GNOME Network Manager duplicates wireless networks

Frigyes06 · 2022-03-01 02:18:23

Hello!

I have this issue, where GNOME's network manager duplicates my WiFi network. It wouldn't bother me if it would work. But what happens is my PC suspends, and when I start it again, the connection is slow and lossy. I can fix it by making it forget the WiFi network, turning WiFi off and on, then rejoining the WiFi network. This process is easy but infuriating.

If you need to se any debug command, just let me know!

$ lspci -k
03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188EE Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 0179
	Kernel driver in use: rtl8188ee
	Kernel modules: rtl8188ee

$ uname -a
Linux archpc 5.16.11-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu, 24 Feb 2022 02:18:20 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ ip link
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: enp2s0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether c0:3f:d5:90:6b:1e brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: wlp3s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP mode DORMANT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether b8:ee:65:2c:2b:d5 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

Thanks!

seth · 2022-03-01 06:51:31

But what happens is my PC suspends, and when I start it again, the connection is slow and lossy.

That's likely not caused by some GUI mess.

=> Does the AP provide a 5GHz and 2.4GHz connection under the same SSID?

find /etc/systemd -type l -exec test -f {} \; -print | awk -F'/' '{ printf ("%-40s | %s\n", $(NF-0), $(NF-1)) }' | sort -f
sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'f:1=<-' ix.io # after S3 and slowness and fixing that by reconnecting, please

Frigyes06 · 2022-03-02 02:48:40

seth wrote:

=> Does the AP provide a 5GHz and 2.4GHz connection under the same SSID?

No, I'm 100% sure I only run a 2.4 GHz network on this SSID. And this adapter can't do 5GHz

$ find /etc/systemd -type l -exec test -f {} \; -print | awk -F'/' '{ printf ("%-40s | %s\n", $(NF-0), $(NF-1)) }' | sort -f
dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service | system
dirmngr.socket                           | sockets.target.wants
display-manager.service                  | system
gcr-ssh-agent.socket                     | sockets.target.wants
getty@tty1.service                       | getty.target.wants
gpg-agent-browser.socket                 | sockets.target.wants
gpg-agent-extra.socket                   | sockets.target.wants
gpg-agent.socket                         | sockets.target.wants
gpg-agent-ssh.socket                     | sockets.target.wants
NetworkManager.service                   | multi-user.target.wants
NetworkManager-wait-online.service       | network-online.target.wants
p11-kit-server.socket                    | sockets.target.wants
pipewire-media-session.service           | pipewire.service.wants
pipewire-session-manager.service         | user
pipewire.socket                          | sockets.target.wants
pulseaudio.socket                        | sockets.target.wants
remote-fs.target                         | multi-user.target.wants
sshd.service                             | multi-user.target.wants
xdg-user-dirs-update.service             | default.target.wants

sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'f:1=<-' ix.io # after S3 and slowness and fixing that by reconnecting, please

I ran this many times, I even restarted it even when it worked, and got the weirdest results:

no results to fetch
#I restarted here, and tried again:
curl: (52) Empty reply from server
#and again
tuple index out of range
#and again
no results to fetch

seth · 2022-03-02 06:23:47

There're no competing network config services and w/o a double SSID there's no easy explanation of what might happen.

The journal is probably too big and rus into a quota.
=> Redirect it into some file and upload it somewhere (google drive?) and post that link here.

Frigyes06 · 2022-03-05 04:10:06

seth wrote:

There're no competing network config services and w/o a double SSID there's no easy explanation of what might happen.
The journal is probably too big and rus into a quota.
=> Redirect it into some file and upload it somewhere (google drive?) and post that link here.

This is the output of the last command:
http://ix.io/3RnG

seth · 2022-03-05 08:04:47

NM indeed pulls a three-stooges, the connection is already available during GDM and remains stable and uninterrupted until you log in at which point NM stumbles over its own feet.
Do you https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Networ … et_on_boot ? And what if not?
Also check /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ - https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Networ … connection

Frigyes06 · 2022-03-07 04:52:29

seth wrote:

NM indeed pulls a three-stooges, the connection is already available during GDM and remains stable and uninterrupted until you log in at which point NM stumbles over its own feet.
Do you https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Networ … et_on_boot ? And what if not?
Also check /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ - https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Networ … connection

I disabled the auto connect.
I ran

nmcli connection

and got

NAME                UUID                                  TYPE      DEVICE 
LinkNET 1           4f250e6d-06ba-4038-8675-4658fa7211ca  wifi      wlp3s0 
Chayito             650573d5-3cef-43be-8bba-086e999d83ef  wifi      --     
LinkNET             0a8143cd-03b8-47ae-884f-feb8cb774fb4  wifi      --     
LinkNET 2           bb7d40fd-99ac-4405-8e21-fba5b3f99d26  wifi      --     
Wired connection 1  5b73dc93-b0a8-30eb-877e-706e01e22e9a  ethernet  --

Is that good? what does that mean? should I delete LinkNET 1 and LinkNET 2?

seth · 2022-03-07 06:46:36

I'd delete all of them and create a new connection for the relevant AP.

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GNOME Network Manager duplicates wireless networks

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