Need Help un-screwing-up my wifi networking (netctl)

equant · 2015-08-13 15:20:20

I installed arch on a laptop. When it came to configuring the wifi, I didn't really know what I was doing, and I believe that I've done something that is now preventing me from getting it working.

I can get my network to connect if I do the following manually...

ip link set wlp2s0 down
netctl restart wlp2s0-ella-5GHz

I've also done the following...

systemctl enable netctl-auto@wlp3s0

... but it doesn't work. From systemctl...

● netctl-auto@wlp2s0.service                                                                   loaded failed failed    Automatic wireless network connection using netctl profiles
● netctl-ifplugd@enp0s25.service                                                               loaded failed failed    Automatic wired network connection using netctl profiles

I'd appreciate some help trouble-shooting this. I don't understand why I have to bring wlp2s0 down with the ip command before I can use netctl.

Thanks.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-08-13 15:24:12

Please post the output of:

ls -lR /etc/systemd/system

equant · 2015-08-13 15:32:08

ls -lR /etc/systemd/system

/etc/systemd/system:
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 30 20:14 getty.target.wants
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 13 07:22 multi-user.target.wants

/etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants:
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 38 Jul 30 20:14 getty@tty1.service -> /usr/lib/systemd/system/getty@.service

/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants:
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 44 Aug 13 07:21 netctl-auto@wlp2s0.service -> /usr/lib/systemd/system/netctl-auto@.service
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 47 Aug 13 07:22 netctl-ifplugd@enp0s25.service -> /usr/lib/systemd/system/netctl-ifplugd@.service
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 40 Jul 30 20:14 remote-fs.target -> /usr/lib/systemd/system/remote-fs.target

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-08-13 15:43:42

equant wrote:

I can get my network to connect if I do the following manually...
ip link set wlp2s0 down
netctl restart wlp2s0-ella-5GHz

The ArchWiki advises using `start` rather than `restart`
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne … ice_failed

Make sure that the interface is set down before your next reboot.

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#1 2015-08-13 15:20:20

Need Help un-screwing-up my wifi networking (netctl)

#2 2015-08-13 15:24:12

Re: Need Help un-screwing-up my wifi networking (netctl)

#3 2015-08-13 15:32:08

Re: Need Help un-screwing-up my wifi networking (netctl)

#4 2015-08-13 15:43:42

Re: Need Help un-screwing-up my wifi networking (netctl)

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