Troubleshoot connection problems with the Asus AC750 wireless network card in Linux

This tutorial will explain how to solve the problems caused by the Asus AC750 wireless network card in Linux, which causes slowness and interruptions in the Internet connection.

First of all, you need to open the system terminal in order to enter the necessary commands. (You can use the keyboard shortcut Ctr+Alt+T)

1- Check the wireless network card detected by the system:

lspci | grep Wireless

2- If you use Ubuntu it will be necessary to install the following necessary tools:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential git

3- Download the necessary driver from Git and access its folder:

git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new.git
cd rtlwifi_new

4- The driver will be installed:

make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe rtl8821ae

5- Finally, restart the system:

reboot

In this way the wireless Internet connection should work correctly, to check it we recommend to perform a speed test and check if it is already speeding according to your Internet connection.

Troubleshoot connection problems with the Asus AC750 wireless network card in Linux
Eusebio Giner Slimbook
21 November, 2016
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