I fixed my problem, as far as I can tell.

When I first clicked on the list of wi-fi sources, it only listed the name of the "motel" but on my
iPhone, their network service listed two motel wi-fi's, one for the guest.        For some reason, when I tinkered with some
things, NetworkManager listed both of the motel's wi-fi.      The problem then, was that each read the same
thing, "Bob's Motel."      So I assumed the "guest" was the second choice, and "way lah," that worked.

So now my only problem, is that the motel's weak signal that I am getting is too weak.

I seldom update with wi-fi.    I always wait until I can find an ethernet connection.

So any suggestions about updating with a weak wi-fi signal.    Should I just update one package at a time ?

I did a wireless speed check using the classic-benchmark of P*rnhub, and got choppy results.   LOL !

David Locklear

On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 2:08 PM Dave Stevens <geek@uniserve.com> wrote:
On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 13:52:57 -0500
David <dlocklear01@gmail.com> wrote:

> My wi-fi adapter on my Gigabyte motherboard:
>
>        Device-3: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 driver: iwlwifi
>
> I am staying in a very crappy motel, so the wi-fi is lousy.
>
> I am using my Rawhide Gnome 40 install, on primary NVMe.
>
> NetworkManager finds the motel wi-fi and several others ( including
> the hot-spot on my very crappy iPhone / cheap cell-provider ).     But
> NetworkManager will
> not connect to the motel's wi-fi.      It will connect to the
> hot-spot on my iPhone, ( which I am using
> now to type this. )
>
> I have not updated Fedora in about two weeks, so I am still on Gnome
> 40 RC1 and some
> Beta packages.
>
> I am too scared to update, since I have a poor hot-spot signal.
>
> Any suggestions ?
>
> I am thinking about getting a bigger antenna to put on the wi-fi.
> However, my
> iPhone, has no problem connecting to the motel's wi-fi.
>
> My other option, is that I have a new wi-fi card adapter, somewhere,
> that works
> great, but I will have to hunt for it, and so I can't do that today.
>
> David Locklear

I don't know enough about your setup to make a solid suggestion but
there's an old saying, "if at first you don't succeed, cheat!" that
comes to mind. Is the motherboard on the floor inside a steel case? can
you put the box on a table to see if that helps? It has sometimes for
me. Also what about a bit of tinfoil or a cookie sheet behind the unit
to act as a reflector? I've had luck with that. Nothing to do with
Fedora of course.

A couple of other suggestions:

https://www.wikihow.com/Boost-a-Wifi-Signal

and that article mentions a range extender, I used one of these:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33040379517.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.5b6b6034xg6buH&algo_pvid=764e3f4c-0a32-4e53-bbb4-317f998f6d63&algo_expid=764e3f4c-0a32-4e53-bbb4-317f998f6d63-7&btsid=0bb0623d16168719760261597e7a06&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_

and it was the best $10 I ever spent. Can easily be thrown in a travel
bag.

D



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