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#1 2020-11-27 23:24:07
- rhpittman314
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[Solved] Wifi issues with recent reinstall of wifi packages
Since a recent reinstall of various packages from issues booting (bad GPU driver install), my wifi has periodically been cutting in and out and is much slower than usual. Current services enabled are (checked with "systemctl --type=service"):
UNIT LOAD ACTIVE SUB DESCRIPTION
dbus.service loaded active running D-Bus System Message Bus
dhcpcd.service loaded active running dhcpcd on all interfaces
iwd.service loaded active running Wireless service
kmod-static-nodes.service loaded active exited Create list of static device nodes for the current kernel
ldconfig.service loaded active exited Rebuild Dynamic Linker Cache
lvm2-lvmetad.service loaded active running LVM2 metadata daemon
lvm2-monitor.service loaded active exited Monitoring of LVM2 mirrors, snapshots etc. using dmeventd or progress polling
● NetworkManager-wait-online.service loaded failed failed Network Manager Wait Online
NetworkManager.service loaded active running Network Manager
● nmb.service loaded failed failed Samba NMB Daemon
piavpn.service loaded active running Private Internet Access daemon
polkit.service loaded active running Authorization Manager
rtkit-daemon.service loaded active running RealtimeKit Scheduling Policy Service
sddm.service loaded active running Simple Desktop Display Manager
smb.service loaded active running Samba SMB Daemon
systemd-binfmt.service loaded active exited Set Up Additional Binary Formats
systemd-journal-catalog-update.service loaded active exited Rebuild Journal Catalog
systemd-journal-flush.service loaded active exited Flush Journal to Persistent Storage
systemd-journald.service loaded active running Journal Service
systemd-logind.service loaded active running User Login Management
systemd-modules-load.service loaded active exited Load Kernel Modules
systemd-random-seed.service loaded active exited Load/Save Random Seed
systemd-remount-fs.service loaded active exited Remount Root and Kernel File Systems
systemd-sysctl.service loaded active exited Apply Kernel Variables
systemd-sysusers.service loaded active exited Create System Users
systemd-timesyncd.service loaded active running Network Time Synchronization
systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service loaded active exited Create Static Device Nodes in /dev
systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service loaded active exited Create Volatile Files and Directories
systemd-udev-trigger.service loaded active exited Coldplug All udev Devices
systemd-udevd.service loaded active running Rule-based Manager for Device Events and Files
systemd-update-done.service loaded active exited Update is Completed
systemd-update-utmp.service loaded active exited Update UTMP about System Boot/Shutdown
systemd-user-sessions.service loaded active exited Permit User Sessions
udisks2.service loaded active running Disk Manager
upower.service loaded active running Daemon for power management
user-runtime-dir@1000.service loaded active exited User Runtime Directory /run/user/1000
user@1000.service loaded active running User Manager for UID 1000
wpa_supplicant.service loaded active running WPA supplicant
LOAD = Reflects whether the unit definition was properly loaded.
ACTIVE = The high-level unit activation state, i.e. generalization of SUB.
SUB = The low-level unit activation state, values depend on unit type.
38 loaded units listed. Pass --all to see loaded but inactive units, too.
To show all installed unit files use 'systemctl list-unit-files'.Currently, my ping is anywhere from 50-2000ms, whereas on my phone, it ranges from 10-25ms.
The system journal on a fresh boot when trying to use the desktop's Network Manager gave the following journal (when sudo'd)
http://ix.io/2FJt
Are some things conflicting here, preventing my ability to connect? Any help is appreciated.
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#2 2020-11-27 23:27:36
- Scimmia
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Re: [Solved] Wifi issues with recent reinstall of wifi packages
You have dhcpcd, iwd, networkmanager, and wpa_supplicant all running? Which of those 4 is actually enabled? It should only be one.
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#3 2020-11-27 23:27:39
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Re: [Solved] Wifi issues with recent reinstall of wifi packages
dhcpcd.service loaded active running dhcpcd on all interfaces
iwd.service loaded active running Wireless service
● NetworkManager-wait-online.service loaded failed failed Network Manager Wait Online
NetworkManager.service loaded active running Network Manager
wpa_supplicant.service loaded active running WPA supplicantIf you wish to use network manager disable and stop the other network management services.
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#4 2020-11-27 23:31:05
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Re: [Solved] Wifi issues with recent reinstall of wifi packages
------------------------------------------- Bad advice don't read! ---------------------------------------------------------------------
I don't know what backend you are using for network manager but if you wanna use network manager you could
a) if you are running wpa_supplicant with networkmanager disable dhcpcd and iwd
or
b) if you are running iwd with networkmanager disable dhcpcd and wpa_supplicant
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#5 2020-11-27 23:37:41
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Re: [Solved] Wifi issues with recent reinstall of wifi packages
I don't know what backend you are using for network manager but if you wanna use network manager you could
Whatever back-end is used by network manager, it should be the only service managing the interface, having a service disabled does not interfere with network manager calling related executables / libraries directly.
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#6 2020-11-27 23:39:35
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Re: [Solved] Wifi issues with recent reinstall of wifi packages
NetworkManager will start them as services, though. IE, it could be starting both wpa_supplicant and dhcpcd in the output given. That's why I asked what was actually enabled.
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#7 2020-11-27 23:45:38
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Re: [Solved] Wifi issues with recent reinstall of wifi packages
Chop1n wrote:I don't know what backend you are using for network manager but if you wanna use network manager you could
Whatever back-end is used by network manager, it should be the only service managing the interface, having a service disabled does not interfere with network manager calling related executables / libraries directly.
If he is using iwd as his wifi backend via networkmanager then iwd will still bé enabled
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#8 2020-11-27 23:46:39
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Re: [Solved] Wifi issues with recent reinstall of wifi packages
Find all services locally enabled or modified, excluding masked services:
find /etc/systemd -name \*.service -type l -a -xtype f -printf %f\\nOnline
#9 2020-11-27 23:47:02
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Re: [Solved] Wifi issues with recent reinstall of wifi packages
loqs wrote:Chop1n wrote:I don't know what backend you are using for network manager but if you wanna use network manager you could
Whatever back-end is used by network manager, it should be the only service managing the interface, having a service disabled does not interfere with network manager calling related executables / libraries directly.
If he is using iwd as his wifi backend via networkmanager then iwd will still bé enabled
No, it will be running, not enabled.
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#10 2020-11-27 23:53:14
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Re: [Solved] Wifi issues with recent reinstall of wifi packages
Chop1n wrote:loqs wrote:Whatever back-end is used by network manager, it should be the only service managing the interface, having a service disabled does not interfere with network manager calling related executables / libraries directly.
If he is using iwd as his wifi backend via networkmanager then iwd will still bé enabled
No, it will be running, not enabled.
True. My mistake, thanks for correcting me!
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#11 2020-11-28 00:07:50
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Re: [Solved] Wifi issues with recent reinstall of wifi packages
From the journal
Nov 27 17:06:12 torii systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager...
Nov 27 17:06:12 torii systemd[1]: Starting dhcpcd on all interfaces...
Nov 27 17:06:12 torii systemd[1]: Starting Wireless service...
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Nov 27 17:06:13 torii dbus-daemon[442]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1' unit='wpa_supplicant.service' requested by ':1.12' (uid=0 pid=443 comm="/usr/bin/NetworkManager --no-daemon ")That looks to me as network manager, dhcdcd and iwd services are all enabled while wpa_supplicant is started by network manager.
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#12 2020-11-28 00:35:24
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Re: [Solved] Wifi issues with recent reinstall of wifi packages
So I've disabled (and stopped) dhcpcd, iwd, and wpa_supplicant. NetworkManager and NetworkManager-wait-online are enabled.
NetworkManager showed no nearby connections, and wlan0 didn't show when using ip link. I am still able to connect through the command line by starting iwd and using iwctl, followed by "station wlan0 scan", quitting, and then sudo dhclient wlan0.
Even when connected, the desktop NetworkManager shows no nearby connections.
Previously, i recall systemd-networkd and systemd-resolved running/being enabled/both - with NetworkManager running. I'm not sure that this will give better results though - or if I'm just missing something from the services above.
Edit: On reboot, it's all good - ping less than 10ms. Nice! NetworkManager connects on its own and everything.
Thanks to all who gave some clarification on the matter.
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