Issues with Wi-Fi Stability on Latest EndeavourOS Update

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Hi guys! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

I recently updated my EndeavourOS system to the latest version, and since then, I have been experiencing some strange issues with my Wi-Fi connection. The connection drops randomly, and sometimes it doesn’t reconnect unless I manually toggle the Wi-Fi off and on again.

I am using a TP-Link Archer T3U Wi-Fi adapter on my Lenovo ThinkPad T480, and it was working perfectly fine before the update. I have tried restarting the network manager and even checked for any driver updates, but the issue persists.

I also check this: https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/users-should-update-to-the-new-version-of-endeavouros-themin But I have not found any solution. Could anyone suggest the best idea for this? Is anyone else facing similar problems with Wi-Fi after the recent update? Any tips or workarounds would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance for your help! :blush:

Respected community member! :blush:

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Which wifi driver are you using?

inxi -Nza

You might want to try another kernel (e.g. LTS) and see if that works.
Or downgrade the wifi driver if possible.

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I’m having issues as well after updating today with my Thinkpad T450s with the Intel 7265 chip. My network speeds have dropped dramatically, Download is halved and upload has gone from 25 mbps to 2. I thought it was my network but every other device is at their normal speeds.

I have not fixed the issue just yet but thought I’d chime in and say you’re not alone.

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Airtel

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Are you using 2.4Ghz or 5GHz on your Wi-Fi?
Either way sounds like channel interference or congestion to me.

Ping your router gateway (this IP address is on the back of the router), if not and youre unsure type

 ip route

Then open a terminal and type:
(Replace 192.168.254.254 with your gateway address)

 ping -c 10  192.168.254.254 
[anc@slave ~]$ ping -c 10 192.168.254.254
PING 192.168.254.254 (192.168.254.254) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.254.254: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.68 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.254.254: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=1.38 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.254.254: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=1.45 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.254.254: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=1.59 ms
--snip--

All ping times should ideally be less than 5ms. If any results are in the hundreds of ms
then either your router is channel hopping or some neighbour is on the same channel.
Wherever you are, Channel 1,6 and 11 are dominant of 2.4GHz and you will need to change your wifi channel.

LinSSID available via yay will show you available channels. If you prefer a mobile, then WiFi-Analyser for Android (only) will do the same thing