Wired connection icon is displayed instead of Wifi icon - Ubuntu 16.04
22
I am connected to a WiFi network but wired connection icon is shown:
Screen-shot of the problem:
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?
wireless 16.04 network-manager indicator
edited Aug 5 '16 at 3:41
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I am connected to a WiFi network but wired connection icon is shown:
Screen-shot of the problem:
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?
wireless 16.04 network-manager indicator
edited Aug 5 '16 at 3:41
Organic Marble
10.9k63358
asked Jun 21 '16 at 17:06
arman_aegitarman_aegit
3431512
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 withlspci -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:
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?
wireless 16.04 network-manager indicator
edited Aug 5 '16 at 3:41
Organic Marble
10.9k63358
asked Jun 21 '16 at 17:06
arman_aegitarman_aegit
3431512
I am connected to a WiFi network but wired connection icon is shown:
Screen-shot of the problem:
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?
wireless 16.04 network-manager indicator
wireless 16.04 network-manager indicator
edited Aug 5 '16 at 3:41
Organic Marble
10.9k63358
asked Jun 21 '16 at 17:06
arman_aegitarman_aegit
3431512
edited Aug 5 '16 at 3:41
Organic Marble
10.9k63358
asked Jun 21 '16 at 17:06
arman_aegitarman_aegit
3431512
edited Aug 5 '16 at 3:41
Organic Marble
10.9k63358
edited Aug 5 '16 at 3:41
Organic Marble
10.9k63358
edited Aug 5 '16 at 3:41
Organic Marble
10.9k63358
10.9k63358
asked Jun 21 '16 at 17:06
arman_aegitarman_aegit
3431512
asked Jun 21 '16 at 17:06
arman_aegitarman_aegit
3431512
asked Jun 21 '16 at 17:06
arman_aegitarman_aegit
3431512
3431512
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 withlspci -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
|
show 4 more comments
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 withlspci -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
2
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.serviceThe command will have to be done after a reboot or suspend until the fixes are released
answered Jun 21 '16 at 21:33
Jeremy31Jeremy31
8,44221366
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 likeb43should be used with this adapter insted ofwl.
– 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
add a comment |
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!
edited Dec 26 '16 at 16:40
Seth♦
34.4k27111163
answered Aug 3 '16 at 21:00
UnityLauncherProblemsUnityLauncherProblems
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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.serviceThe command will have to be done after a reboot or suspend until the fixes are released
answered Jun 21 '16 at 21:33
Jeremy31Jeremy31
8,44221366
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 likeb43should be used with this adapter insted ofwl.
– 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
add a comment |
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.serviceThe command will have to be done after a reboot or suspend until the fixes are released
answered Jun 21 '16 at 21:33
Jeremy31Jeremy31
8,44221366
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 likeb43should be used with this adapter insted ofwl.
– 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
add a comment |
20
20
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.serviceThe command will have to be done after a reboot or suspend until the fixes are released
answered Jun 21 '16 at 21:33
Jeremy31Jeremy31
8,44221366
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.serviceThe command will have to be done after a reboot or suspend until the fixes are released
answered Jun 21 '16 at 21:33
Jeremy31Jeremy31
8,44221366
answered Jun 21 '16 at 21:33
Jeremy31Jeremy31
8,44221366
answered Jun 21 '16 at 21:33
Jeremy31Jeremy31
8,44221366
answered Jun 21 '16 at 21:33
Jeremy31Jeremy31
8,44221366
8,44221366
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 likeb43should be used with this adapter insted ofwl.
– 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
add a comment |
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 likeb43should be used with this adapter insted ofwl.
– 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
add a comment |
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!
edited Dec 26 '16 at 16:40
Seth♦
34.4k27111163
answered Aug 3 '16 at 21:00
UnityLauncherProblemsUnityLauncherProblems
163311
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
add a comment |
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!
edited Dec 26 '16 at 16:40
Seth♦
34.4k27111163
answered Aug 3 '16 at 21:00
UnityLauncherProblemsUnityLauncherProblems
163311
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
add a comment |
0
0
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!
edited Dec 26 '16 at 16:40
Seth♦
34.4k27111163
answered Aug 3 '16 at 21:00
UnityLauncherProblemsUnityLauncherProblems
163311
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!
edited Dec 26 '16 at 16:40
Seth♦
34.4k27111163
answered Aug 3 '16 at 21:00
UnityLauncherProblemsUnityLauncherProblems
163311
edited Dec 26 '16 at 16:40
Seth♦
34.4k27111163
edited Dec 26 '16 at 16:40
Seth♦
34.4k27111163
edited Dec 26 '16 at 16:40
Seth♦
34.4k27111163
34.4k27111163
answered Aug 3 '16 at 21:00
UnityLauncherProblemsUnityLauncherProblems
163311
answered Aug 3 '16 at 21:00
UnityLauncherProblemsUnityLauncherProblems
163311
answered Aug 3 '16 at 21:00
UnityLauncherProblemsUnityLauncherProblems
163311
163311
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
add a comment |
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
add a comment |
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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