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internet restart wifi restart

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If the modem loses power I have to shut down my laptop before it will connect to the wifi again. My wife has the same Mint but her laptop reconnects by itself. We have different laptops and software installed.
I tried
sudo service network-manager restart
but that doesn't help.
My installation is:
Linux k-eM350 3.11.0-12-generic #19-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 9 16:12:00 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
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Re: internet restart wifi restart

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Try if it works better under Mint 17, because that's the new Long Term Support version.
A live USB should do to test that.
If that works then you're up-to-date for the next couple of years.
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Re: internet restart wifi restart

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Tahnks
HJow can i tell what version I'm on now? Won't I lose all my settings and programs? And if my wife has the same version why is it not a problem for her?
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Re: internet restart wifi restart

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You can see your version by typing any of these commands in the terminal

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cat /etc/*release*
cat /etc/linuxmint/info
inxi -S
And yes, if you do a fresh install then you overwrite all you have.
There are also ways to upgrade but that is not the advised way.
The best way is to use MintBackup to backup your data and your programselection to an external disk and then do a clean install of Mint 17.
But first try if your problem is solved in Mint 17.

The problem you have and your wife hasn't will have to do with specific hardware and Linux support for that.
You might look at fixing it for your computer in this version, but it's better to do that in the version that can serve you for years to come.
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Re: internet restart wifi restart

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thanks os much
appreciate your help
It's a trade off for me now. We don;'t lose modem power too often and it wasn't so long ago I installed Mint 16, so I'll have to consider my options.
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Re: internet restart wifi restart

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If you want to fix the wifi then you might post some information here.
Type in the terminal the command

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inxi -F
and paste the output.
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Re: internet restart wifi restart

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Thanks.
Here it is with wifi working:
System: Host: k-eM350 Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic i686 (32 bit) Desktop: Xfce 4.10.2 Distro: Linux Mint 16 Petra
Machine: System: eMachines product: eM350 version: V1.06
Mobo: Acer model: eM350 version: V1.06 Bios: Acer version: V1.06 date: 07/08/2010
CPU: Single core Intel Atom CPU N450 (-HT-) cache: 512 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 ssse3)
Clock Speeds: 1: 1000.00 MHz 2: 1000.00 MHz
Graphics: Card: Intel Atom Processor D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx Integrated Graphics Controller
X.Org: 1.14.3 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1024x600@60.0hz
GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel IGD x86/MMX/SSE2 GLX Version: 1.4 Mesa 9.2.1
Audio: Card: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.11.0-12-generic
Network: Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) driver: ath9k
IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 5c:ac:4c:12:50:2b
Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR8132 Fast Ethernet driver: atl1c
IF: eth0 state: down mac: 88:ae:1d:72:30:bc
Drives: HDD Total Size: 160.0GB (36.9% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: Hitachi_HTS54501 size: 160.0GB
Partition: ID: / size: 146G used: 56G (40%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 1.06GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
RAID: No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 29.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 150 Uptime: 14 min Memory: 412.3/991.7MB Client: Shell inxi: 1.8.4
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Re: internet restart wifi restart

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Did some searching on AR9285 amongst other places at kernel.com.
There are some problems with it and yours might have to do with that.
See this link http://forum.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=138150 with some tips concerning iwlwifi.conf.
Or this one http://forum.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=142749 concerning ath9k.conf.
Perhaps one of these solutions makes the difference.
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