Dropped wireless network connections

[Neuraleanus]

I just installed Linux Mint 17 Mate onto a Toshiba laptop and wireless connections are dropped at random times. I changed the channel of the router to one that no one near me is using and I'm only a few feet from it, so interferance cannot be the problem. This laptop is using the the Realtek RTL8188CE chip with the rtl8192ce driver. I notice that when the disconnect happens my wireless network disappears from the list of available networks and the only way I may reconnect is to reboot the laptop. Any suggestions as to what I should look at or try changing?

Here is the output of iwconfig:
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"Holevawireless2"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.452 GHz Access Point: 98:FC:11:68:3D:65
Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-38 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:94 Missed beacon:0

[PatH57]

Hi,

JeremyB and others developed a real nice script that could give us all the information we need at once.

Code: Select all

wget -N -t 5 -T 10 https://www.dropbox.com/s/0h4ef93hjiz0dgy/wireless_script_mod && \chmod +x wireless_script_mod && \./wireless_script_mod

just paste back the link it gives you at the end.
The MAC address, WPA key and WEP key are removed for your security.

[Neuraleanus]

Something is wrong, no output from your script:

wget -N -t 5 -T 10 https://www.dropbox.com/s/0h4ef93hjiz0d ... script_mod && \chmod +x wireless_script_mod && \./wireless_script_mod
--2014-08-24 13:15:38-- https://www.dropbox.com/s/0h4ef93hjiz0d ... script_mod
Resolving www.dropbox.com (www.dropbox.com)... 108.160.166.13
Connecting to www.dropbox.com (www.dropbox.com)|108.160.166.13|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 FOUND
Location: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/conte ... HzXdySGopc [following]
--2014-08-24 13:15:38-- https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/conte ... HzXdySGopc
Resolving dl.dropboxusercontent.com (dl.dropboxusercontent.com)... 184.73.156.69, 107.22.191.122, 204.236.226.117, ...
Connecting to dl.dropboxusercontent.com (dl.dropboxusercontent.com)|184.73.156.69|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 15697 (15K) [text/plain]
Last-modified header missing -- time-stamps turned off.
--2014-08-24 13:15:39-- https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/conte ... HzXdySGopc
Reusing existing connection to dl.dropboxusercontent.com:443.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 15697 (15K) [text/plain]
Saving to: ‘wireless_script_mod’

100%[================================================================================>] 15,697 --.-K/s in 0s

2014-08-24 13:15:39 (133 MB/s) - ‘wireless_script_mod’ saved [15697/15697]



**** PLEASE WAIT WHILE THE SCRIPT GENERATES THE REPORT ****

If this takes more than 1 minute, you may abort the script by pressing
"Ctrl+Z" on your keyboard.

(Type your Login Password when asked, then press 'Enter')

sed: -e expression #1, char 1526: unknown command: `*' <-- Maybe a problem here?


########################################################################

DONE! All results saved in -

File Name: "wireless-info.txt"
Directory: "

Please upload the above file or its contents where you are seeking help.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
NOTE: Although we have taken full precaution to filter out all sensitive
information, it is recommended to take a look at the file yourself
to be double sure that it contains no sensitive data.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

########################################################################



Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
pastebinit is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 24 not upgraded.
http://pastebin.com/h6ffEqne

I tried running the script by itself and prefixed by sudo, but wireless-info.txt is empty.

[PatH57]

well this is a beta script and it seems so work has to be done.
let's try the old one (just did it and it worked)

Code: Select all

wget -N -t 5 -T 10 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/57264241/wireless_script && \chmod +x wireless_script && \./wireless_script

use pastebin or attach the tar.gz here.

[Neuraleanus]

This one worked:


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

Report from: 24 Aug 2014 13:56 CDT -0500

Script from: 17 Aug 2014 02:46 UTC +0000

##### release #####

Distributor ID: LinuxMint
Description: Linux Mint 17 Qiana
Release: 17
Codename: qiana

##### kernel #####

Linux 3.13.0-24-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 2 23:30:00 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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

##### desktop #####

default

##### lspci #####

02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter [10ec:8176] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device [10ec:8181]
Kernel driver in use: rtl8192ce

03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Qualcomm Atheros AR8152 v2.0 Fast Ethernet [1969:2062] (rev c1)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fcd0]
Kernel driver in use: atl1c

##### lsusb #####

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 058f:b003 Alcor Micro Corp.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

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

##### rfkill #####

0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no

##### lsmod #####

rtl8192ce 53550 0
rtl_pci 26690 1 rtl8192ce
rtlwifi 63475 2 rtl_pci,rtl8192ce
rtl8192c_common 53172 1 rtl8192ce
mac80211 626489 3 rtl_pci,rtlwifi,rtl8192ce
cfg80211 484040 2 mac80211,rtlwifi
wmi 19177 1 toshiba_acpi

##### interfaces #####

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

##### ifconfig #####

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC addr eth0>
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC addr wlan0>
inet addr:192.168.1.112 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::d2df:9aff:fe47:719d/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:701 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:827 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:393251 (393.2 KB) TX bytes:159000 (159.0 KB)

##### iwconfig #####

eth0 no wireless extensions.

lo no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"Holevawireless2"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.452 GHz Access Point: <MAC addr Holevawireless2>
Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-40 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:38 Missed beacon:0

##### route #####

Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 wlan0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 9 0 0 wlan0

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

nameserver 127.0.1.1
search hsd1.il.comcast.net

##### nm-tool #####

NetworkManager Tool

State: connected (global)

- Device: eth0 -----------------------------------------------------------------
Type: Wired
Driver: atl1c
State: unavailable
Default: no
HW Address: <MAC addr eth0>

Capabilities:
Carrier Detect: yes

Wired Properties
Carrier: off

- Device: wlan0 [Holevawireless2] ---------------------------------------------
Type: 802.11 WiFi
Driver: rtl8192ce
State: connected
Default: yes
HW Address: <MAC addr wlan0>

Capabilities:
Speed: 72 Mb/s

Wireless Properties
WEP Encryption: yes
WPA Encryption: yes
WPA2 Encryption: yes

Wireless Access Points (* = current AP)
2WIRE756: Infra, <MAC addr 2WIRE756>, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 100 WPA WPA2
DontStealMyShit: Infra, <MAC addr DontStealMyShit>, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 100 WPA2
2WIRE131: Infra, <MAC addr 2WIRE131>, Freq 2422 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 84 WPA WPA2
HP-Print-6D-Officejet 6600: Infra, <MAC addr HP-Print-6D-Officejet 6600>, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 80 WPA2
39 Surrey38 For WiFi 6302059312: Infra, <MAC addr 39 Surrey38 For WiFi 6302059312>, Freq 2427 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 77 WPA2
39 Surrey39 For WiFi 6302059312: Infra, <MAC addr 39 Surrey39 For WiFi 6302059312>, Freq 2457 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 74 WPA2
2WIRE873: Infra, <MAC addr 2WIRE873>, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 50 WPA WPA2
belkin.842: Infra, <MAC addr belkin.842>, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 40 WPA2
2WIRE963: Infra, <MAC addr 2WIRE963>, Freq 2427 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 40 WPA WPA2
HOME-EB92: Infra, <MAC addr HOME-EB92>, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 40 WPA WPA2
2WIRE379: Infra, <MAC addr 2WIRE379>, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 37 WPA WPA2
HIPOLITO: Infra, <MAC addr HIPOLITO>, Freq 2417 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 37 WPA WPA2
ClearSPOT_98dcb: Infra, <MAC addr ClearSPOT_98dcb>, Freq 2442 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 37 WPA WPA2
JRRD1: Infra, <MAC addr JRRD1>, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 30 WPA WPA2
Holevawireless2-guest: Infra, <MAC addr Holevawireless2-guest>, Freq 2452 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 97
belkin.842.guests: Infra, <MAC addr belkin.842.guests>, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 44
39 Surrey37 For WiFi 6302059312: Infra, <MAC addr 39 Surrey37 For WiFi 6302059312>, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 57 WPA2
HOME-6E97: Infra, <MAC addr HOME-6E97>, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 54 WPA WPA2
2WIRE138: Infra, <MAC addr 2WIRE138>, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 37 WPA WPA2
ATTpNete22: Infra, <MAC addr ATTpNete22>, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 34 WPA WPA2
2WIRE434: Infra, <MAC addr 2WIRE434>, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 34 WPA WPA2
NETGEAR: Infra, <MAC addr NETGEAR>, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 37
*Holevawireless2:Infra, <MAC addr Holevawireless2>, Freq 2452 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 78 WPA WPA2
dreadgameswireless: Infra, <MAC addr dreadgameswireless>, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 10 WPA WPA2
NSA Monitored Access Point: Infra, <MAC addr NSA Monitored Access Point>, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 50 WPA WPA2
2WIRE325: Infra, <MAC addr 2WIRE325>, Freq 2457 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 47 WPA WPA2
dreadgameswireless-guest: Infra, <MAC addr dreadgameswireless-guest>, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 100
wow1032294: Infra, <MAC addr wow1032294>, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 67 WPA2
Edimax: Infra, <MAC addr Edimax>, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 47 WPA2

IPv4 Settings:
Address: 192.168.1.112
Prefix: 24 (255.255.255.0)
Gateway: 192.168.1.1

DNS: 75.75.75.75
DNS: 75.75.76.76

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

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

##### NetworkManager.conf #####

[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile,ofono
dns=dnsmasq

[ifupdown]
managed=false

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

country 00:
(2402 - 2472 @ 40), (3, 20)
(2457 - 2482 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
(2474 - 2494 @ 20), (3, 20), NO-OFDM, PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
(5170 - 5250 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
(5735 - 5835 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS

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

eth0 no frequency information.

lo no frequency information.

wlan0 13 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
Channel 12 : 2.467 GHz
Channel 13 : 2.472 GHz
Current Frequency:2.452 GHz (Channel 9)

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

Channel occupancy:

2 WLAPs on Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
1 WLAPs on Frequency:2.422 GHz (Channel 3)
2 WLAPs on Frequency:2.427 GHz (Channel 4)
2 WLAPs on Frequency:2.452 GHz (Channel 9)
2 WLAPs on Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10)
1 WLAPs on Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: <MAC addr Holevawireless2>
Channel:9
Frequency:2.452 GHz (Channel 9)
Quality=50/70 Signal level=-60 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"Holevawireless2"
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=000000238a0b4079
Extra: Last beacon: 88ms ago
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Cell 02 - Address: <MAC addr Holevawireless2-guest>
Channel:9
Frequency:2.452 GHz (Channel 9)
Quality=54/70 Signal level=-56 dBm
Encryption key:off
ESSID:"Holevawireless2-guest"
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=000000238a0b4db4
Extra: Last beacon: 88ms ago
Cell 03 - Address: <MAC addr 2WIRE756>
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=70/70 Signal level=-38 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"2WIRE756"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 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=000002edad589d71
Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Cell 04 - Address: <MAC addr HP-Print-6D-Officejet 6600>
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=52/70 Signal level=-58 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"HP-Print-6D-Officejet 6600"
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=0000001f3810b07d
Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Cell 05 - Address: <MAC addr DontStealMyShit>
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=64/70 Signal level=-46 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"DontStealMyShit"
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=000000fc10d4818d
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 address>
Channel:10
Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10)
Quality=54/70 Signal level=-56 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:""
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
Bit Rates:9 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000000f648b0270
Extra: Last beacon: 172ms ago
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Preauthentication Supported
Cell 07 - Address: <MAC addr 39 Surrey39 For WiFi 6302059312>
Channel:10
Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10)
Quality=46/70 Signal level=-64 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"39 Surrey39 For WiFi 6302059312"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
Bit Rates:9 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000000f647d426c
Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Preauthentication Supported
Cell 08 - Address: <MAC addr 2WIRE131>
Channel:3
Frequency:2.422 GHz (Channel 3)
Quality=70/70 Signal level=-40 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"2WIRE131"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 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=0000000254dd2308
Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Cell 09 - Address: <MAC addr 39 Surrey38 For WiFi 6302059312>
Channel:4
Frequency:2.427 GHz (Channel 4)
Quality=62/70 Signal level=-48 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"39 Surrey38 For WiFi 6302059312"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
Bit Rates:9 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=00000ce93e4f697d
Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Preauthentication Supported
Cell 10 - Address: <MAC address>
Channel:4
Frequency:2.427 GHz (Channel 4)
Quality=62/70 Signal level=-48 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:""
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
Bit Rates:9 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=00000ce93e49c837
Extra: Last beacon: 3164ms ago
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Preauthentication Supported

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

[rtl8192ce]
filename: /lib/modules/3.13.0-24-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/rtl8192ce.ko
firmware: rtlwifi/rtl8192cfwU_B.bin
firmware: rtlwifi/rtl8192cfwU.bin
firmware: rtlwifi/rtl8192cfw.bin
description: Realtek 8192C/8188C 802.11n PCI wireless
license: GPL
author: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
author: Realtek WlanFAE <wlanfae@realtek.com>
author: lizhaoming <chaoming_li@realsil.com.cn>
srcversion: BF8278DF19B67D7D6C6B8C5
depends: rtlwifi,rtl_pci,rtl8192c-common,mac80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.13.0-24-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: 69:B0:D0:A7:9B:85:D9:06:21:70:6E:8D:06:60:4D:73:0B:35:9F:C0
sig_hashalgo: sha512
parm: swenc:Set to 1 for software crypto (default 0)
(bool)
parm: ips:Set to 0 to not use link power save (default 1)
(bool)
parm: swlps:Set to 1 to use SW control power save (default 0)
(bool)
parm: fwlps:Set to 1 to use FW control power save (default 1)
(bool)
parm: debug:Set debug level (0-5) (default 0) (int)

[rtl_pci]
filename: /lib/modules/3.13.0-24-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl_pci.ko
description: PCI basic driver for rtlwifi
license: GPL
author: Larry Finger <Larry.FInger@lwfinger.net>
author: Realtek WlanFAE <wlanfae@realtek.com>
author: lizhaoming <chaoming_li@realsil.com.cn>
srcversion: B6B8AA929B5F982954A6DE1
depends: mac80211,rtlwifi
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.13.0-24-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: 69:B0:D0:A7:9B:85:D9:06:21:70:6E:8D:06:60:4D:73:0B:35:9F:C0
sig_hashalgo: sha512

[rtlwifi]
filename: /lib/modules/3.13.0-24-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtlwifi.ko
description: Realtek 802.11n PCI wireless core
license: GPL
author: Larry Finger <Larry.FInger@lwfinger.net>
author: Realtek WlanFAE <wlanfae@realtek.com>
author: lizhaoming <chaoming_li@realsil.com.cn>
srcversion: C21FC2F90947540319DE390
depends: mac80211,cfg80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.13.0-24-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: 69:B0:D0:A7:9B:85:D9:06:21:70:6E:8D:06:60:4D:73:0B:35:9F:C0
sig_hashalgo: sha512

[rtl8192c_common]
filename: /lib/modules/3.13.0-24-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/rtl8192c-common.ko
description: Realtek 8192C/8188C 802.11n PCI wireless
license: GPL
author: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
author: Ziv Huang <ziv_huang@realtek.com>
author: Georgia <georgia@realtek.com>
author: Realtek WlanFAE <wlanfae@realtek.com>
author: lizhaoming <chaoming_li@realsil.com.cn>
srcversion: 32F826C623BC49F764F7974
depends:
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.13.0-24-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: 69:B0:D0:A7:9B:85:D9:06:21:70:6E:8D:06:60:4D:73:0B:35:9F:C0
sig_hashalgo: sha512

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

[rtl8192ce]
debug: 0
fwlps: Y
ips: Y
swenc: N
swlps: N

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

lp
rtc

##### blacklists #####

[/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 i2c_i801
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac

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

[/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules]
# PCI device 0x1969:0x2062 (atl1c)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC addr eth0>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth0"
# PCI device 0x10ec:0x8176 (rtl8192ce)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC addr wlan0>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="wlan*", NAME="wlan0"

##### dmesg #####

[ 10.523703] rtl8192ce: Using firmware rtlwifi/rtl8192cfw.bin
[ 11.570880] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'rtl_rc'
[ 11.571128] rtlwifi: wireless switch is on
[ 17.961630] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready (repeated 2 times)
[ 42.902631] wlan0: authenticate with <MAC addr Holevawireless2>
[ 42.912851] wlan0: send auth to <MAC addr Holevawireless2> (try 1/3)
[ 42.918601] wlan0: authenticated
[ 42.920309] wlan0: associate with <MAC addr Holevawireless2> (try 1/3)
[ 42.925831] wlan0: RX AssocResp from <MAC addr Holevawireless2> (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=3)
[ 42.925987] wlan0: associated
[ 42.926015] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready

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

[PatH57]

looks ok but:

your guest wifi and main wifi seem to use the same channel?
is this a hotspot?

2 WLAPs on Frequency:2.452 GHz (Channel 9)

you have a mixed mode wpa/wpa2 (wifi being lazy by nature is using wpa) and will struggle with the new drivers on kernel 3.13
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=175809
take a moment to read this.

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

country 00

the country code is not set correctly, witch country are you in? refer to my previous link to see how to change this.

Once all these changes have been applied let's see if the problem is still there.