Wired connection icon is displayed instead of Wifi icon - Ubuntu 16.04












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I am connected to a WiFi network but wired connection icon is shown:



Screen-shot of the problem:



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I also can't see other available WiFi networks in order to connect to them.



Output for lspci -knn | grep Net -A2:



0c:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card [1028:000c]
Kernel driver in use: wl


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    +1 very strange indeed. And I also notice it doesn't show you the list of SSIDs...

    – Android Dev
    Jun 21 '16 at 17:12











  • Also when I disable then re-enable wifi, it shows the wifi icon trying to connect to the saved network. But when it's connected, wired network connection is shown.

    – arman_aegit
    Jun 21 '16 at 17:17











  • What WiFi hardware do you have ? You can check with lspci -knn | grep Net -A2.

    – JonasCz
    Jun 21 '16 at 17:29











  • @JonasCz: I added the output to the question.

    – arman_aegit
    Jun 21 '16 at 17:40






  • 2





    Bug persists in ubuntu 16.10. After suspend, network manager thinks I'm connected via wire. However, if I go to system-settings -> network I can see the list of nearby SSIDs and confirm the fact that I'm connected to the correct network.

    – Eric
    Oct 23 '16 at 13:32
















22















I am connected to a WiFi network but wired connection icon is shown:



Screen-shot of the problem:



image



I also can't see other available WiFi networks in order to connect to them.



Output for lspci -knn | grep Net -A2:



0c:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card [1028:000c]
Kernel driver in use: wl


What should I do?










share|improve this question




















  • 2





    +1 very strange indeed. And I also notice it doesn't show you the list of SSIDs...

    – Android Dev
    Jun 21 '16 at 17:12











  • Also when I disable then re-enable wifi, it shows the wifi icon trying to connect to the saved network. But when it's connected, wired network connection is shown.

    – arman_aegit
    Jun 21 '16 at 17:17











  • What WiFi hardware do you have ? You can check with lspci -knn | grep Net -A2.

    – JonasCz
    Jun 21 '16 at 17:29











  • @JonasCz: I added the output to the question.

    – arman_aegit
    Jun 21 '16 at 17:40






  • 2





    Bug persists in ubuntu 16.10. After suspend, network manager thinks I'm connected via wire. However, if I go to system-settings -> network I can see the list of nearby SSIDs and confirm the fact that I'm connected to the correct network.

    – Eric
    Oct 23 '16 at 13:32














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I am connected to a WiFi network but wired connection icon is shown:



Screen-shot of the problem:



image



I also can't see other available WiFi networks in order to connect to them.



Output for lspci -knn | grep Net -A2:



0c:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card [1028:000c]
Kernel driver in use: wl


What should I do?










share|improve this question
















I am connected to a WiFi network but wired connection icon is shown:



Screen-shot of the problem:



image



I also can't see other available WiFi networks in order to connect to them.



Output for lspci -knn | grep Net -A2:



0c:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card [1028:000c]
Kernel driver in use: wl


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  • 2





    +1 very strange indeed. And I also notice it doesn't show you the list of SSIDs...

    – Android Dev
    Jun 21 '16 at 17:12











  • Also when I disable then re-enable wifi, it shows the wifi icon trying to connect to the saved network. But when it's connected, wired network connection is shown.

    – arman_aegit
    Jun 21 '16 at 17:17











  • What WiFi hardware do you have ? You can check with lspci -knn | grep Net -A2.

    – JonasCz
    Jun 21 '16 at 17:29











  • @JonasCz: I added the output to the question.

    – arman_aegit
    Jun 21 '16 at 17:40






  • 2





    Bug persists in ubuntu 16.10. After suspend, network manager thinks I'm connected via wire. However, if I go to system-settings -> network I can see the list of nearby SSIDs and confirm the fact that I'm connected to the correct network.

    – Eric
    Oct 23 '16 at 13:32














  • 2





    +1 very strange indeed. And I also notice it doesn't show you the list of SSIDs...

    – Android Dev
    Jun 21 '16 at 17:12











  • Also when I disable then re-enable wifi, it shows the wifi icon trying to connect to the saved network. But when it's connected, wired network connection is shown.

    – arman_aegit
    Jun 21 '16 at 17:17











  • What WiFi hardware do you have ? You can check with lspci -knn | grep Net -A2.

    – JonasCz
    Jun 21 '16 at 17:29











  • @JonasCz: I added the output to the question.

    – arman_aegit
    Jun 21 '16 at 17:40






  • 2





    Bug persists in ubuntu 16.10. After suspend, network manager thinks I'm connected via wire. However, if I go to system-settings -> network I can see the list of nearby SSIDs and confirm the fact that I'm connected to the correct network.

    – Eric
    Oct 23 '16 at 13:32








2




2





+1 very strange indeed. And I also notice it doesn't show you the list of SSIDs...

– Android Dev
Jun 21 '16 at 17:12





+1 very strange indeed. And I also notice it doesn't show you the list of SSIDs...

– Android Dev
Jun 21 '16 at 17:12













Also when I disable then re-enable wifi, it shows the wifi icon trying to connect to the saved network. But when it's connected, wired network connection is shown.

– arman_aegit
Jun 21 '16 at 17:17





Also when I disable then re-enable wifi, it shows the wifi icon trying to connect to the saved network. But when it's connected, wired network connection is shown.

– arman_aegit
Jun 21 '16 at 17:17













What WiFi hardware do you have ? You can check with lspci -knn | grep Net -A2.

– JonasCz
Jun 21 '16 at 17:29





What WiFi hardware do you have ? You can check with lspci -knn | grep Net -A2.

– JonasCz
Jun 21 '16 at 17:29













@JonasCz: I added the output to the question.

– arman_aegit
Jun 21 '16 at 17:40





@JonasCz: I added the output to the question.

– arman_aegit
Jun 21 '16 at 17:40




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2





Bug persists in ubuntu 16.10. After suspend, network manager thinks I'm connected via wire. However, if I go to system-settings -> network I can see the list of nearby SSIDs and confirm the fact that I'm connected to the correct network.

– Eric
Oct 23 '16 at 13:32





Bug persists in ubuntu 16.10. After suspend, network manager thinks I'm connected via wire. However, if I go to system-settings -> network I can see the list of nearby SSIDs and confirm the fact that I'm connected to the correct network.

– Eric
Oct 23 '16 at 13:32










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This is caused by a bug in Network Manager. It seems that when wlan0 is renamed using the new naming scheme it confuses Network Manager and Network Manager thinks you have another ethernet connection.



It can normally be fixed with


systemctl restart NetworkManager.service

The command will have to be done after a reboot or suspend until the fixes are released




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  • 1





    Is it possible by changing the interface name?

    – Pilot6
    Jun 21 '16 at 21:37






  • 1





    And it looks like the bug has been fixed. Probably the system needs to be updated.

    – Pilot6
    Jun 21 '16 at 21:38











  • It looks like b43 should be used with this adapter insted of wl.

    – Pilot6
    Jul 3 '16 at 8:43











  • Pilot6: No, I just updated, the problem persists.

    – Marc
    Jul 9 '16 at 1:05






  • 1





    Any word on if this bug has been fixed yet?

    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Oct 15 '17 at 16:09



















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I changed my WiFi driver to rtlwifi_new, and it seems to have solved the issue. I get the normal WiFi icon when I suspend my computer now. Thank goodness!






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  • What OS are you using @UnityLauncherProblems ? I'm curious about using this driver, but would be hesitant unless I knew more about it. I found it on GitHub (github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new), but otherwise am not sure about its use...

    – nicorellius
    Feb 18 '17 at 21:47













  • can you add the steps of changing the wifi driver please?

    – Mina Michael
    Oct 8 '17 at 11:34











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This is caused by a bug in Network Manager. It seems that when wlan0 is renamed using the new naming scheme it confuses Network Manager and Network Manager thinks you have another ethernet connection.



It can normally be fixed with


systemctl restart NetworkManager.service

The command will have to be done after a reboot or suspend until the fixes are released




share|improve this answer



















  • 1





    Is it possible by changing the interface name?

    – Pilot6
    Jun 21 '16 at 21:37






  • 1





    And it looks like the bug has been fixed. Probably the system needs to be updated.

    – Pilot6
    Jun 21 '16 at 21:38











  • It looks like b43 should be used with this adapter insted of wl.

    – Pilot6
    Jul 3 '16 at 8:43











  • Pilot6: No, I just updated, the problem persists.

    – Marc
    Jul 9 '16 at 1:05






  • 1





    Any word on if this bug has been fixed yet?

    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Oct 15 '17 at 16:09
















20














This is caused by a bug in Network Manager. It seems that when wlan0 is renamed using the new naming scheme it confuses Network Manager and Network Manager thinks you have another ethernet connection.



It can normally be fixed with


systemctl restart NetworkManager.service

The command will have to be done after a reboot or suspend until the fixes are released




share|improve this answer



















  • 1





    Is it possible by changing the interface name?

    – Pilot6
    Jun 21 '16 at 21:37






  • 1





    And it looks like the bug has been fixed. Probably the system needs to be updated.

    – Pilot6
    Jun 21 '16 at 21:38











  • It looks like b43 should be used with this adapter insted of wl.

    – Pilot6
    Jul 3 '16 at 8:43











  • Pilot6: No, I just updated, the problem persists.

    – Marc
    Jul 9 '16 at 1:05






  • 1





    Any word on if this bug has been fixed yet?

    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Oct 15 '17 at 16:09














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20







This is caused by a bug in Network Manager. It seems that when wlan0 is renamed using the new naming scheme it confuses Network Manager and Network Manager thinks you have another ethernet connection.



It can normally be fixed with


systemctl restart NetworkManager.service

The command will have to be done after a reboot or suspend until the fixes are released




share|improve this answer













This is caused by a bug in Network Manager. It seems that when wlan0 is renamed using the new naming scheme it confuses Network Manager and Network Manager thinks you have another ethernet connection.



It can normally be fixed with


systemctl restart NetworkManager.service

The command will have to be done after a reboot or suspend until the fixes are released





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  • 1





    Is it possible by changing the interface name?

    – Pilot6
    Jun 21 '16 at 21:37






  • 1





    And it looks like the bug has been fixed. Probably the system needs to be updated.

    – Pilot6
    Jun 21 '16 at 21:38











  • It looks like b43 should be used with this adapter insted of wl.

    – Pilot6
    Jul 3 '16 at 8:43











  • Pilot6: No, I just updated, the problem persists.

    – Marc
    Jul 9 '16 at 1:05






  • 1





    Any word on if this bug has been fixed yet?

    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Oct 15 '17 at 16:09














  • 1





    Is it possible by changing the interface name?

    – Pilot6
    Jun 21 '16 at 21:37






  • 1





    And it looks like the bug has been fixed. Probably the system needs to be updated.

    – Pilot6
    Jun 21 '16 at 21:38











  • It looks like b43 should be used with this adapter insted of wl.

    – Pilot6
    Jul 3 '16 at 8:43











  • Pilot6: No, I just updated, the problem persists.

    – Marc
    Jul 9 '16 at 1:05






  • 1





    Any word on if this bug has been fixed yet?

    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Oct 15 '17 at 16:09








1




1





Is it possible by changing the interface name?

– Pilot6
Jun 21 '16 at 21:37





Is it possible by changing the interface name?

– Pilot6
Jun 21 '16 at 21:37




1




1





And it looks like the bug has been fixed. Probably the system needs to be updated.

– Pilot6
Jun 21 '16 at 21:38





And it looks like the bug has been fixed. Probably the system needs to be updated.

– Pilot6
Jun 21 '16 at 21:38













It looks like b43 should be used with this adapter insted of wl.

– Pilot6
Jul 3 '16 at 8:43





It looks like b43 should be used with this adapter insted of wl.

– Pilot6
Jul 3 '16 at 8:43













Pilot6: No, I just updated, the problem persists.

– Marc
Jul 9 '16 at 1:05





Pilot6: No, I just updated, the problem persists.

– Marc
Jul 9 '16 at 1:05




1




1





Any word on if this bug has been fixed yet?

– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Oct 15 '17 at 16:09





Any word on if this bug has been fixed yet?

– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Oct 15 '17 at 16:09













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I changed my WiFi driver to rtlwifi_new, and it seems to have solved the issue. I get the normal WiFi icon when I suspend my computer now. Thank goodness!






share|improve this answer


























  • What OS are you using @UnityLauncherProblems ? I'm curious about using this driver, but would be hesitant unless I knew more about it. I found it on GitHub (github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new), but otherwise am not sure about its use...

    – nicorellius
    Feb 18 '17 at 21:47













  • can you add the steps of changing the wifi driver please?

    – Mina Michael
    Oct 8 '17 at 11:34
















0














I changed my WiFi driver to rtlwifi_new, and it seems to have solved the issue. I get the normal WiFi icon when I suspend my computer now. Thank goodness!






share|improve this answer


























  • What OS are you using @UnityLauncherProblems ? I'm curious about using this driver, but would be hesitant unless I knew more about it. I found it on GitHub (github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new), but otherwise am not sure about its use...

    – nicorellius
    Feb 18 '17 at 21:47













  • can you add the steps of changing the wifi driver please?

    – Mina Michael
    Oct 8 '17 at 11:34














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I changed my WiFi driver to rtlwifi_new, and it seems to have solved the issue. I get the normal WiFi icon when I suspend my computer now. Thank goodness!






share|improve this answer















I changed my WiFi driver to rtlwifi_new, and it seems to have solved the issue. I get the normal WiFi icon when I suspend my computer now. Thank goodness!







share|improve this answer














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  • What OS are you using @UnityLauncherProblems ? I'm curious about using this driver, but would be hesitant unless I knew more about it. I found it on GitHub (github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new), but otherwise am not sure about its use...

    – nicorellius
    Feb 18 '17 at 21:47













  • can you add the steps of changing the wifi driver please?

    – Mina Michael
    Oct 8 '17 at 11:34



















  • What OS are you using @UnityLauncherProblems ? I'm curious about using this driver, but would be hesitant unless I knew more about it. I found it on GitHub (github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new), but otherwise am not sure about its use...

    – nicorellius
    Feb 18 '17 at 21:47













  • can you add the steps of changing the wifi driver please?

    – Mina Michael
    Oct 8 '17 at 11:34

















What OS are you using @UnityLauncherProblems ? I'm curious about using this driver, but would be hesitant unless I knew more about it. I found it on GitHub (github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new), but otherwise am not sure about its use...

– nicorellius
Feb 18 '17 at 21:47







What OS are you using @UnityLauncherProblems ? I'm curious about using this driver, but would be hesitant unless I knew more about it. I found it on GitHub (github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new), but otherwise am not sure about its use...

– nicorellius
Feb 18 '17 at 21:47















can you add the steps of changing the wifi driver please?

– Mina Michael
Oct 8 '17 at 11:34





can you add the steps of changing the wifi driver please?

– Mina Michael
Oct 8 '17 at 11:34


















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