I can’t copy paste anything but if there is any info you need let me know. nmcli device says my wifi adapter is disconnected. rfkill says no no not blocked.
You can save any requested command output to a file and move it via USB to an internet-connected device for posting eg
inxi -Nnaz > output.txt
It might also be useful to show
nmcli g >> output.txt
nmcli d >> output.txt
That will give us a good starting point to see what’s going on with the WiFi.
Also, while trying to connect to your WiFi, check what NetworkManager logging shows…
sudo journalctl -fu NetworkManager
Alright journalctl says state change: unavailable → disconnected (reason ‘supplicant-available’, maged-type: ‘full’
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-LM vendor: Dell driver: e1000e v: kernel
port: N/A bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15e3 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp0s31f6 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8188FTV 802.11b/g/n 1T1R 2.4G WLAN Adapter
driver: rtl8xxxu type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0
bus-ID: 1-3:4 chip-ID: 0bda:f179 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
IF: wlp0s20f0u3 state: down mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager,wpa_supplicant
STATE CONNECTIVITY WIFI-HW WIFI WWAN-HW WWAN METERED
disconnected none enabled enabled missing enabled unknown
DEVICE TYPE STATE CONNECTION
lo loopback connected (externally) lo
wlp0s20f0u3 wifi disconnected --
enp0s31f6 ethernet unavailable --
That looks like just a single state change, and doesn’t provide a complete picture unfortunately. There should be more detail around it that you could share?
You could capture the first 100 lines after a failed attempt…
sudo journalctl -u NetworkManager -n 100
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8607] Loaded device plugin: NMWwanFactory (/usr/lib64/NetworkManager/1.54.3/libnm-device-plugin-wwan.so)
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8609] Loaded device plugin: NMWifiFactory (/usr/lib64/NetworkManager/1.54.3/libnm-device-plugin-wifi.so)
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8610] manager: rfkill: Wi-Fi enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8610] manager: rfkill: WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8610] manager: Networking is enabled by state file
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8611] settings: Loaded settings plugin: keyfile (internal)
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8626] dhcp: init: Using DHCP client 'internal'
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8628] manager: (lo): new Loopback device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1)
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8631] device (lo): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'connection-assumed', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8633] device (lo): state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'connection-assumed', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8637] device (lo): Activation: starting connection 'lo' (4a4914a8-a38e-408a-bddf-5fad181580c2)
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8641] manager: (enp0s31f6): new Ethernet device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2)
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8643] device (enp0s31f6): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8651] device (wlp0s20f0u3): driver supports Access Point (AP) mode
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8653] manager: (wlp0s20f0u3): new 802.11 Wi-Fi device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3)
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8655] device (wlp0s20f0u3): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8772] device (wlp0s20f0u3): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to CE:38:4D:AD:25:DE (scanning)
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8805] bus-manager: acquired D-Bus service "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 systemd[1]: Started Network Manager.
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8816] device (lo): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8818] device (lo): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8819] device (lo): state change: config -> ip-config (reason 'none', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8826] device (lo): state change: ip-config -> ip-check (reason 'none', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8839] device (lo): state change: ip-check -> secondaries (reason 'none', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8840] device (lo): state change: secondaries -> activated (reason 'none', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8844] device (lo): Activation: successful, device activated.
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8855] modem-manager: ModemManager available
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.8991] agent-manager: agent[2e11e80b19939263,:1.24/org.kde.plasma.networkmanagement/1000]: agent registered
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.9196] device (wlp0s20f0u3): supplicant interface state: internal-starting -> disconnected
Apr 24 22:01:04 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082464.9197] device (wlp0s20f0u3): state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'supplicant-available', managed-type: 'full')
Apr 24 22:01:10 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082470.8653] manager: startup complete
Apr 24 22:07:56 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082876.1213] device (wlp0s20f0u3): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to 16:14:E9:F2:A9:C6 (scanning)
Apr 24 22:07:56 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777082876.1429] device (wlp0s20f0u3): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Apr 24 22:14:49 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777083289.0356] device (wlp0s20f0u3): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to F6:16:7D:E5:32:EB (scanning)
Apr 24 22:14:49 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777083289.0522] device (wlp0s20f0u3): supplicant interface state: inactive -> disconnected
Apr 24 22:14:49 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777083289.0573] device (wlp0s20f0u3): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Apr 24 22:21:42 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777083702.1247] device (wlp0s20f0u3): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to A2:3F:32:19:F6:68 (scanning)
Apr 24 22:28:35 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777084115.0366] device (wlp0s20f0u3): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to 32:3F:1F:CF:89:B2 (scanning)
Apr 24 22:28:35 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777084115.0456] device (wlp0s20f0u3): supplicant interface state: inactive -> disconnected
Apr 24 22:28:35 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777084115.0504] device (wlp0s20f0u3): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Apr 24 22:35:28 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777084528.0809] device (wlp0s20f0u3): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to 62:82:D8:83:61:11 (scanning)
Apr 24 22:35:28 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777084528.0936] device (wlp0s20f0u3): supplicant interface state: inactive -> disconnected
Apr 24 22:35:28 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777084528.0986] device (wlp0s20f0u3): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Apr 24 22:42:21 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777084941.1241] device (wlp0s20f0u3): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to BE:33:79:62:74:13 (scanning)
Apr 24 22:42:21 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777084941.1376] device (wlp0s20f0u3): supplicant interface state: inactive -> disconnected
Apr 24 22:42:21 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777084941.1425] device (wlp0s20f0u3): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777085126.2309] caught SIGTERM, shutting down normally.
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 systemd[1]: Stopping Network Manager...
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777085126.2316] device (wlp0s20f0u3): state change: disconnected -> unmanaged (reason 'unmanaged-quitting', managed-type: 'full')
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777085126.2409] device (wlp0s20f0u3): set-hw-addr: reset MAC address to 2C:05:47:A4:0A:CB (unmanage)
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2705]: <info> [1777085126.2549] exiting (success)
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Deactivated successfully.
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 systemd[1]: Stopped Network Manager.
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager...
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.2933] NetworkManager (version 1.54.3) is starting... (after a restart, boot:b2f50787-0dc4-4e78-a46b-167fd8b4201d)
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.2934] Read config: /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf, /usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/conncheck-openSUSE.conf
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.2974] manager[0x558cf3818550]: monitoring kernel firmware directory '/usr/lib/firmware'.
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3796] hostname: hostname: using hostnamed
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3797] hostname: static hostname changed from (none) to "DELL-7050"
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3799] dns-mgr: init: dns=default,systemd-resolved rc-manager=symlink (auto)
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3811] rfkill0: found Wi-Fi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-3/1-3:1.0/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill0) (driver rtl8xxxu)
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3813] manager[0x558cf3818550]: rfkill: Wi-Fi hardware radio set enabled
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3814] manager[0x558cf3818550]: rfkill: WWAN hardware radio set enabled
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3845] Loaded device plugin: NMBluezManager (/usr/lib64/NetworkManager/1.54.3/libnm-device-plugin-bluetooth.so)
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3847] Loaded device plugin: NMWwanFactory (/usr/lib64/NetworkManager/1.54.3/libnm-device-plugin-wwan.so)
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3849] Loaded device plugin: NMWifiFactory (/usr/lib64/NetworkManager/1.54.3/libnm-device-plugin-wifi.so)
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3850] manager: rfkill: Wi-Fi enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3851] manager: rfkill: WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3851] manager: Networking is enabled by state file
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3853] settings: Loaded settings plugin: keyfile (internal)
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3870] dhcp: init: Using DHCP client 'internal'
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3871] manager: (lo): new Loopback device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1)
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3875] device (lo): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'connection-assumed', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3877] device (lo): state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'connection-assumed', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3881] device (lo): Activation: starting connection 'lo' (4a4914a8-a38e-408a-bddf-5fad181580c2)
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3885] manager: (enp0s31f6): new Ethernet device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2)
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3887] device (enp0s31f6): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3894] device (wlp0s20f0u3): driver supports Access Point (AP) mode
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3896] manager: (wlp0s20f0u3): new 802.11 Wi-Fi device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3)
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.3897] device (wlp0s20f0u3): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.4020] device (wlp0s20f0u3): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to 86:27:AD:E8:5D:AD (scanning)
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.4054] bus-manager: acquired D-Bus service "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 systemd[1]: Started Network Manager.
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.4067] device (lo): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.4069] device (lo): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.4071] device (lo): state change: config -> ip-config (reason 'none', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.4078] modem-manager: ModemManager available
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.4078] device (lo): state change: ip-config -> ip-check (reason 'none', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.4103] device (lo): state change: ip-check -> secondaries (reason 'none', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.4104] device (lo): state change: secondaries -> activated (reason 'none', managed-type: 'external')
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.4108] device (lo): Activation: successful, device activated.
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.4221] device (wlp0s20f0u3): supplicant interface state: internal-starting -> disconnected
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.4222] device (wlp0s20f0u3): state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'supplicant-available', managed-type: 'full')
Apr 24 22:45:26 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085126.4259] agent-manager: agent[2d6af610b68c0246,:1.24/org.kde.plasma.networkmanagement/1000]: agent registered
Apr 24 22:45:32 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085132.3901] manager: startup complete
Apr 24 22:52:18 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085538.0628] device (wlp0s20f0u3): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to 02:1D:85:A4:AB:9F (scanning)
Apr 24 22:52:18 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085538.0769] device (wlp0s20f0u3): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Apr 24 22:59:11 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085951.0306] device (wlp0s20f0u3): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to 4E:C8:3F:FB:35:B9 (scanning)
Apr 24 22:59:11 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085951.0406] device (wlp0s20f0u3): supplicant interface state: inactive -> disconnected
Apr 24 22:59:11 DELL-7050 NetworkManager[2940]: <info> [1777085951.0454] device (wlp0s20f0u3): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
I don’t see any evidence of a connection attempt in those logs (no “activating connection”, no association with an SSID). It looks like it’s just scanning.
Do you see any networks at all?
nmcli device wifi list
Do you still have a saved connection profile?
nmcli connection show
My network doesn’t show up when I nmcli device wifi list. Not sure what you mean saved connection but there is a wifi showing up with nmcli connection show.
Did this start after an update? I have two laptops with different adapters and after updates one or the other will randomly stop working. This occurs every couple of months. I keep a USB wifi adapter around and plug it in to get connectivity back. Usually within a day or two another update will fix the problem.
I might try plugging a lan and updating again and see if it gets fixed.
I just want to add that nmcli device wifi list shows right when I first boot my network but then network manager says device deactivated in the gui.
I guess that other networks do show up, if not so it means that either you live very isolated or that the WiFi adapter is defect.
If it does show up other network, the problem is most likely an the other side of the connection, i.e. the Access Point.
Deactivated in the GUI, a screen capture would be good.
Deactivated for a Wi-Fi adapter means it is turned off and not active, either manually disabled or due to a system setting. To check that try:
> sudo rfkill
ID TYPE DEVICE SOFT HARD
0 bluetooth hci0 unblocked unblocked
1 wlan phy0 unblocked unblocked
Screenshot didn’t capture the notification but it just says after not connecting to the network that wifi is deactivated. And I think it is a networkmanager notification.
To be fare this isnt the first time it has disconnected but usually a reboot would fix the issue.
I am wondering if the kernel just stopped supporting this wifi adapter. Because I have seen messages in the past about support for wifi not going to be supported but I don’t remember if it was wifi 3 or what.
It is supported as the inxi output showed the rtl8xxxu driver was loaded, however there could still be a kernel regression impacting here, or a power management issue perhaps? Are you able to boot an older snaphot (via GRUB menu)?
Check for any driver or frimware issues with
sudo dmesg | grep -iE 'rtl8|rtl|firmware'
You could try disabling power saving with
sudo iw dev wlp0s20f0u3 set power_save off
As a test, you could also try the adapter in a different USB port (preferably USB 2.0 if available).
Nevermind I will just use this other wifi adapter. It seems to be working.
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