Bug 1421078

Summary: Wifi no longer available after software update & resolved
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: hotmailcomaccount
Component: NetworkManagerAssignee: Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak>
Status: CLOSED WORKSFORME QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 25CC: dcbw, fgiudici, hotmailcomaccount, lkundrak, thaller
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Description hotmailcomaccount 2017-02-10 10:09:06 UTC
Description of problem:
Wifi capability lost after Fedora 25 update.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
4.9.8-201.fc25.x86_64

How reproducible:
Very

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Update to 4.9.8-201.fc25.x86_64.
2. Wifi not connected
3. The Belkin USB Wifi adapter functioned reliably prior to software update.

Actual results:
Wifi not connected and no networks displayed

Expected results:
Wifi should connect and available networks should be shown.

Additional info:
Resolved problem as follows:
     Downgraded NetworkManager from NetworkManager-1.4.4-3.fc25.x86_64 to NetworkManager-1.4.2-1.fc25.x86_64

     Downgraded wpa_supplicant from wpa_supplicant-2.6-1.fc25.x86_64 to wpa_supplicant-2.5-5.fc24.x86_64

Comment 1 Thomas Haller 2017-04-26 17:31:25 UTC
Please attach a logfile of NetworkManager.


Does configuring

[device-no-mac-rand]
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no

in /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf avoid the issue?


Maybe it's a duplicate of bug 1419325

Comment 2 hotmailcomaccount 2017-05-13 20:01:21 UTC
(In reply to Thomas Haller from comment #1)
> Please attach a logfile of NetworkManager.
> 
> 
> Does configuring
> 
> [device-no-mac-rand]
> wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no
> 
> in /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf avoid the issue?
> 
> 
> Maybe it's a duplicate of bug 1419325

Yes, setting those configuration items resolved the problem and thank you for your assistance.