Manjaro xfce wifi isn't working - hp compaq 6730s

[hksvr]

i recently installed manjaro xfce to my laptop ( hp compaq 6730s) from 2009 just to experiment maybe kind of revive it but wifi isn’t working.OS act like it does not exist only bluetooth and ethernet available, any help would be appreciated

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[scotty65]

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[linux-aarhus]

The issue is quite possibly the wifi network card, but without any system information it is impossible to provide a meaningful answer.

Please provide the output - in textual form - that is select the text output from the terminal and paste it into

```
codefence
```

inxi -Fxxzc0

Or to create a text file and open it using firefox

inxi -Fxxzc0 > ~/output.txt | firefox ~/output.txt &

[nikgnomic]

Linux Hardware Database is not secure at the moment (SSL certificate expired 1 Oct 2026) but it has hardware information for 50 HP Compaq 6730s systems

HW Probe #2c89ca2d0d of HP Compaq 6730s

inxi

https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=2c89ca2d0d&log=inxi

Network:
  Device-1: Intel PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] Network driver: iwlwifi
    v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:4237
    class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: up

hwinfo

https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=2c89ca2d0d&log=hwinfo

28: PCI 200.0: 0282 WLAN controller
  [Created at pci.386]
  Unique ID: y9sn.GbTjk0YbA70
  Parent ID: qTvu.8Makl3iDVc3
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:02:00.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:02:00.0
  Hardware Class: network
  Model: "Intel WiFi Link 5100 AGN"
  Vendor: pci 0x8086 "Intel Corporation"
  Device: pci 0x4237 "PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] Network Connection"
  SubVendor: pci 0x8086 "Intel Corporation"
  SubDevice: pci 0x1211 "WiFi Link 5100 AGN"
  Driver: "iwlwifi"
  Driver Modules: "iwlwifi"
  Device File: wlan0
  Features: WLAN
  Memory Range: 0x98700000-0x98701fff (rw,non-prefetchable)
  IRQ: 32 (160396 events)
  HW Address: 98637A22AFD272753A0436EEC10A59F4
  Permanent HW Address: 98637A22AFD272753A0436EEC10A59F4
  Link detected: yes
  WLAN channels: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140
  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 5.18 5.2 5.22 5.24 5.26 5.28 5.3 5.32 5.5 5.52 5.54 5.56 5.58 5.6 5.62 5.64 5.66 5.68 5.7
  WLAN encryption modes: WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP
  WLAN authentication modes: open sharedkey wpa-psk wpa-eap
  Module Alias: "pci:v00008086d00004237sv00008086sd00001211bc02sc80i00"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: iwlwifi is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe iwlwifi"
  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: #13 (PCI bridge)

[Teo]

The topic is already 2 days old and there is no reaction from the OP. Unlisting until details are provided.