KDE applet for network manager. "link is not ready"

dmidge · 2018-12-01 18:33:20

Hi,

I have a problem with my connection with the network manager, which happened since my last update of arch, combined with the reset of the router. I can't connect to the network (internet) through the KDE applet. It was concerning both the ethernet and wifi connection. (I know, only one is necessary at the same time. Btw, how to ask network manager to prioritize the RJ45 to the wifi when available?)
I managed to fetch back the ethernet connection through "sudo nmcli". Thus, it doesn't seem to be a hardware of firmware problem. And since then, my ethernet connection is working. However, I would like to avoid doing it for the wifi, and mostly every time when I need to add a new wifi.
Still, I will provide the relevant part or the "lspci" for the sake of completeness.

01:00.1 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 12)
        Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 41
        I/O ports at 4000 [size=256]
        Memory at d3404000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Memory at d3400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: r8169
        Kernel modules: r8169

02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 3165 (rev 81)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless AC 3165
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 47
        Memory at d3300000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
        Kernel modules: iwlwifi

I have more precision through the journal.

$ dmesg | grep tail
....
[  144.807683] audit: type=1111 audit(1543682883.518:54): pid=348 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=statistics arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=3896 uid=1000 result=success exe="/usr/bin/NetworkManager" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
[  146.487425] audit: type=1111 audit(1543682885.198:55): pid=348 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=connection-activate uuid=58b195cb-b34d-4535-b6ef-dfe5c82ae0cb name="SmartRG7912" pid=3896 uid=1000 result=success exe="/usr/bin/NetworkManager" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
[  146.498862] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready
[  146.595927] audit: type=1111 audit(1543682885.308:56): pid=348 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=statistics arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=3896 uid=1000 result=success exe="/usr/bin/NetworkManager" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
[  146.604038] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready
[  146.608461] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready
[  146.750665] audit: type=1111 audit(1543682885.461:57): pid=348 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=statistics arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=3896 uid=1000 result=success exe="/usr/bin/NetworkManager" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
[  146.832054] audit: type=1111 audit(1543682885.541:58): pid=348 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=statistics arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=3896 uid=1000 result=success exe="/usr/bin/NetworkManager" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
[  146.856663] audit: type=1111 audit(1543682885.568:59): pid=348 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=statistics arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=3896 uid=1000 result=success exe="/usr/bin/NetworkManager" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
[  146.884196] audit: type=1111 audit(1543682885.594:60): pid=348 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=statistics arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=3896 uid=1000 result=success exe="/usr/bin/NetworkManager" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
[  146.913915] audit: type=1111 audit(1543682885.624:61): pid=348 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=statistics arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=3896 uid=1000 result=success exe="/usr/bin/NetworkManager" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
[  146.947919] audit: type=1111 audit(1543682885.658:62): pid=348 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=statistics arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=3896 uid=1000 result=success exe="/usr/bin/NetworkManager" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
[  146.978072] audit: type=1111 audit(1543682885.688:63): pid=348 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=statistics arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=3896 uid=1000 result=success exe="/usr/bin/NetworkManager" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
[  156.642701] kauditd_printk_skb: 8 callbacks suppressed
[  156.642703] audit: type=1111 audit(1543682895.354:72): pid=348 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=statistics arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=3896 uid=1000 result=success exe="/usr/bin/NetworkManager" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'

Thus, it kind of is like if the command can get to the network manager, but is refused. However, the nmcli in root seems to work.

I thought it could be a problem of permission. Thus, I added myself to the wheel group (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne … ermissions), then reboot. But it didn't fix the problem.
What could it be then? And how to make the KDE network manager applet work as it used to be?

Thanks!
Cheers

Arch Linux

#1 2018-12-01 18:33:20

KDE applet for network manager. "link is not ready"

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