NetworkManager looking for signal strength in 'wlan0' instead of the apropriate 'wlxc46e1f1abe34"
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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NetworkManager |
Fix Released
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Low
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network-manager (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I get this error in my log a lot:
"Jun 21 15:04:00 basspistol NetworkManager[
My wireless device (TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless N Nano USB Adapter) is getting a very funky name: "wlxc46e1f1abe34". It's not too much of a problem since the connection is established and working, but it renders the wifi-strength icon as if it was receiving maximum signal strength.
Restarting the network-manager with: "sudo systemctl restart network-
Not sure if it is related, but i am also affected by this bug:
https:/
Even after upgrading to: network-
Let me know if there is any complementary information i can provide.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: network-manager 1.2.0-0ubuntu0.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-24-lowlatency x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Tue Jun 21 15:04:46 2016
IfupdownConfig:
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-21 (60 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
IpRoute:
default via 10.42.0.1 dev wlxc46e1f1abe34 proto static metric 600
10.42.0.0/24 dev wlxc46e1f1abe34 proto kernel scope link src 10.42.0.22 metric 600
169.254.0.0/16 dev wlxc46e1f1abe34 scope link metric 1000
NetworkManager.
[main]
NetworkingEnab
WirelessEnable
WWANEnabled=true
RfKill:
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
nmcli-dev:
DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH CONNECTION CON-UUID CON-PATH
wlxc46e1f1abe34 wifi connected /org/freedeskto
enp3s0 ethernet unavailable /org/freedeskto
lo loopback unmanaged /org/freedeskto
nmcli-nm: Error: command ['nmcli', '-f', 'all', 'nm'] failed with exit code 2: Error: Object 'nm' is unknown, try 'nmcli help'.
Changed in network-manager: | |
importance: | Unknown → Low |
status: | Unknown → Incomplete |
Changed in network-manager: | |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
Changed in network-manager: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
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