Broadcom wifi Limited service

For diagnostic purposes please provide the output that you receive when following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WirelessTroubleshootingProcedure

In terminal

sudo apt remove bcmwl-kernel-source && sudo apt install firmware-b43-installer

Reboot

Here is the output from the above but I am not sure it helped the problem. I thought it was supposed to be for diagnostic purposes but it asked me to install something. I hope it did not mess something up. I have to reboot now and will see if my system comes up.
Maybe you can tell me if you see a problem in the output.

Also, at the end shows something which says, type --show-unsupported,
but I only get message "invalid command". I tried it with sudo but got same message.

Thank you.

$ sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install usbutils pciutils hwinfo grep rfkill; sudo lshw -C network; rfkill list; sudo iwlist scan | grep -Ei 'chan|ssid'; cat /etc/network/interfaces; cat /etc/lsb-release; lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net; lsusb; nmcli nm status; sudo lshw -short; uname -a; sudo updatedb; dmesg | grep -E '02:00|80211|acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|brcm|CX|eth|ipw|ireless|irmware|isl|lbtf|orinoco|ndiswrapper|NPE|ound|p54|prism|rror|rtl|RTL|rt2|RT2|rt3|RT3|rt5|RT5|rt6|RT6|rt7|RT7|usb|witch|wl';sudo dmidecode|grep -E 'anufact|roduct|erial|elease'; iwconfig; grep -E '80211|acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|brcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|orinoco|ndiswrapper|NPE|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|rt6|rt7|wmi|witch|wl' /etc/modprobe.d/*; cat /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state; sudo hwinfo --netcard ; ps -aux|grep -E 'wpa|icd|etwork'; netstat -rn ; cat /etc/resolv.conf; ls -lia /boot; grep tmpfs /etc/fstab; ubuntu-support-status; sudo update-pciids; sudo update-usbids; sudo lsmod
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  *-network
       description: Wireless interface
       product: BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY
       vendor: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:0c:00.0
       logical name: wlp12s0
       version: 01
       serial: 00:1f:e1:1b:52:a7
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=wl0 driverversion=6.30.223.271 (r587334) latency=0 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
       resources: irq:17 memory:f9ffc000-f9ffffff
  *-network
       description: Wireless interface
       product: AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)
       vendor: Qualcomm Atheros
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:0d:00.0
       logical name: wlp13s0
       version: 01
       serial: 00:22:5f:fb:fe:33
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath9k driverversion=4.15.0-24-generic firmware=N/A ip=192.168.128.195 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
       resources: irq:18 memory:f9ef0000-f9efffff
  *-network
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX
       vendor: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 02
       serial: 00:1d:09:d4:8d:ed
       size: 10Mbit/s
       capacity: 100Mbit/s
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=b44 driverversion=2.0 duplex=half latency=64 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=10Mbit/s
       resources: irq:17 memory:f9bfe000-f9bfffff
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
 Soft blocked: no
 Hard blocked: no
1: brcmwl-0: Wireless LAN
 Soft blocked: no
 Hard blocked: no
2: phy1: Wireless LAN
 Soft blocked: no
 Hard blocked: no
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"AirBusA380"
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    ESSID:"meraki-bad-gateway"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"GUEST ACCESS"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"HP-Print-F4-Officejet 4630"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"SBSD2"
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    ESSID:"Taco Bell WiFi 2"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"SO-Guest"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"POST-USER"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"SBSD-SID"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"\x00"
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:"serviceswifi"
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:"Iwifi"
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:"Taco Bell WiFi"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"yucaipavalleyinn"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"AirBusA380"
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"HP-Print-F4-Officejet 4630"
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    ESSID:"meraki-bad-gateway"
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"SO-Guest"
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:"serviceswifi"
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:"Iwifi"
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:"Taco Bell WiFi"
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:"vendorwifi"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

                    ESSID:"POST-USER"
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:""
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=18.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=bionic
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS"
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX [14e4:170c] (rev 02)
 Subsystem: Dell BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX [1028:0228]
 Kernel driver in use: b44
--
0c:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
 Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1395 WLAN Mini-Card [1028:000b]
 Kernel driver in use: wl
--
0d:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:002a] (rev 01)
 Subsystem: Lite-On Communications Inc WN6600A 802.11bgn Wireless Mini PCIe Card [AR9281] [11ad:6600]
 Kernel driver in use: ath9k
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Error: argument 'nm' not understood. Try passing --help instead.
H/W path Device Class Description
===================================================
                            system Vostro 1500
/0 bus 0WY040
/0/0 memory 64KiB BIOS
/0/400 processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5270 @
/0/400/700 memory 32KiB L1 cache
/0/400/701 memory 2MiB L2 cache
/0/1000 memory 2GiB System Memory
/0/1000/0 memory 1GiB DIMM DDR Synchronous 667 MHz (1.5 n
/0/1000/1 memory 1GiB DIMM DDR Synchronous 667 MHz (1.5 n
/0/100 bridge Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controll
/0/100/1 bridge Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 PCI Express Roo
/0/100/1/0 display G86M [GeForce 8400M GS]
/0/100/1a bus 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller
/0/100/1a/1 usb3 bus UHCI Host Controller
/0/100/1a.1 bus 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller
/0/100/1a.1/1 usb4 bus UHCI Host Controller
/0/100/1a.7 bus 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controlle
/0/100/1a.7/1 usb1 bus EHCI Host Controller
/0/100/1b multimedia 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller
/0/100/1c bridge 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1
/0/100/1c.1 bridge 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2
/0/100/1c.1/0 wlp12s0 network BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY
/0/100/1c.2 bridge 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 3
/0/100/1c.2/0 wlp13s0 network AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Exp
/0/100/1c.3 bridge 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4
/0/100/1d bus 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller
/0/100/1d/1 usb5 bus UHCI Host Controller
/0/100/1d/1/2 input USB Receiver
/0/100/1d.1 bus 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller
/0/100/1d.1/1 usb6 bus UHCI Host Controller
/0/100/1d.2 bus 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller
/0/100/1d.2/1 usb7 bus UHCI Host Controller
/0/100/1d.7 bus 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controlle
/0/100/1d.7/1 usb2 bus EHCI Host Controller
/0/100/1e bridge 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
/0/100/1e/0 eth0 network BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX
/0/100/1e/1 bus R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller
/0/100/1e/1.1 generic R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter
/0/100/1e/1.2 generic R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter
/0/100/1e/1.3 generic xD-Picture Card Controller
/0/100/1f bridge 82801HM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller
/0/100/1f.1 storage 82801HM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controll
/0/100/1f.2 storage 82801HM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA Control
/0/100/1f.3 bus 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller
/0/1 scsi0 storage
/0/1/0.0.0 /dev/cdrom disk DVD+-RW DS-8W1P
/0/2 scsi2 storage
/0/2/0.0.0 /dev/sda disk 320GB WDC WD3200BEVT-0
/0/2/0.0.0/1 /dev/sda1 volume 296GiB EXT4 volume
/0/2/0.0.0/2 /dev/sda2 volume 2045MiB Extended partition
/0/2/0.0.0/2/5 /dev/sda5 volume 2045MiB Linux swap volume
/1 power DELL GR98684
Linux roo 4.15.0-24-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 13 08:44:47 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[ 0.000000] Found optimal setting for mtrr clean up
[ 0.000000] No NUMA configuration found
[ 0.000000] APIC: Switch to symmetric I/O mode setup
[ 0.192229] acpi PNP0A03:00: [Firmware Info]: MMCONFIG for domain 0000 [bus 00-3f] only partially covers this bridge
[ 0.248107] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[ 0.248123] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[ 0.248148] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[ 0.254133] clocksource: Switched to clocksource hpet
[ 0.309070] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 8 devices
[ 1.399922] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 160x50
[ 1.400356] input: Lid Switch as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input0
[ 1.400395] ACPI: Lid Switch [LID]
[ 1.616328] usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002
[ 1.616332] usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.616336] usb usb1: Product: EHCI Host Controller
[ 1.616340] usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 4.15.0-24-generic ehci_hcd
[ 1.616343] usb usb1: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1a.7
[ 1.616602] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.636315] usb usb2: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002
[ 1.636319] usb usb2: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.636323] usb usb2: Product: EHCI Host Controller
[ 1.636326] usb usb2: Manufacturer: Linux 4.15.0-24-generic ehci_hcd
[ 1.636330] usb usb2: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.7
[ 1.636577] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.637431] usb usb3: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
[ 1.637434] usb usb3: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.637438] usb usb3: Product: UHCI Host Controller
[ 1.637441] usb usb3: Manufacturer: Linux 4.15.0-24-generic uhci_hcd
[ 1.637444] usb usb3: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1a.0
[ 1.637670] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.638322] usb usb4: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
[ 1.638326] usb usb4: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.638329] usb usb4: Product: UHCI Host Controller
[ 1.638332] usb usb4: Manufacturer: Linux 4.15.0-24-generic uhci_hcd
[ 1.638335] usb usb4: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1a.1
[ 1.638558] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.639175] usb usb5: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
[ 1.639180] usb usb5: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.639183] usb usb5: Product: UHCI Host Controller
[ 1.639186] usb usb5: Manufacturer: Linux 4.15.0-24-generic uhci_hcd
[ 1.639189] usb usb5: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.0
[ 1.639410] hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.640046] usb usb6: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
[ 1.640050] usb usb6: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.640053] usb usb6: Product: UHCI Host Controller
[ 1.640056] usb usb6: Manufacturer: Linux 4.15.0-24-generic uhci_hcd
[ 1.640059] usb usb6: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.1
[ 1.640277] hub 6-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.640891] usb usb7: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
[ 1.640895] usb usb7: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.640898] usb usb7: Product: UHCI Host Controller
[ 1.640901] usb usb7: Manufacturer: Linux 4.15.0-24-generic uhci_hcd
[ 1.640904] usb usb7: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.2
[ 1.641113] hub 7-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.656075] RAS: Correctable Errors collector initialized.
[ 1.674839] ima: No TPM chip found, activating TPM-bypass! (rc=-19)
[ 1.677597] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 2.176221] usb 5-2: new full-speed USB device number 2 using uhci_hcd
[ 2.377272] usb 5-2: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=c52f
[ 2.377277] usb 5-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 2.377281] usb 5-2: Product: USB Receiver
[ 2.377284] usb 5-2: Manufacturer: Logitech
[ 2.988789] x86/mm: Checked W+X mappings: passed, no W+X pages found.
[ 3.003352] x86/mm: Checked W+X mappings: passed, no W+X pages found.
[ 3.288866] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[ 3.288869] usbhid: USB HID core driver
[ 3.328339] sdhci-pci 0000:03:01.1: SDHCI controller found [1180:0822] (rev 22)
[ 3.378532] input: Logitech USB Receiver as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb5/5-2/5-2:1.0/0003:046D:C52F.0001/input/input6
[ 3.378719] hid-generic 0003:046D:C52F.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-2/input0
[ 3.379544] input: Logitech USB Receiver as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb5/5-2/5-2:1.1/0003:046D:C52F.0002/input/input7
[ 3.436449] hid-generic 0003:046D:C52F.0002: input,hiddev0,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Device [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-2/input1
[ 21.302269] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro
[ 22.009427] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 42.463388] [Firmware Bug]: Duplicate ACPI video bus devices for the same VGA controller, please try module parameter "video.allow_duplicates=1"if the current driver doesn't work.
[ 42.701141] wmi_bus wmi_bus-PNP0C14:00: WQBC data block query control method not found
[ 42.927862] cfg80211: Loading compiled-in X.509 certificates for regulatory database
[ 42.934512] cfg80211: Loaded X.509 cert 'sforshee: 00b28ddf47aef9cea7'
[ 44.408726] wlan0: Broadcom BCM4315 802.11 Hybrid Wireless Controller 6.30.223.271 (r587334)
[ 44.464129] ssb: Found chip with id 0x4401, rev 0x02 and package 0x00
[ 44.464139] ssb: Core 0 found: Fast Ethernet (cc 0x806, rev 0x07, vendor 0x4243)
[ 44.464147] ssb: Core 1 found: V90 (cc 0x807, rev 0x03, vendor 0x4243)
[ 44.464155] ssb: Core 2 found: PCI (cc 0x804, rev 0x0A, vendor 0x4243)
[ 44.520187] ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCI device 0000:03:00.0
[ 44.520269] b44: Broadcom 44xx/47xx 10/100 PCI ethernet driver version 2.0
[ 44.551408] b44 ssb0:0 eth0: Broadcom 44xx/47xx 10/100 PCI ethernet driver 00:1d:09:d4:8d:ed
[ 45.048718] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x60
[ 45.048721] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a direct regpair map
[ 45.048725] ath: Country alpha2 being used: 00
[ 45.048726] ath: Regpair used: 0x60
[ 46.014987] ieee80211 phy1: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
[ 46.016047] ieee80211 phy1: Atheros AR9280 Rev:2 mem=0xffffbae0c0d20000, irq=18
[ 47.125919] wl 0000:0c:00.0 wlp12s0: renamed from wlan0
[ 47.204945] ath9k 0000:0d:00.0 wlp13s0: renamed from wlan1
[ 47.518856] input: HDA Intel Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input10
[ 47.518987] input: HDA Intel Headphone as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input11
[ 67.190499] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 67.194385] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 67.307803] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp12s0: link is not ready
[ 67.324376] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp13s0: link is not ready
[ 67.339905] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp13s0: link is not ready
[ 67.565071] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp13s0: link is not ready
[ 67.586620] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp12s0: link is not ready
[ 68.818321] wlp13s0: authenticate with 74:4a:a4:60:8b:33
[ 68.834067] wlp13s0: send auth to 74:4a:a4:60:8b:33 (try 1/3)
[ 68.837887] wlp13s0: authenticated
[ 68.840264] wlp13s0: associate with 74:4a:a4:60:8b:33 (try 1/3)
[ 68.856325] wlp13s0: RX AssocResp from 74:4a:a4:60:8b:33 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
[ 68.856481] wlp13s0: associated
[ 68.963189] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp13s0: link becomes ready
 Release Date: 04/21/2008
  Serial services are supported (int 14h)
 Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
 Product Name: Vostro 1500
 Serial Number: 596S7G1
 Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
 Product Name: 0WY040
 Serial Number: .596S7G1.CN4864383Q0960.
 Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
 Serial Number: 596S7G1
 Manufacturer: Intel
 Serial Number: Not Specified
 Manufacturer: CE00000000000000
 Serial Number: 85461C9E
 Manufacturer: CE00000000000000
 Serial Number: 85461CA0
 Manufacturer: Panasonic
 SBDS Serial Number: 0238
 SBDS Manufacture Date: 2008-04-29
eth0 no wireless extensions.

wlp13s0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:"AirBusA380"
          Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 74:4A:A4:60:8B:33
          Bit Rate=65 Mb/s Tx-Power=17 dBm
          Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=67/70 Signal level=-43 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:1 Invalid misc:79 Missed beacon:0

wlp12s0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:off/any
          Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated
          Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off

lo no wireless extensions.

/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf:install snd-rawmidi /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-rawmidi $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-midi ; : ; }
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf:# which ath5k cannot recover. To prevent this condition, stop
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf:blacklist ath_pci
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf:# Warning: This file is autogenerated by bcmwl. All changes to this file will be lost.
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf:blacklist b43
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf:blacklist b43legacy
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf:blacklist bcm43xx
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf:blacklist brcm80211
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf:blacklist brcmfmac
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf:blacklist brcmsmac
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf:blacklist bcma
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf:install wl modprobe -r b43 b44 b43legacy ssb; modprobe --ignore-install wl ; modprobe --ignore-install b44
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf:blacklist eth1394
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf:# replaced by p54pci
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf:blacklist prism54
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf:# replaced by b43 and ssb.
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf:blacklist bcm43xx
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-oss.conf:blacklist uart6850
/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf:# /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf
/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf:# iwlwifi will dyamically load either iwldvm or iwlmvm depending on the
/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf:# microcode file installed on the system. When removing iwlwifi, first
/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf:# remove the iwl?vm module and then iwlwifi.
/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf:remove iwlwifi \
/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf:(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) \
/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf:&& /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211
[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
22: PCI 300.0: 0200 Ethernet controller
  [Created at pci.378]
  Unique ID: rBUF.D3IRjcbqWwE
  Parent ID: 6NW+.5udqMqsQMl3
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:03:00.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:03:00.0
  Hardware Class: network
  Model: "Broadcom BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX"
  Vendor: pci 0x14e4 "Broadcom"
  Device: pci 0x170c "BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX"
  SubVendor: pci 0x1028 "Dell"
  SubDevice: pci 0x0228
  Revision: 0x02
  Driver: "b44"
  Driver Modules: "b44", "ssb"
  Device File: eth0
  Memory Range: 0xf9bfe000-0xf9bfffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
  IRQ: 17 (85756 events)
  HW Address: 00:1d:09:d4:8d:ed
  Permanent HW Address: 00:1d:09:d4:8d:ed
  Link detected: no
  Module Alias: "pci:v000014E4d0000170Csv00001028sd00000228bc02sc00i00"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: b44 is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe b44"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #8 (PCI bridge)

30: PCI d00.0: 0282 WLAN controller
  [Created at pci.378]
  Unique ID: WUoE.1rAk+LqV0r9
  Parent ID: hoOk.JENPfPIvuC0
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.2/0000:0d:00.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:0d:00.0
  Hardware Class: network
  Model: "Lite-On WN6600A 802.11bgn Wireless Mini PCIe Card [AR9281]"
  Vendor: pci 0x168c "Qualcomm Atheros"
  Device: pci 0x002a "AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)"
  SubVendor: pci 0x11ad "Lite-On Communications Inc"
  SubDevice: pci 0x6600 "WN6600A 802.11bgn Wireless Mini PCIe Card [AR9281]"
  Revision: 0x01
  Driver: "ath9k"
  Driver Modules: "ath9k", "ath9k"
  Device File: wlp13s0
  Features: WLAN
  Memory Range: 0xf9ef0000-0xf9efffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
  IRQ: 18 (147128 events)
  HW Address: 00:22:5f:fb:fe:33
  Permanent HW Address: 00:22:5f:fb:fe:33
  Link detected: yes
  WLAN channels: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
  WLAN frequencies: 2.412 2.417 2.422 2.427 2.432 2.437 2.442 2.447 2.452 2.457 2.462 2.467 2.472 2.484
  WLAN encryption modes: WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP
  WLAN authentication modes: open sharedkey wpa-psk wpa-eap
  Module Alias: "pci:v0000168Cd0000002Asv000011ADsd00006600bc02sc80i00"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: ath9k is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe ath9k"
  Driver Info #1:
    Driver Status: wl is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe wl"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #20 (PCI bridge)

33: PCI c00.0: 0282 WLAN controller
  [Created at pci.378]
  Unique ID: e9JP.K1bklAmqTZ1
  Parent ID: qTvu.HPUvhG3VrRF
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:0c:00.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:0c:00.0
  Hardware Class: network
  Model: "Dell Wireless 1395 WLAN Mini-Card"
  Vendor: pci 0x14e4 "Broadcom"
  Device: pci 0x4315 "BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY"
  SubVendor: pci 0x1028 "Dell"
  SubDevice: pci 0x000b "Wireless 1395 WLAN Mini-Card"
  Revision: 0x01
  Driver: "wl"
  Driver Modules: "wl"
  Device File: wlp12s0
  Features: WLAN
  Memory Range: 0xf9ffc000-0xf9ffffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
  IRQ: 17 (85756 events)
  HW Address: 00:1f:e1:1b:52:a7
  Permanent HW Address: 00:1f:e1:1b:52:a7
  Link detected: yes
  WLAN channels: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124
  WLAN frequencies: 2.412 2.417 2.422 2.427 2.432 2.437 2.442 2.447 2.452 2.457 2.462 2.467 2.472 2.484 5.18 5.19 5.2 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.26 5.28 5.3 5.32 5.5 5.52 5.54 5.56 5.58 5.6 5.62
  WLAN encryption modes: WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP
  WLAN authentication modes: open sharedkey wpa-psk wpa-eap
  Module Alias: "pci:v000014E4d00004315sv00001028sd0000000Bbc02sc80i00"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: ssb is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe ssb"
  Driver Info #1:
    Driver Status: wl is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe wl"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #11 (PCI bridge)
root 831 0.0 0.1 45016 3192 ? Ss 20:55 0:05 /sbin/wpa_supplicant -u -s -O /run/wpa_supplicant
root 832 0.0 0.2 177624 4792 ? Ssl 20:55 0:00 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/networkd-dispatcher --run-startup-triggers
root 839 0.3 0.4 771424 8992 ? Ssl 20:55 0:20 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
root 983 0.0 0.0 25660 1844 ? S 20:55 0:00 /sbin/dhclient -d -q -sf /usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-helper -pf /run/dhclient-wlp13s0.pid -lf /var/lib/NetworkManager/dhclient-9320e6a8-88cc-442b-b642-6d7f05d35159-wlp13s0.lease -cf /var/lib/NetworkManager/dhclient-wlp13s0.conf wlp13s0
stan 9859 0.0 0.0 21536 1004 pts/0 S+ 22:45 0:00 grep --color=auto -E wpa|icd|etwork

Command 'netstat' not found, but can be installed with:

sudo apt install net-tools

# This file is managed by man:systemd-resolved(8). Do not edit.
#
# This is a dynamic resolv.conf file for connecting local clients to the
# internal DNS stub resolver of systemd-resolved. This file lists all
# configured search domains.
#
# Run "systemd-resolve --status" to see details about the uplink DNS servers
# currently in use.
#
# Third party programs must not access this file directly, but only through the
# symlink at /etc/resolv.conf. To manage man:resolv.conf(5) in a different way,
# replace this symlink by a static file or a different symlink.
#
# See man:systemd-resolved.service(8) for details about the supported modes of
# operation for /etc/resolv.conf.

nameserver 127.0.0.53
options edns0
total 115844
10747905 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Mar 12 19:33 .
       2 drwxr-xr-x 25 root root 4096 Feb 20 13:49 ..
10747908 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1536934 Apr 23 2018 abi-4.15.0-20-generic
10748099 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1537161 Jun 12 2018 abi-4.15.0-24-generic
10747909 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 216807 Apr 23 2018 config-4.15.0-20-generic
10748100 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 216807 Jun 12 2018 config-4.15.0-24-generic
10747906 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Feb 20 13:52 grub
10747928 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 53755917 Dec 17 17:40 initrd.img-4.15.0-20-generic
10749305 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 36184164 Mar 12 19:33 initrd.img-4.15.0-24-generic
10747910 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 182704 Jan 28 2016 memtest86+.bin
10747911 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 184380 Jan 28 2016 memtest86+.elf
10747912 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 184840 Jan 28 2016 memtest86+_multiboot.bin
10747913 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Apr 23 2018 retpoline-4.15.0-20-generic
10748101 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Jun 12 2018 retpoline-4.15.0-24-generic
10747907 -rw------- 1 root root 4038188 Apr 23 2018 System.map-4.15.0-20-generic
10748012 -rw------- 1 root root 4040379 Jun 12 2018 System.map-4.15.0-24-generic
10753426 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8249080 Apr 26 2018 vmlinuz-4.15.0-20-generic
10748102 -rw------- 1 root root 8257272 Jun 13 2018 vmlinuz-4.15.0-24-generic
Support status summary of 'roo':

You have 1669 packages (81.0%) supported until April 2023 (Canonical - 5y)
You have 338 packages (16.4%) supported until April 2021 (Community - 3y)
You have 2 packages (0.1%) supported until April 2021 (Canonical - 3y)

You have 18 packages (0.9%) that can not/no-longer be downloaded
You have 34 packages (1.6%) that are unsupported

Run with --show-unsupported, --show-supported or --show-all to see more details
Downloaded daily snapshot dated 2019-03-16 03:15:01
--2019-03-16 22:46:22-- http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids
Resolving www.linux-usb.org (www.linux-usb.org)... 216.105.38.10
Connecting to www.linux-usb.org (www.linux-usb.org)|216.105.38.10|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 608334 (594K) [text/plain]
Saving to: ‘/var/lib/usbutils/usb.ids.new’

/var/lib/usbutils/u 100%[===================>] 594.08K 1.09MB/s in 0.5s

2019-03-16 22:46:23 (1.09 MB/s) - ‘/var/lib/usbutils/usb.ids.new’ saved [608334/608334]

Done.
Module Size Used by
kpatch_livepatch_Ubuntu_4_15_0_24_26_generic_42 118784 1
ccm 20480 6
wmi_bmof 16384 0
dell_smbios_wmi 16384 0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 49152 1
nvidia_uvm 36864 0
dell_wmi 16384 0
sparse_keymap 16384 1 dell_wmi
dell_wmi_descriptor 16384 2 dell_wmi,dell_smbios_wmi
gpio_ich 16384 0
snd_hda_codec_idt 57344 1
snd_hda_codec_generic 73728 1 snd_hda_codec_idt
arc4 16384 2
snd_hda_intel 40960 6
joydev 24576 0
input_leds 16384 0
ath9k 151552 0
ath9k_common 36864 1 ath9k
b44 40960 0
ssb 57344 1 b44
mii 16384 1 b44
ath9k_hw 471040 2 ath9k,ath9k_common
ath 28672 3 ath9k_hw,ath9k,ath9k_common
wl 6447104 0
snd_hda_codec 126976 4 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic
snd_hda_core 81920 5 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic
serio_raw 16384 0
dell_laptop 20480 0
dell_smbios_smm 16384 0
nvidia 10559488 91 nvidia_uvm
mac80211 778240 1 ath9k
snd_hwdep 20480 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 98304 4 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core,snd_hda_codec_hdmi
snd_seq_midi 16384 0
snd_seq_midi_event 16384 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi 32768 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 65536 2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_device 16384 3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer 32768 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
dell_smbios 16384 4 dell_wmi,dell_laptop,dell_smbios_wmi,dell_smbios_smm
dcdbas 16384 1 dell_smbios_smm
dell_smm_hwmon 16384 0
coretemp 16384 0
cfg80211 622592 5 wl,mac80211,ath9k,ath,ath9k_common
snd 81920 23 snd_hda_intel,snd_hwdep,snd_seq,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_timer,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm
wmi 24576 4 dell_wmi,wmi_bmof,dell_wmi_descriptor,dell_smbios_wmi
mac_hid 16384 0
r592 20480 0
r852 20480 0
sm_common 16384 1 r852
nand 77824 2 r852,sm_common
lpc_ich 24576 0
nand_ecc 16384 1 nand
nand_bch 16384 1 nand
bch 20480 1 nand_bch
mtd 57344 3 nand_bch,sm_common,nand
memstick 16384 1 r592
soundcore 16384 1 snd
drm 401408 6 nvidia
shpchp 36864 0
video 45056 2 dell_wmi,dell_laptop
sch_fq_codel 20480 3
parport_pc 36864 0
ppdev 20480 0
lp 20480 0
parport 49152 3 lp,parport_pc,ppdev
ip_tables 28672 0
x_tables 40960 1 ip_tables
autofs4 40960 2
hid_generic 16384 0
psmouse 147456 0
usbhid 49152 0
hid 118784 3 hid_generic,usbhid
sdhci_pci 32768 0
pata_acpi 16384 0
firewire_ohci 40960 0
sdhci 49152 1 sdhci_pci
firewire_core 65536 1 firewire_ohci
crc_itu_t 16384 1 firewire_core
stan@roo:~$

1. Don't worry, the troubleshooting procedure has installed a few additional diagnostic programs which should not have any negative consequences.

2. I am astonished to see that you have TWO wireless adapters in your system:
a Qualcomm Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (active, in use)
and a Broadcom BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (which is idle).

I do not see anything wrong, network connection seems to be working.

This network card is not working. While it is showing up, it is not working.
I am having to use one of the free local networks in the area to go online.
I think this other network adapter is interfering with my card.
I cannot find a way to get rid of it.

Is there a way to get rid of it.
It is:

AR928x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (WN6600A 802.11bgn Wireless Mini PCIe Card [AR9281]

I have never seen this wireless adapter show up and I have had this computer since
2007.

Thank you

I ran this command and found that the Atheros is the Network adapter.
I am supposed to be running the Broadcom BCM 4311

The Atheros is interfereing with the Broadcom adapter. Is there a way to get rid of the
Atheros and just have the Broadcom?

$ lspci | grep -i "Wireless\|WiFi"
0d:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
stan@roo:~$

Thank you.

Your output is incomplete, you have three network devices in your system:

22: PCI 300.0: 0200 Ethernet controller
   Model: "Broadcom BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX"
   Vendor: pci 0x14e4 "Broadcom"
   Device: pci 0x170c "BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX"
   SubVendor: pci 0x1028 "Dell"
   SubDevice: pci 0x0228

30: PCI d00.0: 0282 WLAN controller
   Model: "Lite-On WN6600A 802.11bgn Wireless Mini PCIe Card [AR9281]"
   Vendor: pci 0x168c "Qualcomm Atheros"
   Device: pci 0x002a "AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)"
   SubVendor: pci 0x11ad "Lite-On Communications Inc"
   SubDevice: pci 0x6600 "WN6600A 802.11bgn Wireless Mini PCIe Card [AR9281]"

33: PCI c00.0: 0282 WLAN controller
   Model: "Dell Wireless 1395 WLAN Mini-Card"
   Vendor: pci 0x14e4 "Broadcom"
   Device: pci 0x4315 "BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY"
   SubVendor: pci 0x1028 "Dell"
   SubDevice: pci 0x000b "Wireless 1395 WLAN Mini-Card"

The first one is for a cable connection, and the other two both are wireless adapters.
I do not know why there are two Wifi adapters, but it is no surprise that one of them is idle if the other one is active.

Can you check in the BIOS settings, whether you can disable one of them?

Just for diagnostic purposes, what is the output of the command
lspci | grep -i -e "Wireless|WiFi|WLAN"

Hello

I copied the command but there was no output,

$ spci | grep -i -e "Wireless|WiFi|WLAN"

Command 'spci' not found, did you mean:

  command 'sci' from deb scheme2c
  command 's2ci' from deb scheme2c
  command 'xpci' from deb xdiagnose
  command 'spc' from deb supercat
  command 'lspci' from deb pciutils

Try: sudo apt install <deb name>

stan@roo:~$ lspci | grep -i -e "Wireless|WiFi|WLAN"
stan@roo:~$

I just remembered that I bought a printer, an Epsion wireless printer and a cable.
When I plugged in the cable to the laptop, I got a message saying, searching for drivers.....found driver.

I am wondering if the Athesos driver is from that. what I could find is this network driver is for windows.

I did check the bios and cannot find any place which mentions netword drivers

Sorry, my fault, it should have been a capital E

lspci | grep -i -E "Wireless|WiFi|WLAN"

And it is not just a driver, you have two pieces of WLAN _hardware_ inside your system (alt least according to the diagnostic output).

Here is the output:

$ lspci | grep -i -E "Wireless|WiFi|WLAN"
0d:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
stan@roo:~$

How did this hardware and driver get into my system?
I never had anything but the Broadcom in my computer.

Unless this was installed through livepatch.

From what I can find, the network adaptor Qualcomm Atheros is for windows. I think this was installed when I got the printer drivers.

Anyway, I found a few commands on the forum, I ran them and put the outputs here.
Maybe you can find something here to tell me how to get rid of this Qualcomm driver.

stan@roo:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

stan@roo:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 PCI Express Root Port (rev 0c)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA Controller [IDE mode] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G86M [GeForce 8400M GS] (rev a1)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)
03:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 05)
03:01.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 22)
03:01.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 12)
03:01.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 12)
0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)
0d:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)

stan@roo:~$ lsmod #
Module Size Used by
ccm 20480 0
kpatch_livepatch_Ubuntu_4_15_0_24_26_generic_42 118784 1
dell_wmi 16384 0
dell_smbios_wmi 16384 0
nvidia_uvm 36864 0
wmi_bmof 16384 0
sparse_keymap 16384 1 dell_wmi
dell_wmi_descriptor 16384 2 dell_wmi,dell_smbios_wmi
gpio_ich 16384 0
r852 20480 0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 49152 1
sm_common 16384 1 r852
snd_hda_codec_idt 57344 1
snd_hda_codec_generic 73728 1 snd_hda_codec_idt
dell_laptop 20480 0
dell_smbios_smm 16384 0
snd_hda_intel 40960 6
snd_hda_codec 126976 4 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic
nand 77824 2 r852,sm_common
nand_ecc 16384 1 nand
dell_smbios 16384 4 dell_wmi,dell_laptop,dell_smbios_wmi,dell_smbios_smm
dcdbas 16384 1 dell_smbios_smm
dell_smm_hwmon 16384 0
nand_bch 16384 1 nand
snd_hda_core 81920 5 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic
nvidia 10559488 91 nvidia_uvm
bch 20480 1 nand_bch
snd_hwdep 20480 1 snd_hda_codec
b43 413696 0
mtd 57344 3 nand_bch,sm_common,nand
arc4 16384 4
r592 20480 0
snd_pcm 98304 4 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core,snd_hda_codec_hdmi
ath9k 151552 0
ath9k_common 36864 1 ath9k
snd_seq_midi 16384 0
drm 401408 6 nvidia
ath9k_hw 471040 2 ath9k,ath9k_common
memstick 16384 1 r592
bcma 57344 1 b43
snd_seq_midi_event 16384 1 snd_seq_midi
ath 28672 3 ath9k_hw,ath9k,ath9k_common
coretemp 16384 0
joydev 24576 0
snd_rawmidi 32768 1 snd_seq_midi
input_leds 16384 0
mac80211 778240 2 b43,ath9k
snd_seq 65536 2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_device 16384 3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer 32768 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
serio_raw 16384 0
cfg80211 622592 5 b43,mac80211,ath9k,ath,ath9k_common
lpc_ich 24576 0
snd 81920 23 snd_hda_intel,snd_hwdep,snd_seq,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_timer,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm
mac_hid 16384 0
soundcore 16384 1 snd
wmi 24576 4 dell_wmi,wmi_bmof,dell_wmi_descriptor,dell_smbios_wmi
shpchp 36864 0
video 45056 2 dell_wmi,dell_laptop
sch_fq_codel 20480 6
parport_pc 36864 0
ppdev 20480 0
lp 20480 0
parport 49152 3 lp,parport_pc,ppdev
ip_tables 28672 0
x_tables 40960 1 ip_tables
autofs4 40960 2
hid_generic 16384 0
b44 40960 0
psmouse 147456 0
firewire_ohci 40960 0
firewire_core 65536 1 firewire_ohci
mii 16384 1 b44
sdhci_pci 32768 0
sdhci 49152 1 sdhci_pci
crc_itu_t 16384 1 firewire_core
pata_acpi 16384 0
usbhid 49152 0
hid 118784 3 hid_generic,usbhid
ssb 57344 2 b43,b44

stan@roo:~$ ifconfig #

Command 'ifconfig' not found, but can be installed with:

sudo apt install net-tools

stan@roo:~$ ifconfig

Command 'ifconfig' not found, but can be installed with:

sudo apt install net-tools

stan@roo:~$ netstat -a #

Command 'netstat' not found, but can be installed with:

sudo apt install net-tools

stan@roo:~$ lspci #
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 PCI Express Root Port (rev 0c)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA Controller [IDE mode] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G86M [GeForce 8400M GS] (rev a1)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)
03:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 05)
03:01.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 22)
03:01.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 12)
03:01.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 12)
0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)
0d:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
stan@roo:~$

These are the lines showing the WLAN hardware:

0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)
0d:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)

There are two WLAN devices built into your system. and of course Ubuntu loads drivers for these.

Your sentence "the network adaptor Qualcomm Atheros is for windows" does not make sense. Hardware is independent from the operating system.

I do not understand why you see a problem with your system. As far as I can see from the output of the diagnostic procedure, one of the devices is actively working, and the other one is idle.

Why do you think that this is wrong and something has to be corrected?

When I the Qualcomm device is not seeing my mobile phone's hotspot. The broadcom does.
When I turn the Qualcomm Adapter off all WiFi disappear except my mobile phone but I cannot connect to it
Turning the Broadcom off and tuning on the Qualcomm, all the WiFi signals show up except my phone.

I have been using my phone and the Broadcom for the last few years with no problems.
But now I cannot use my phone at all, only the free WiFi next to me but is very week, I have to log into it when it is working but
when it is working, it only allows me to use it for a few minutes then disconnects.

I need to use the hot spot on my mobile device. The Qualcomm adapter will not let me.
It will only pick up one signal which is the free one but that does not work well.
So, I need to get rid of it so I can use my Broadcom. which does connect to my phone.
Or, at least try to figure out how to turn the Qualcomm adapter off.

It is true that the wifi card and one of the devices is working.
But as I said, it will not connect to my mobile device, in fact, it does not even see my mobile device.
So, I need to turn it off.

"When I turn the Qualcomm Adapter off all WiFi disappear except my mobile phone but I cannot connect to it
Turning the Broadcom off and tuning on the Qualcomm, all the WiFi signals show up except my phone."

How do you turn the two devices on and off?

U an not sure what you are asking me.

But I do not know how to turn on or off the devices.
I am not an expert with computers. I thought these things just turned on by themselves.

There is a switch for the wifi ob the side of the computer but I never touch this.

I have problems to understand what you are writing:

In comment #15 (2019-03-23 05:13:27 UTC) you wrote:
"When I turn the Qualcomm Adapter off…" and "Turning the Broadcom off…"

In comment #17 (2019-03-23 20:15:44 UTC) you wrote:
"I do not know how to turn on or off the devices."

This is contradictory.

When I click on the wifi signal, it shows a local free wifi service and the Qualcomm Atheros wifi.

If I click on the Qualcomm name there are the words that say 'Turn Off"
If I click, turn off, the local wifi service goes away then all that is there is the Broadcom wifi and the Qualcomm wifi.

If I select the Broadcom wifi it does not do anything. I get no signal. It does not pick up the local wifi or my phone hotspot.
If I click on the qualcomm again it only picks up the local wifi and not my pone.

I can tun the wifi on and off.
I did not understand this to be the network adaptor.

Sorry, I did not understand.

What is the SSID name of your phone?
Is it shown in the output of the command

sudo iwlist scan | grep -Ei 'chan|ssid'

I do not think there is anything wrong with my phone.
My phone is picked up on other computers and devices.
It only changed when this Qualcomm showed up on my system.

I understand you say the Qualcomm driver is a hardware installed on my laptop but it has never showed up until
I updated to 18.04.

The SSID for my phone is AirbusA, Yes, it is shown in the command.

Here is the output from the above command:

                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"HP-Print-F4-Officejet 4630"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"AirBusA380"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"SO-Guest"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"POST-USER"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"SBSD-SID"
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"GUEST ACCESS"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"\x00"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"FiOS-HIHHZ"
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:"Taco Bell WiFi"
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    ESSID:"Verizon-4GLTE-BRV-CC6A"
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"AirBusA380"
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:""
                    Channel:6
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"POST-USER"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"HP-Print-F4-Officejet 4630"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"OurHouse"
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    ESSID:"SO-Guest"
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:"Iwifi"
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    ESSID:"vendorwifi"

If the SSID of the phone is shown on the output, then it should be possible to connect to it.
I do not see any reason why this wouldn't work.

All I can say is that it is not working.

The Qualcomm will not connect to the phone.
The Broadcom will connect to the phone.

I need to get rid of the Qualcomm or find a way to make it see the phone.

If you do not know how to work with the Qualcomm to do this can you at least tell me how to remove it?

I have been using the Broadcom for years with no problems.

You could try commands like

sudo rfkill block wlp13s0

to disable the Qualcomm device.

Is there a way just to turn it off and then turn it back on again if I need it?

This is what I wrote in my previous comment.

Look at the man pages of the rfkill command.

sudo rfkill block wlp13s0
sudo rfkill unblock wlp13s0

This was not helpful. I still have the problem.
Thanks for trying.

What happens if you selectively switch one of the wireless devices off, e.g. with the commands

sudo rfkill block wlp13s0
sudo iwlist scan | grep -Ei 'chan|ssid'
sudo rfkill unblock wlp13s0
sudo rfkill block wlp12s0
sudo iwlist scan | grep -Ei 'chan|ssid'
sudo rfkill unblock wlp12s0

(wait half a minute between each of these commands)

Thank you for your reply.

I tried one of the commands above.
Here is the output.

sudo rfkill block wlp13s0
[sudo] password for stan:
rfkill: invalid identifier: wlp13s0

Thank you.

What is now the output of the command

rfkill list

 rfkill list
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
 Soft blocked: no
 Hard blocked: no
1: phy1: Wireless LAN
 Soft blocked: no
 Hard blocked: no

The output now is different from what the same command gave half a year ago.
I am not sure whether any of the output from that time is still valid, so I recommend to close this question and (in case that the problem still exists) to create a new question document and to start from scratch.