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Fix WiFi on Ubuntu/Dell
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http://askubuntu.com/questions/346804/one-ubuntu-laptop-on-wifi-occasionally-makes-other-laptops-connection-slow
sudo sh -c "echo 'blacklist wl' >> /etc/modprobe.d/broadcomm-blacklist.conf"
sudo sh -c "echo 'brcmsmac' >> /etc/modprobe.d/broadcomm.conf"
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When I do this, I end up with no kernel driver in use and no wifi.
Actually, it looks like brcmsmac was already blacklisted in a different modprobe.d/ file, created by bcmwl. I commented that out and rebooted and brcmsmac was active.
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