X1C7 WiFi issue

WiFi can disconnect from time to time.

This is the most annoying problem with the X1C7. It vanishes for some days, before returning.

In the end, I decided to just use an external wifi card (AC600M USB WiFi Adapter^ᛦ)

2020-11-21

AC600M USB WiFi Adapter
- Having gotten frustrated with the X1C7 WiFi issue^ᛦ, I decided to use an external USB WiFi adapter. Here is the specific adapter¹ I purchased from Amazon. It does not work with Linux out of the box; however, the shipment came with a mini CD (with presumably the Windows driver) that had the code RTL8811/RTL8812 which hinted at the possible Linux driver to use.
  1. Product title: WiFi Adapter Flenco 600Mbps WiFi Dongle Mini Dual Band 2.4G/5G USB Wireless Network Adapter Support for Win 7/8/8.1/10/XP/Vista
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Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 7 review^ᛦ
- The only annoying issue with the Carbon is that the WiFi card included in my laptop experiences periodic disconnections on Linux. Others have reported the same. See X1C7 WiFi issue^ᛦ for details. In the end, I resorted to using a USB wifi dongle to sidestep this problem.
Thinkpad X1 Carbon^ᛦ
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