Fix for wifi signal dropping with Realtek RTL8723BE wifi adapter in Linux mint 17.3 Rosa

http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=204172&f=53

In a terminal type the following commands

1. sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential git

2. git clone https://github/com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new

3. cd rtlwifi_new

4. make

5. sudo make install

6. sudo modprobe rtl8723be

rtl8723be was my wireless ..change rtl8723be to your model



If it's still not working...
http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/ubuntu-trusty-realtek.html

1. sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8723be.conf 

2. add> options rtl8723be fwlps=N ips=N 

 
3. sudo modprobe rtl8723be

check for wifi adapter information:

lspci -vq | grep -i wireless -B 1 -A 5

modinfo rtl8723be