[Solved] NetworkManager: Device not managed

Finalshare · 2023-12-28 19:27:23

Hi all!

I have a problem with NetworkManager. I initially set up wifi through iwd, then wanted to switch to NM which worked, but I experienced frequent connection drops so I deinstalled NM again.
Now, a few months later I thought of giving NM another try, however after reinstalling NM the nm-applet shows "Device not managed" and I can't get it to work.
Currently wifi still works through iwd. I tried different things over the past weeks, however I guess by now I broke things more than I fixed them. orz

Anyway, I would appreciate if someone could lend me a hand to get NetworkManager to work and clean up the mess I probably made.

My system is up to date, DE is xfce4.

Here are some logs and command outputs that might be relevant:

lspci | grep wireless

01:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 3165 (rev 91)

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
3: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP mode DORMANT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether a0:af:bd:54:80:35 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
10: wg-mullvad: <POINTOPOINT,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1380 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/none

ip a

1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether a0:af:bd:54:80:35 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.178.53/24 metric 600 brd 192.168.178.255 scope global dynamic wlan0
       valid_lft 850537sec preferred_lft 850537sec
    inet6 fd00::7691:fec1:ad83:cdd8/64 scope global temporary dynamic 
       valid_lft 6824sec preferred_lft 3224sec
    inet6 fd00::a2af:bdff:fe54:8035/64 scope global dynamic mngtmpaddr noprefixroute 
       valid_lft 6824sec preferred_lft 3224sec
    inet6 fe80::a2af:bdff:fe54:8035/64 scope link proto kernel_ll 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
10: wg-mullvad: <POINTOPOINT,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1380 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/none 
    inet 10.136.19.22/32 scope global wg-mullvad
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

journalctl -b --grep=network

Dec 28 14:51:26 archlinux kernel: drop_monitor: Initializing network drop monitor service
Dec 28 14:51:29 archlinux systemd[1]: Listening on Network Service Netlink Socket.
Dec 28 14:51:29 archlinux systemd[1]: Starting Mullvad early boot network blocker...
Dec 28 14:51:29 archlinux systemd[1]: Starting Generate network units from Kernel command line...
Dec 28 14:51:29 archlinux systemd[1]: Finished Generate network units from Kernel command line.
Dec 28 14:51:29 archlinux systemd[1]: Reached target Preparation for Network.
Dec 28 14:51:29 archlinux systemd[1]: Finished Mullvad early boot network blocker.
Dec 28 14:51:30 archlinux systemd[1]: Starting Network Configuration...
Dec 28 14:51:30 archlinux systemd[1]: Started Network Configuration.
Dec 28 14:51:31 archlinux systemd[1]: Starting Network Name Resolution...
Dec 28 14:51:31 archlinux systemd[1]: Starting Network Time Synchronization...
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux systemd[1]: Started Network Time Synchronization.
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux systemd[1]: Started Network Name Resolution.
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux systemd[1]: Reached target Host and Network Name Lookups.
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux systemd-networkd[311]: wlan0: found matching network '/etc/systemd/network/20-wlan.network', based on potentially unpredictable interface name.
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux systemd-networkd[311]: wlan0: Configuring with /etc/systemd/network/20-wlan.network.
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager...
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703771492.6726] NetworkManager (version 1.44.2-3) is starting... (boot:32967ff2-4fd9-47ac-94bc-388622817a20)
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703771492.6727] Read config: /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf (lib: 20-connectivity.conf)
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703771492.8647] Loaded device plugin: NMTeamFactory (/usr/lib/NetworkManager/1.44.2-3/libnm-device-plugin-team.so)
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703771492.8725] Loaded device plugin: NMWwanFactory (/usr/lib/NetworkManager/1.44.2-3/libnm-device-plugin-wwan.so)
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703771492.8741] Loaded device plugin: NMOvsFactory (/usr/lib/NetworkManager/1.44.2-3/libnm-device-plugin-ovs.so)
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703771492.8774] Loaded device plugin: NMBluezManager (/usr/lib/NetworkManager/1.44.2-3/libnm-device-plugin-bluetooth.so)
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703771492.8785] Loaded device plugin: NMAtmManager (/usr/lib/NetworkManager/1.44.2-3/libnm-device-plugin-adsl.so)
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703771492.8809] Loaded device plugin: NMWifiFactory (/usr/lib/NetworkManager/1.44.2-3/libnm-device-plugin-wifi.so)
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703771492.8817] manager: Networking is disabled by state file
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux dbus-daemon[447]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service' requested by ':1.5' (uid=0 pid=457 comm="/usr/bin/NetworkManager --no-daemon")
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703771492.8882] manager: (lo): new Loopback device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1)
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703771492.8903] manager: (wlan0): new 802.11 Wi-Fi device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2)
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703771492.8924] bus-manager: acquired D-Bus service "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux systemd[1]: Started Network Manager.
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux systemd[1]: Started Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service.
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux systemd[1]: Reached target Network.
Dec 28 14:51:32 archlinux iwd[451]: station: Network configuration is disabled.
Dec 28 14:51:33 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703771493.1297] manager: (wlan0): new 802.11 Wi-Fi device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3)
Dec 28 14:51:33 archlinux systemd-networkd[311]: wlan0: Configuring with /etc/systemd/network/20-wlan.network.
Dec 28 14:51:33 archlinux mullvad-daemon[520]: [mullvad_daemon][INFO] Blocking all network connections, reason: This device is offline, no tunnels can be established
Dec 28 14:51:33 archlinux systemd-networkd[311]: wlan0: Connected WiFi access point: ATH-Privat-Network-LAN (3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2)
Dec 28 14:51:34 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 14:51:34 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 14:51:34 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703771494.2211] manager: (wg-mullvad): new WireGuard device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/4)
Dec 28 14:51:34 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 14:51:34 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 14:51:34 archlinux mullvad-daemon[520]: [talpid_routing::imp::imp][DEBUG] Adding routes: {RequiredRoute { prefix: V4(Ipv4Network { addr: 10.64.0.1, prefix: 32 }), node: RealNode(Node { ip: None, device: Some("wg-mullvad") }), main_table: true }}
Dec 28 14:51:34 archlinux mullvad-daemon[520]: [talpid_routing::imp::imp][DEBUG] Adding routes: {RequiredRoute { prefix: V4(Ipv4Network { addr: 0.0.0.0, prefix: 0 }), node: RealNode(Node { ip: None, device: Some("wg-mullvad") }), main_table: false }}
Dec 28 14:51:35 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 14:51:35 archlinux systemd[615]: Listening on GnuPG network certificate management daemon.
Dec 28 14:51:36 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 14:51:36 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 14:51:36 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 14:51:38 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 14:51:42 archlinux systemd[1]: NetworkManager-dispatcher.service: Deactivated successfully.
Dec 28 14:51:47 archlinux systemd[704]: Listening on GnuPG network certificate management daemon.
Dec 28 14:51:56 archlinux systemd[615]: Closed GnuPG network certificate management daemon.
Dec 28 15:02:47 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: No network connectivity, watching for changes.
Dec 28 15:02:47 archlinux mullvad-daemon[520]: [mullvad_daemon][INFO] Blocking all network connections, reason: This device is offline, no tunnels can be established
Dec 28 15:02:47 archlinux systemd-networkd[311]: wlan0: Connected WiFi access point: ATH-Privat-Network-LAN (3b:a8:3f:dd:34:f1)
Dec 28 15:02:47 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:02:47 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:02:47 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:02:47 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:02:47 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703772167.8036] manager: (wg-mullvad): new WireGuard device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/5)
Dec 28 15:02:47 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:02:47 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:02:47 archlinux mullvad-daemon[520]: [talpid_routing::imp::imp][DEBUG] Adding routes: {RequiredRoute { prefix: V4(Ipv4Network { addr: 10.64.0.1, prefix: 32 }), node: RealNode(Node { ip: None, device: Some("wg-mullvad") }), main_table: true }}
Dec 28 15:02:47 archlinux mullvad-daemon[520]: [talpid_routing::imp::imp][DEBUG] Adding routes: {RequiredRoute { prefix: V4(Ipv4Network { addr: 0.0.0.0, prefix: 0 }), node: RealNode(Node { ip: None, device: Some("wg-mullvad") }), main_table: false }}
Dec 28 15:02:48 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:02:48 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:02:48 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:11:35 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: No network connectivity, watching for changes.
Dec 28 15:11:35 archlinux mullvad-daemon[520]: [mullvad_daemon][INFO] Blocking all network connections, reason: This device is offline, no tunnels can be established
Dec 28 15:11:35 archlinux systemd-networkd[311]: wlan0: Connected WiFi access point: ATH-Privat-Network-LAN (3b:a8:3f:dd:34:f1)
Dec 28 15:11:35 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:11:35 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:11:35 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:11:35 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703772695.7044] manager: (wg-mullvad): new WireGuard device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/6)
Dec 28 15:11:35 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:11:35 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:11:35 archlinux mullvad-daemon[520]: [talpid_routing::imp::imp][DEBUG] Adding routes: {RequiredRoute { prefix: V4(Ipv4Network { addr: 10.64.0.1, prefix: 32 }), node: RealNode(Node { ip: None, device: Some("wg-mullvad") }), main_table: true }}
Dec 28 15:11:35 archlinux mullvad-daemon[520]: [talpid_routing::imp::imp][DEBUG] Adding routes: {RequiredRoute { prefix: V4(Ipv4Network { addr: 0.0.0.0, prefix: 0 }), node: RealNode(Node { ip: None, device: Some("wg-mullvad") }), main_table: false }}
Dec 28 15:11:36 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:11:36 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:11:36 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:35:33 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703774133.9627] manager: (wg-mullvad): new WireGuard device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/7)
Dec 28 15:35:33 archlinux mullvad-daemon[520]: [talpid_routing::imp::imp][DEBUG] Adding routes: {RequiredRoute { prefix: V4(Ipv4Network { addr: 10.64.0.1, prefix: 32 }), node: RealNode(Node { ip: None, device: Some("wg-mullvad") }), main_table: true }}
Dec 28 15:35:34 archlinux mullvad-daemon[520]: [talpid_routing::imp::imp][DEBUG] Adding routes: {RequiredRoute { prefix: V4(Ipv4Network { addr: 0.0.0.0, prefix: 0 }), node: RealNode(Node { ip: None, device: Some("wg-mullvad") }), main_table: false }}
Dec 28 15:35:40 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703774140.7653] manager: (wg-mullvad): new WireGuard device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/8)
Dec 28 15:35:40 archlinux mullvad-daemon[520]: [talpid_routing::imp::imp][DEBUG] Adding routes: {RequiredRoute { prefix: V4(Ipv4Network { addr: 10.64.0.1, prefix: 32 }), node: RealNode(Node { ip: None, device: Some("wg-mullvad") }), main_table: true }}
Dec 28 15:35:40 archlinux mullvad-daemon[520]: [talpid_routing::imp::imp][DEBUG] Adding routes: {RequiredRoute { prefix: V4(Ipv4Network { addr: 0.0.0.0, prefix: 0 }), node: RealNode(Node { ip: None, device: Some("wg-mullvad") }), main_table: false }}
Dec 28 15:36:52 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: No network connectivity, watching for changes.
Dec 28 15:36:52 archlinux mullvad-daemon[520]: [mullvad_daemon][INFO] Blocking all network connections, reason: This device is offline, no tunnels can be established
Dec 28 15:36:53 archlinux systemd-networkd[311]: wlan0: Connected WiFi access point: ATH-Privat-Network-LAN (3b:a8:3f:dd:34:f1)
Dec 28 15:36:53 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:36:53 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:36:53 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:36:53 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:36:53 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:36:53 archlinux NetworkManager[457]: <info>  [1703774213.5445] manager: (wg-mullvad): new WireGuard device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/9)
Dec 28 15:36:53 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:36:53 archlinux mullvad-daemon[520]: [talpid_routing::imp::imp][DEBUG] Adding routes: {RequiredRoute { prefix: V4(Ipv4Network { addr: 10.64.0.1, prefix: 32 }), node: RealNode(Node { ip: None, device: Some("wg-mullvad") }), main_table: true }}
Dec 28 15:36:53 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:36:53 archlinux mullvad-daemon[520]: [talpid_routing::imp::imp][DEBUG] Adding routes: {RequiredRoute { prefix: V4(Ipv4Network { addr: 0.0.0.0, prefix: 0 }), node: RealNode(Node { ip: None, device: Some("wg-mullvad") }), main_table: false }}
Dec 28 15:36:54 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:36:54 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.
Dec 28 15:36:54 archlinux systemd-timesyncd[390]: Network configuration changed, trying to establish connection.

systemctl list-unit-files --state=enabled

UNIT FILE                            STATE   PRESET
bluetooth.service                    enabled disabled
getty@.service                       enabled enabled
iwd.service                          enabled disabled
lightdm.service                      enabled disabled
mullvad-daemon.service               enabled disabled
mullvad-early-boot-blocking.service  enabled disabled
NetworkManager-dispatcher.service    enabled disabled
NetworkManager-wait-online.service   enabled disabled
NetworkManager.service               enabled disabled
systemd-network-generator.service    enabled enabled
systemd-networkd-wait-online.service enabled enabled
systemd-networkd.service             enabled enabled
systemd-resolved.service             enabled enabled
systemd-timesyncd.service            enabled enabled
systemd-networkd.socket              enabled disabled
remote-fs.target                     enabled enabled
fstrim.timer                         enabled disabled

17 unit files listed.

From what I read in the wiki I should remove the competing networking services, however I'm not sure what to remove without completely breaking the currently still working wifi setup.

cat /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state

[main]
NetworkingEnabled=false
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true

/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf as well as /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/ are empty.

I found this post: https://askubuntu.com/questions/71159/n … ot-managed however, it didn't work for me, /etc/network/interfaces doesn't exist on my machine.

nmcli device gave me this output:

DEVICE      TYPE       STATE      CONNECTION 
lo          loopback   unmanaged  --         
wlan0       wifi       unmanaged  --         
wg-mullvad  wireguard  unmanaged  --

So I tried to change the state of the wlan0 interface with this command:

nmcli device set wlan0 managed yes

However the state doesn't persist.

Thanks in advance!

Last edited by Finalshare (2023-12-28 21:19:50)

Head_on_a_Stick · 2023-12-28 19:36:06

If you want to use NM with iwd disable iwd.service and follow https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Networ … Fi_backend. Having both services enabled will cause conflicts.

Don't know if that WireGuard connection will cause problems though, I don't use VPNs.

Finalshare · 2023-12-28 19:46:39

Thanks for the reply.
I disabled iwd.service and added the config files as described in the wiki.
Wifi is still working, though NM still says device not managed.

seth · 2023-12-28 20:09:28

the nm-applet shows "Device not managed" and I can't get it to work

*what* device?
Please don't grep, post your complete system journal for the boot:

sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st

Finalshare · 2023-12-28 20:22:08

seth wrote:

the nm-applet shows "Device not managed" and I can't get it to work
*what* device?

When I click the tray icon of the nm-applet the popup only says WIFI-Network and below greyed out "Device not managed".
I presume the device in question is the wifi interface.

Complete output of journalctl -b

seth · 2023-12-28 20:25:01

Disable systemd-networkd - NM doesn't indicate any unmanaged devices so it's either that or a bug in the applet.

Finalshare · 2023-12-28 20:38:28

I disabled systemd-networkd as suggested. I still get the „Device not managed“, but now the wifi is broken too. I no longer have internet…

seth · 2023-12-28 20:39:22

Post an updated journal.

Finalshare · 2023-12-28 20:47:33

I had to start systemd-networkd to get the internet back up again to post the journal...
Here is the output: http://0x0.st/HEQu.txt

seth · 2023-12-28 20:52:56

Dec 28 21:28:19 archlinux NetworkManager[437]: <info>  [1703795299.2428] device (wlan0): new IWD device state is disconnected
Dec 28 21:28:19 archlinux kernel: wlan0: authenticate with 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2
Dec 28 21:28:19 archlinux NetworkManager[437]: <info>  [1703795299.6869] device (wlan0): new IWD device state is connecting
Dec 28 21:28:19 archlinux kernel: wlan0: send auth to 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2 (try 1/3)
Dec 28 21:28:19 archlinux kernel: wlan0: 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2 denied authentication (status 77)
Dec 28 21:28:19 archlinux kernel: wlan0: authenticate with 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2
Dec 28 21:28:19 archlinux kernel: wlan0: send auth to 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2 (try 1/3)
Dec 28 21:28:20 archlinux kernel: wlan0: authenticate with 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2
Dec 28 21:28:20 archlinux kernel: wlan0: send auth to 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2 (try 1/3)
Dec 28 21:28:20 archlinux kernel: wlan0: authenticated
Dec 28 21:28:20 archlinux kernel: wlan0: associate with 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2 (try 1/3)
Dec 28 21:28:20 archlinux kernel: wlan0: RX AssocResp from 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2 (capab=0x1511 status=0 aid=3)
Dec 28 21:28:20 archlinux kernel: wlan0: associated
Dec 28 21:28:20 archlinux kernel: wlan0: Limiting TX power to 27 (30 - 3) dBm as advertised by 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2
Dec 28 21:28:20 archlinux NetworkManager[437]: <info>  [1703795300.2805] device (wlan0): new IWD device state is connected

Did you https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Iwd#En … figuration ?
Disable that if you want to use NM.

Finalshare · 2023-12-28 20:56:14

/etc/iwd/main.conf doesn't exist, so I presume I didn't set up DHCP with iwd.

seth · 2023-12-28 21:05:12

Are there other iwd config files?
NM connects using iwd but never even tries to obtain a lease, did you configure a static IP or dhcp for that connection?
What's the output of "ip a" (w/o! starting networkd or anything else)

Does it work w/ NM + wpa_supplicant ?

Finalshare · 2023-12-28 21:05:55

I got it to work. Though, I have no idea what I did. I simply rebooted again and now it's working.
Thanks for all the help!

Last edited by Finalshare (2023-12-28 21:20:11)

seth · 2023-12-28 21:22:57

Maybe post the last journal to record the expected behavior, in case it fails w/ future boots.

Finalshare · 2023-12-28 21:36:16

Here is the current journal.

seth · 2023-12-28 21:49:13

Dec 28 22:34:30 archlinux NetworkManager[441]: <info>  [1703799270.5733] manager: (wlan0): new 802.11 Wi-Fi device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2)
Dec 28 22:34:30 archlinux NetworkManager[441]: <info>  [1703799270.5738] device (wlan0): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed', sys-iface-state: 'external')
Dec 28 22:34:30 archlinux NetworkManager[441]: <info>  [1703799270.9109] device (wlan0): state change: unavailable -> unmanaged (reason 'removed', sys-iface-state: 'removed')
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux NetworkManager[441]: <error> [1703799271.0646] iwd-manager[0x55f5eef00680]: IWD device named wlan0 is not a Wifi device
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux NetworkManager[441]: <info>  [1703799271.0688] manager: (wlan0): new 802.11 Wi-Fi device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/4)
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux NetworkManager[441]: <info>  [1703799271.0693] device (wlan0): new IWD device state is disconnected
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux NetworkManager[441]: <info>  [1703799271.0712] device (wlan0): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed', sys-iface-state: 'external')
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux NetworkManager[441]: <info>  [1703799271.0750] device (wlan0): state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux kernel: wlan0: authenticate with 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux NetworkManager[441]: <info>  [1703799271.5043] device (wlan0): new IWD device state is connecting
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux NetworkManager[441]: <info>  [1703799271.5050] device (wlan0): Activation: starting connection 'ATH-Privat-Network-LAN' (c2bc7758-b756-44c2-9bdd-b285788d92e3)
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux NetworkManager[441]: <info>  [1703799271.5051] device (wlan0): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux NetworkManager[441]: <info>  [1703799271.5058] device (wlan0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux kernel: wlan0: send auth to 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2 (try 1/3)
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux kernel: wlan0: 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2 denied authentication (status 77)
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux kernel: wlan0: authenticate with 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux kernel: wlan0: send auth to 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2 (try 1/3)
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux kernel: wlan0: authenticate with 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux kernel: wlan0: send auth to 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2 (try 1/3)
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux kernel: wlan0: authenticated
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux kernel: wlan0: associate with 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2 (try 1/3)
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux kernel: wlan0: RX AssocResp from 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2 (capab=0x1511 status=0 aid=3)
Dec 28 22:34:31 archlinux kernel: wlan0: associated
Dec 28 22:34:32 archlinux kernel: wlan0: Limiting TX power to 27 (30 - 3) dBm as advertised by 3c:a6:2f:df:31:e2
Dec 28 22:34:32 archlinux NetworkManager[441]: <info>  [1703799272.0897] device (wlan0): new IWD device state is connected
Dec 28 22:34:32 archlinux NetworkManager[441]: <info>  [1703799272.0899] device (wlan0): state change: config -> ip-config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Dec 28 22:34:32 archlinux NetworkManager[441]: <info>  [1703799272.0913] dhcp4 (wlan0): activation: beginning transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
Dec 28 22:34:32 archlinux NetworkManager[441]: <info>  [1703799272.1311] dhcp4 (wlan0): state changed new lease, address=192.168.178.54
Dec 28 22:34:32 archlinux NetworkManager[441]: <info>  [1703799272.1317] policy: set 'ATH-Privat-Network-LAN' (wlan0) as default for IPv4 routing and DNS
Dec 28 22:34:32 archlinux systemd-resolved[408]: wlan0: Bus client set search domain list to: fritz.box
Dec 28 22:34:32 archlinux systemd-resolved[408]: wlan0: Bus client set default route setting: yes
Dec 28 22:34:32 archlinux systemd-resolved[408]: wlan0: Bus client set DNS server list to: 192.168.178.1

Looks similar except NM is now also starting the expected dhcp requests - *shrug*

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