### module parameters #################

[mac80211]
beacon_loss_count: 7
ieee80211_default_rc_algo: minstrel_ht
max_nullfunc_tries: 2
max_probe_tries: 5
minstrel_vht_only: Y
probe_wait_ms: 500

[cfg80211]
bss_entries_limit: 1000
cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz: N
ieee80211_regdom: 00

##### /etc/modules ######################

##### modprobe options ##################

[/etc/modprobe.d/amd64-microcode-blacklist.conf]
blacklist microcode

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf]
blacklist ath_pci

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf]
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac
blacklist b43
blacklist b43legacy
blacklist ssb
blacklist ndiswrapper

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rare-network.conf]
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-6 off
alias net-pf-9 off
alias net-pf-11 off
alias net-pf-12 off
alias net-pf-19 off
alias net-pf-21 off
alias net-pf-36 off

[/etc/modprobe.d/intel-microcode-blacklist.conf]
blacklist microcode

[/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf]
remove iwlwifi \
(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) \
&& /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211

##### rc.local ##########################

grep: /etc/rc.local: No such file or directory

##### pm-utils ##########################

##### udev rules ########################

##### dmesg #############################

[ 7419.132872] brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down (repeated 97 times)

########## wireless info END ############

I understood that I was supposed to unplug the router and plug it back into the power. If that’s the case, it didn’t work.

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The bcma driver is the right one for your chip but the upstream documentation suggests support is somewhat broken or at least inconsistent:

Please note: at least BCM4313 is not fully supported. Some models appears to work (users reported success), but some don’t, and there’s no indication that this is going to change. For example: http://marc.info/?t=138817851800006&r=1&w=2

That refers specifically to the open source option, though. If you don’t care about that, go back to the wiki and install the proprietary STA driver. It shouldn’t have the same problem as the open source driver.

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I did what was stated in the wiki.

The driver was in the STA option:
STA

The system recognized the driver:
aa

The Wi-Fi connection only stayed active for about 5 minutes before disappearing:
zap

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Well, it’s certainly possible there’s a hardware issue. Anything telling in the journal?

Yes. The journal contains the first connection on the Wi-Fi until its disappearance:

$ sudo journalctl -b -0 | grep -e CTRL -e bcma -e brc -e Joia -e wl

fev 11 21:19:42 GachetNB kernel: kvm_intel: VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL does not work properly. Using workaround
fev 11 21:19:42 GachetNB kernel: i915 display info: has_cdclk_crawl: no
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB sudo[1926]:   victor : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/victor ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/modprobe brcmsmac
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB kernel: bcma-pci-bridge 0000:05:00.0: bus0: Found chip with id 0x4313, rev 0x01 and package 0x08
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB kernel: bcma-pci-bridge 0000:05:00.0: bus0: Core 0 found: ChipCommon (manuf 0x4BF, id 0x800, rev 0x24, class 0x0)
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB kernel: bcma-pci-bridge 0000:05:00.0: bus0: Core 1 found: IEEE 802.11 (manuf 0x4BF, id 0x812, rev 0x18, class 0x0)
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB kernel: bcma-pci-bridge 0000:05:00.0: bus0: Core 2 found: PCIe (manuf 0x4BF, id 0x820, rev 0x11, class 0x0)
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB kernel: bcma-pci-bridge 0000:05:00.0: bus0: Bus registered
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: mfg 4bf core 812 rev 24 class 0 irq 17
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319817.5002] device (wlan0): driver supports Access Point (AP) mode
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319817.5026] manager: (wlan0): new 802.11 Wi-Fi device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3)
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319817.5062] rfkill3: found Wi-Fi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:05:00.0/bcma0:1/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill3) (driver brcmsmac)
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB kernel: ieee80211 phy0: registered radio enabled led device: brcmsmac-phy0:radio
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1 wlp5s0b1: renamed from wlan0
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319817.5214] device (wlan0): interface index 3 renamed iface from 'wlan0' to 'wlp5s0b1'
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319817.5315] device (wlp5s0b1): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed', sys-iface-state: 'external')
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_config: change power-save mode: false (implement)
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319817.9297] device (wlp5s0b1): supplicant interface state: internal-starting -> disconnected
fev 11 21:23:37 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319817.9299] device (wlp5s0b1): state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'supplicant-available', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.7299] device (wlp5s0b1): Activation: starting connection 'Joia' (83c2b437-d5cc-47aa-9435-06a3ffca0cc0)
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.7303] audit: op="connection-add-activate" uuid="83c2b437-d5cc-47aa-9435-06a3ffca0cc0" name="Joia" pid=1709 uid=1000 result="success"
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.7322] device (wlp5s0b1): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.7335] device (wlp5s0b1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.7342] device (wlp5s0b1): Activation: (wifi) access point 'Joia' has security, but secrets are required.
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.7342] device (wlp5s0b1): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.7346] sup-iface[7672e19f5293e399,0,wlp5s0b1]: wps: type pbc start...
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.7373] device (wlp5s0b1): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.7382] device (wlp5s0b1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB wpa_supplicant[1013]: wlp5s0b1: WPS-PBC-ACTIVE
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.7389] device (wlp5s0b1): Activation: (wifi) connection 'Joia' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.7390] Config: added 'ssid' value 'Joia'
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB wpa_supplicant[1013]: wlp5s0b1: WPS-CANCEL
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.7556] device (wlp5s0b1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB wpa_supplicant[1013]: wlp5s0b1: SME: Trying to authenticate with 5c:e3:0e:07:73:28 (SSID='Joia' freq=2412 MHz)
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB kernel: wlp5s0b1: 80 MHz not supported, disabling VHT
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB kernel: wlp5s0b1: authenticate with 5c:e3:0e:07:73:28 (local address=ac:81:12:a4:45:7f)
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB kernel: wlp5s0b1: send auth to 5c:e3:0e:07:73:28 (try 1/3)
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB kernel: wlp5s0b1: authenticated
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB wpa_supplicant[1013]: wlp5s0b1: Trying to associate with 5c:e3:0e:07:73:28 (SSID='Joia' freq=2412 MHz)
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.7971] device (wlp5s0b1): supplicant interface state: scanning -> associating
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB kernel: wlp5s0b1: associate with 5c:e3:0e:07:73:28 (try 1/3)
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB kernel: wlp5s0b1: RX AssocResp from 5c:e3:0e:07:73:28 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=3)
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcmsmac: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: associated
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: true (implement)
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB kernel: wlp5s0b1: associated
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB wpa_supplicant[1013]: wlp5s0b1: Associated with 5c:e3:0e:07:73:28
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB wpa_supplicant[1013]: wlp5s0b1: CTRL-EVENT-SUBNET-STATUS-UPDATE status=0
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.8226] device (wlp5s0b1): supplicant interface state: associating -> associated
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: wl0: brcms_c_d11hdrs_mac80211:  txop exceeded phylen 159/256 dur 1778/1504
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: wl0: brcms_c_d11hdrs_mac80211:  txop exceeded phylen 137/256 dur 1602/1504
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB wpa_supplicant[1013]: wlp5s0b1: WPA: Key negotiation completed with 5c:e3:0e:07:73:28 [PTK=CCMP GTK=CCMP]
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB wpa_supplicant[1013]: wlp5s0b1: CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 5c:e3:0e:07:73:28 completed [id=0 id_str=]
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.9626] device (wlp5s0b1): supplicant interface state: associated -> completed
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.9627] device (wlp5s0b1): Activation: (wifi) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network "Joia"
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.9631] device (wlp5s0b1): state change: config -> ip-config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319839.9647] dhcp4 (wlp5s0b1): activation: beginning transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB avahi-daemon[880]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface wlp5s0b1.IPv6 with address fe80::f477:d4f0:f29e:7ab0.
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB avahi-daemon[880]: New relevant interface wlp5s0b1.IPv6 for mDNS.
fev 11 21:23:59 GachetNB avahi-daemon[880]: Registering new address record for fe80::f477:d4f0:f29e:7ab0 on wlp5s0b1.*.
fev 11 21:24:00 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319840.0598] dhcp4 (wlp5s0b1): state changed new lease, address=192.168.0.5, acd pending
fev 11 21:24:00 GachetNB wpa_supplicant[1013]: wlp5s0b1: CTRL-EVENT-SIGNAL-CHANGE above=1 signal=-17 noise=9999 txrate=65000
fev 11 21:24:00 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319840.1968] dhcp4 (wlp5s0b1): state changed new lease, address=192.168.0.5
fev 11 21:24:00 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319840.1975] policy: set 'Joia' (wlp5s0b1) as default for IPv4 routing and DNS
fev 11 21:24:00 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: arp filtering: 1 addresses (implement)
fev 11 21:24:00 GachetNB avahi-daemon[880]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface wlp5s0b1.IPv4 with address 192.168.0.5.
fev 11 21:24:00 GachetNB avahi-daemon[880]: New relevant interface wlp5s0b1.IPv4 for mDNS.
fev 11 21:24:00 GachetNB avahi-daemon[880]: Registering new address record for 192.168.0.5 on wlp5s0b1.IPv4.
fev 11 21:24:00 GachetNB systemd-resolved[870]: wlp5s0b1: Bus client set default route setting: yes
fev 11 21:24:00 GachetNB systemd-resolved[870]: wlp5s0b1: Bus client set DNS server list to: 181.213.132.2, 181.213.132.3
fev 11 21:24:00 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319840.2076] device (wlp5s0b1): state change: ip-config -> ip-check (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
fev 11 21:24:00 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319840.2289] device (wlp5s0b1): state change: ip-check -> secondaries (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
fev 11 21:24:00 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319840.2294] device (wlp5s0b1): state change: secondaries -> activated (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
fev 11 21:24:00 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319840.2311] device (wlp5s0b1): Activation: successful, device activated.
fev 11 21:24:02 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319842.2292] dhcp6 (wlp5s0b1): activation: beginning transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
fev 11 21:24:02 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319842.2304] policy: set 'Joia' (wlp5s0b1) as default for IPv6 routing and DNS
fev 11 21:24:02 GachetNB avahi-daemon[880]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface wlp5s0b1.IPv6 with address fe80::f477:d4f0:f29e:7ab0.
fev 11 21:24:02 GachetNB avahi-daemon[880]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface wlp5s0b1.IPv6 with address 2804:14c:3b88:4693:e9cb:ec99:64ed:90e9.
fev 11 21:24:02 GachetNB avahi-daemon[880]: Registering new address record for 2804:14c:3b88:4693:e9cb:ec99:64ed:90e9 on wlp5s0b1.*.
fev 11 21:24:02 GachetNB avahi-daemon[880]: Withdrawing address record for fe80::f477:d4f0:f29e:7ab0 on wlp5s0b1.
fev 11 21:24:02 GachetNB systemd-resolved[870]: wlp5s0b1: Bus client set DNS server list to: 181.213.132.2, 181.213.132.3, 2804:14d:1:0:181:213:132:2, 2804:14d:1:0:181:213:132:3
fev 11 21:24:02 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739319842.3383] dhcp6 (wlp5s0b1): state changed new lease
fev 11 21:24:02 GachetNB wpa_supplicant[1013]: wlp5s0b1: CTRL-EVENT-REGDOM-CHANGE init=CORE type=WORLD
fev 11 21:24:03 GachetNB avahi-daemon[880]: Registering new address record for 2804:14c:3b88:4693:e418:5b80:7821:4996 on wlp5s0b1.*.
fev 11 21:27:00 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: wl0: brcms_c_watchdog: dead chip
fev 11 21:27:00 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:00 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:00 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:00 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:00 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:00 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:00 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:00 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:00 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:01 GachetNB wpa_supplicant[1013]: wlp5s0b1: CTRL-EVENT-BEACON-LOSS
fev 11 21:27:01 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:01 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:01 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcmsmac: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: disassociated
fev 11 21:27:01 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: arp filtering: 1 addresses (implement)
fev 11 21:27:01 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)
fev 11 21:27:01 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: wl0: brcms_c_wme_setparams : no-clock
fev 11 21:27:01 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: wl0: brcms_c_wme_setparams : no-clock
fev 11 21:27:01 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: wl0: brcms_c_wme_setparams : no-clock
fev 11 21:27:01 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: wl0: brcms_c_wme_setparams : no-clock
fev 11 21:27:01 GachetNB wpa_supplicant[1013]: wlp5s0b1: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=5c:e3:0e:07:73:28 reason=4 locally_generated=1
fev 11 21:27:01 GachetNB wpa_supplicant[1013]: wlp5s0b1: CTRL-EVENT-REGDOM-CHANGE init=CORE type=WORLD
fev 11 21:27:02 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:02 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:02 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:02 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:02 GachetNB NetworkManager[1012]: <info>  [1739320022.0906] device (wlp5s0b1): supplicant interface state: completed -> scanning
fev 11 21:27:02 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:02 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:02 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:02 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:02 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:02 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down
fev 11 21:27:02 GachetNB kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: ops->tx called while down

Everything looks really good until it’s all connected up normally with a DHCP lease, DNS, etc.

Then you have this:

kernel: brcmsmac bcma0:1: wl0: brcms_c_watchdog: dead chip

The one that seems particularly concerning, and possibly rather informative. “Dead chip,” to me, certainly sounds like a hardware problem. I don’t know what machine you have but you might get lucky trying to open it up and reseat the chip and/or antenna.

However, I do find it interesting that it doesn’t seem like the interface goes down, only the connection. You can confirm this by running nmcli d and looking for the right interface name and making sure it has a connected state.

I might try going through a different router and/or AP if possible. Assuming you have the exact same problems (paying attention to the journal when it disconnects), that would at least rule those out as possible problems.

Again, I don’t know how old this thing is but you might want to consider grabbing Windows 10, installing it to a USB drive of some kind and running that. If the WiFi works out of the box there, then you can certainly rule out the hardware issue.

However, the issue still may be that due to the proprietary nature of the Broadcom drivers and that, at the time, they didn’t play very nice with Linux at all, there’s no hope of good support in any Linux distro. :frowning:

Sorry I don’t have better news in any case.

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Hi @mastodonte, :cowboy_hat_face:

Did you saw this topic?

It should fix the Wi-Fi issues when it wares out, on trying to disabling the Wi-Fi Ubuntu freezes for few seconds and then turns off the Wi-Fi, enabling it will freeze again for another few seconds then it turns back on.

Some people in that topic had their multiple ways on rebooting the Wi-Fi as my way would fix the Wi-Fi issues frequently.

Some would disable Wi-Fi power save to reduce either reducing bandwidth or keeps disconnecting frequently, which would help your issues too.

I hope this fixes an issues for Lubuntu as well, I got issues on my older devices that don’t have a good Wi-Fi card/chips (a.k.a Wi-Fi 6 or greater) but an older version (a.k.a Wi-Fi 5 or older) with Ubuntu version 24.04 or newer.

You are corect, the connection was down.

I will execute your suggestion to confirm the nature of the problem. It may take some time.

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Hello romactu1. I checked if the power management was set to off using what is mentioned in the topic. It is indeed turned off.

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So, is your Wi-Fi no longer disconnecting frequently @mastodonte?
I hope it helps :cowboy_hat_face: if it did helped, good :wink:

It’s still disconnecting.

So @wxl, I tested it with Windows 10. It showed a behavior similar to Lubuntu. The issue is probably with the hardware, but I found it interesting that it took much longer for the Wi-Fi to disconnect. It spent about 40 minutes downloading a large file before repeating the same problem.

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Ouch :fearful: That’s a breakdown.
Well, thanks for trying.

The thing about broken hardware is it’s not always consistent. But broken is broken. Sorry to hear that’s what you’re dealing with! I guess I should probably close this topic?

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Welp, it sounds like it’s time to close it. :cowboy_hat_face:
I’ve done my best to help, but not everything will be solved, which it’s a bottom line. :disappointed_relieved:

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