Network issues only in Bazzite

Bazzite
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I have multiple internet issues that I can only produce on Bazzite - the moment I boot back in to Windows 10, all of these issues do not persist, and no other devices on my network appear to have this issue.

Context:

  • I have not updated/changed any network settings in multiple years, I also have checked my network firmware is up to date (Orbi RBR50), not a recent update.

  • I am using Wifi due to location of my router, I don’t have an ethernet cable spare to test direct connection right now.

  • I have not tested on other distributions yet

    Issues:

  • My internet always displays “Limited Connectivity” in the quickbar.

  • I am experiencing regular dropouts or significant lag spikes quite regularly. This is not app specific - I am seeing my in/out traffic drop to zero, Discord lags, MS Teams will do the “trying to reconnect you” screen, livestreams drop out.

  • Many (but not all) online games are not allowing me to connect to their online services.

    Some examples for games for issue #3:

  • Halo MCC - I can’t get a response for any requests to the servers in the Network setting that checks your ping to all regions. Can see my XBL account details

  • Meccha Chameleon - can see server names, but can’t connect

  • Windjammers 2 - won’t connect to the online options - as in, stuck on “connecting” before the online menus show up

  • Steam Remote Play - I haven’t tested this in depth, but a friend tried to invite me to this yesterday and when I accepted, nothing happened and his request was still seen as unaccepted.

    Games that do work online:

  • Forza Horizon 6 - I was surprised about this given it’s another MS game like Halo. I know they’re different devs but still would have assumed the networking may have been similar. I do get a lot of alerts about my connection while playing Forza, but have had little issues and have assumed thats mostly the game itself

    I have tried switching from IWD to WDA-supplicant, no change.

    No major issues with speed though havent tested details

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Hi, I am assuming you are dual booting with windows…if so please check the docs page below for more info…also make sure fast boot in windows is off (scroll up a bit on the docs page for instructions there)

In most cases the router itself may not be to blame, instead the wifi adapter tends to be the issue…

Are you using a laptop or a desktop?

I am assuming you have built-in wifi adapter (not usb plug-in)?

You may need to look up the specific wifi chip you have…some have proprietary firmware/drivers that don’t always play nice with linux. If you have a broadcom chip- that one has some known issues in linux..there is a ujust command in the terminal that may help…but that is only if you have a broadcom chip. Please do more research before making any change in the terminal.

Hope this helps a bit.