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Kev Quirk (kev@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 23-Aug-2018 17:40:18 EDT Kev Quirk

Can any of you fine people help with this one? I have to say, it has me a little stumped...
https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/wireless-card-intermittently-not-working/17647
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  Wireless card intermittently not working
  
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  Hi guys, So I have an USB wi-fi card connected to my machine. It's a TP-Link Archer T4UH AKA the AC1200. Which is compatible with Linux by all accounts. I've connected it to my machine, and I've installed the additional drivers (R8812AU) and all is working well...occasionally. You see, I regularly boot my machine up and there is zero activity going to the card - even the status light isn't working. Then, seeming randomly, it decided to work after a couple of reboots. I've tried multiple US...
1. Kev Quirk (kev@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 23-Aug-2018 18:26:35 EDT Kev Quirk
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  Well that didn't take long! The community rallied round and I got a fix withing 15 minutes! Goddam, I love open source!
  Thanks to everyone who commented, but especially to @steve who ultimately provided the solution I needed.
  About to go to bed now, but will update the forum thread in the morning.
  
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