Need to restart Network Manager frequently

[Kai Mast]

My WiFi connection keeps stopping to work every once in a while (sometimes as often as every 10 minutes).

Restarting NetworkManager usually resolves this problem. But I am not sure why that is the case. I do not think there is a connectivity issue as it happens even when I am right next to the access point.

I have a standard Intel Wireless chip and use GNOME shell with some extensions. Nothing exotic.

Note this happened on eoan as well as focal (and maybe even before that).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: network-manager 1.22.8-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-14.17-generic 5.4.18
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu18
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Mar 1 19:56:11 2020
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-07-09 (236 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Release amd64 (20190416)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlp4s0 proto dhcp metric 600
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp4s0 scope link metric 1000
 192.168.1.0/24 dev wlp4s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.24 metric 600
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/fish
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
nmcli-nm:
 RUNNING VERSION STATE STARTUP CONNECTIVITY NETWORKING WIFI-HW WIFI WWAN-HW WWAN
 running 1.22.8 connected started full enabled enabled enabled enabled enabled

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.