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M5Hc6UsQ

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Registered: 2018-02-26

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[SOLVED / HW issue]Laptop fails to connect to wifi network

Hello,

I have issues with connecting to my wifi network on an old Lenovo Thinkpad with an Intel WiFi chip. Trying to connect always results into the error "Wi-Fi network could not be found". Every other device has no issues connecting to the network. Multiple phones, printer, raspberry pi, etc.

> nmcli device wifi connect Funkstrom
Error: Connection activation failed: The Wi-Fi network could not be found

But the network has good signal strength and is listed by

nmcli device wifi list

The logs:

Mai 21 13:06:23 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825583.1360] device (wlp2s0): supplicant interface state: interface_disabled -> inactive
Mai 21 13:06:23 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825583.1351] device (wlp2s0): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Mai 21 13:06:23 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825583.1345] device (wlp2s0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> interface_disabled
Mai 21 13:06:23 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <warn>  [1747825583.1342] device (wlp2s0): Activation: failed for connection 'Funkstrom'
Mai 21 13:06:22 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825582.7940] device (wlp2s0): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to B6:73:AC:01:93:10 (scanning)
Mai 21 13:06:22 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825582.7709] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
Mai 21 13:06:22 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825582.7694] device (wlp2s0): state change: config -> failed (reason 'ssid-not-found', managed-type: 'full')
Mai 21 13:06:22 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <warn>  [1747825582.7693] device (wlp2s0): Activation: (wifi) association took too long, failing activation
Mai 21 13:06:17 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825577.6950] device (wlp2s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Mai 21 13:06:07 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825567.6934] device (wlp2s0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> disconnected
Mai 21 13:06:07 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825567.6067] device (wlp2s0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
Mai 21 13:06:07 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825567.0925] device (wlp2s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Mai 21 13:05:57 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825557.0914] device (wlp2s0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> disconnected
Mai 21 13:05:57 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825557.0333] device (wlp2s0): supplicant interface state: inactive -> authenticating
Mai 21 13:05:57 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825557.0230] device (wlp2s0): supplicant interface state: interface_disabled -> inactive
Mai 21 13:05:57 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825557.0216] Config: added 'psk' value '<hidden>'
Mai 21 13:05:57 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825557.0216] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256 FT-PSK'
Mai 21 13:05:57 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825557.0216] Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-70:86400'
Mai 21 13:05:57 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825557.0215] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Mai 21 13:05:57 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825557.0214] Config: added 'ssid' value 'Funkstrom'
Mai 21 13:05:57 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825557.0212] device (wlp2s0): Activation: (wifi) connection 'Funkstrom' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Mai 21 13:05:57 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825557.0207] device (wlp2s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Mai 21 13:05:57 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825557.0204] device (wlp2s0): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Mai 21 13:05:57 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825557.0196] device (wlp2s0): supplicant interface state: inactive -> interface_disabled
Mai 21 13:05:57 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825557.0193] device (wlp2s0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Mai 21 13:05:57 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825557.0193] device (wlp2s0): Activation: (wifi) access point 'Funkstrom' has security, but secrets are required.
Mai 21 13:05:57 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825557.0190] device (wlp2s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Mai 21 13:05:56 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825556.6704] device (wlp2s0): set-hw-addr: reset MAC address to 68:17:29:C9:C5:48 (preserve)
Mai 21 13:05:56 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825556.6501] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
Mai 21 13:05:56 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825556.6494] device (wlp2s0): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Mai 21 13:05:56 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825556.6492] device (wlp2s0): Activation: starting connection 'Funkstrom' (5cdcd1ba-0608-4d8e-a35a-7d318579016e)
Mai 21 13:05:56 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825556.6481] policy: auto-activating connection 'Funkstrom' (5cdcd1ba-0608-4d8e-a35a-7d318579016e)
Mai 21 13:05:56 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825556.1480] device (wlp2s0): supplicant interface state: interface_disabled -> inactive
Mai 21 13:05:56 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825556.1436] device (wlp2s0): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Mai 21 13:05:56 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825556.1432] device (wlp2s0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> interface_disabled
Mai 21 13:05:56 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <warn>  [1747825556.1430] device (wlp2s0): Activation: failed for connection 'Funkstrom'
Mai 21 13:05:55 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825555.7961] device (wlp2s0): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to AA:C5:23:54:CA:79 (scanning)
Mai 21 13:05:55 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825555.7709] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
Mai 21 13:05:55 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <info>  [1747825555.7695] device (wlp2s0): state change: config -> failed (reason 'ssid-not-found', managed-type: 'full')
Mai 21 13:05:55 archlap NetworkManager[619]: <warn>  [1747825555.7694] device (wlp2s0): Activation: (wifi) association took too long, failing activation

I tried disabling the mac address randomization, but this does not help.

/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/mac-randomization.conf:

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

Hopefully someone has an idea

Update: HW issue -> closing

Last edited by M5Hc6UsQ (2025-05-23 10:16:33)