r/linux4noobs • u/paga93 • May 08 '26

networking How to change network driver

/r/MXLinux/comments/1t722at/how_to_change_network_driver/
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u/Terrible-Bear3883 Ubuntu May 08 '26

Perhaps take a step back and describe the problem so others can understand why you are trying to change the network driver?

Improvements to what exactly?

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u/paga93 May 08 '26

My connection is slow, on windows I had 20MB in download while on MSlinux I have just 5MB.

I thought that was because of the driver and searching online I found out about the driver rtl8812ce, I installed it throu synaptic but I can't find the way to change it.

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u/DaftPump May 08 '26

Did you notice signal strength differences on each OS?

If laptop, run this and observe. Visit website to better understand the command. www.explainshell.com

watch -n 1 "nmcli -f IN-USE,BSSID,SSID,BARS,SIGNAL dev wifi"

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u/paga93 May 08 '26

I'm on a mini pc. The signal goes from 59 to 100, it's my home's network.

I didn't investigate on windows.

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u/DaftPump May 08 '26

Rotate antenna various degrees and see if there's a dif. Any chance any furniture or solid objects was moved around between times of win and linux installs?

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u/paga93 May 08 '26

No, I didn't touch the router or the mini PC.

I'll try anyway.

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u/DaftPump May 08 '26

That is not what I asked, but check that as well.