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Ubuntu 18.04 cannot connect to a certain wifi while my iphone can

this is my first post here so if there are something wrong about this post, please tell me. I’m now working in Tokyo, and the office offers a wifi. While my iphone is able to connect to it, my new ...
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How to configure wpa_supplicant.conf for NetworkManager WiFi proper management?

I have NetworkManager installed on Wrap7 board(which runs embedded Linux distro), but NetworkManager does not detect WiFi interface with a default content of wpa_supplicant.conf. Here is ...
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Configure Automatic Profile Selection for NetworkManager

I have a Debian system with multiple network interfaces. For the uplink interface (eno2), two different profiles are valid, depending whether the system is: on my desk in the lab I would want ...
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DHCP timeout when connecting over managed switch

NetworkManager DHCP times out when I am connecting via my Netgear GS108T managed the switch. This switch is running on factory settings, and expect it to act as an unmanaged switch for the moment. I ...
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How do I control the order in which NetworkManager brings up connections?

I have a server running Fedora 28. I've created six connections using nmcli. I would like for these connections to be brought up in a certain order each time the system boots. How do I do this? When ...
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Can't get wifi working on Ubuntu Server 16.04 + BCM4322

I've tried using networkmanager to connect to wifi using nmtui, the wifi card gets an IP, but there's no network connection, ping to gateway doesn't work either. Also tried using nmcli with nmcli dev ...
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Imported Network Manager settings doesn't show

I wanted to transfer Network Manager settings from one machine to another. Both machines are running the Stable branch of Debian with MATE desktop, fully updated. I simply copied everything from /etc/...
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How to get dhclient and/or NetworkManager to remove old client lease files?

My company produces IoT devices attached via USB, which contain a cell modem module, which contains a DHCP server. We have a production testing server running Ubuntu 14.04 and another server running ...
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NetworkManager fails to start gsm connection

I am trying to configure a gsm modem connection in linux using NetworkManager. The details of the modem are as follows: # mmcli -m 0 /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0 (device id '...
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NetworkManager to keep trying requesting DHCP

My home router didn't have power for some time. My desktop PC is connected by an Ethernet cable to this router, with a switch in the middle. As a result of power failure, the desktop lost its DHCP ...
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Network manager always fails to autoconnect to wireless networks after boot. Manually connecting works fine

On both of my latpops running arch linux and KDE plasma Networkmanager fails to autoconnect to a saved wireless network after login with the message No secret provided which is quite annoying. ...
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How do I enable the wireless network adapter on centos 7 minimal install?

I have just installed centos 7 over an old windows PC. The centos 7 image was of minimal install as I had only 4 GB of pendrive available. The wifi driver named wlp18s0b1 shows in the list if I do ip ...
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Have to restart NetworkManager to get wifi autoconnect

I'm running Antergos (Arch) with KDE Plasma, all works but from last couple of days I have a network problem: wifi doesn't autoconnect. I use NetworkManager. Well, in fact, it autoconnects, but only ...
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Can't start dnsmasq server if laptop's generating hotspot

I am using kde5-nm-connection-editor to generate hotspot from my laptop. Now I want to start a dnsmasq dns server. It seems that these 2 things can't run simultaneously. If I first create a hotspot ...
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Manage nmcli connection when logged in via ssh

This Question has been asked before, but it was never answered, so here is my take on it: I am running a headless machine in my local network and I need to manage VPN connections to the internet ...
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change wifi connection with network-manager(nmcli) and user www-data

I initalially asked this question with a wrong user. I got closer to the result but still have no success. When I execute sudo -H -u www-data bash -c 'nmcli d wifi connect "SSID" password "password" ...
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Import and activate connection with nmcli as normal user

When trying to import the settings for a VPN into network manager using nmcli connection import type openvpn file settings.ovpn nmcli throws an error saying 'insufficient privileges'. I am using ...
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How to enable basic authentication in NetworkManager openconnect applet (plasma-nm-oppenconnect)?

After latest upgrade, while trying to connect using nm-openconnect in NetworkManager I get the error "Server myserver.com requested Basic authentication which is disabled by default" How could I ...
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enforce the DNS search order in dnsmasq manged by network-manager?

I have some DN which does not have entry in DNS server x.x.x.x can only be resolved by server y.y.y.y and some DN will be wrong in y.y.y.y but correct in x.x.x.x. In traditional linux I just put 2 ...
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Ubuntu: Missing network interface and no UI

I'm running 14.04.5 and somehow my system got into a state where my nVidia drivers, lightdm, and all window managers seemed to contribute to a broken graphical system. So, I uninstalled all of it ...
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Processes started without a network connection are permanently unable to use it

In a nutshell: The first time a process tries to use a connection, if it fails due to no connections available, that single process will never regain the ability to use the network. I have to kill and ...
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Network manager show eth0 connection but no interenet access

I tried ping www.google.com and ping 8.8.8.8 and access the web browser manually, resulting in "server couldn't connect". I have 3 connections via eth0, wlan0 and wlan1(through USB) , eth0 ...
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What is correct approach to maintain resolv.conf on CentOS 7

On Ubuntu I use the resolvconf utility to update & maintain /etc/resolv.conf On CentOS 7, the resolvconf utility doesn't appear to exist. What is the correct way to maintain /etc/resolv.conf ...
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How to activate NetworkManager profile through systemd

Here's the problem I'm trying to solve: I have a wireless device, I would like it to act as a client in a certain moment and as an access point in another moment. I've set up NetworkManager using two ...
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How do I make NetworkManager allow simultaneous openvpn tap connections

I have several openvpn connections imported to NetworkManager from .ovpn files. For example, different connections for several cloud service regions. But, when I use NetworkManager to connect to new ...
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Two different PPPoE accounts, one ADSL line, same ISP?

My friend and I have the same ISP with 2Mbps uplink. I added my PPPoE profile along with my friend's in his ADSL modem gateway and both PPPoE profiles are assigned different WAN IP addresses. Now ...
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Not able to spoof MAC address in Kali Linux

The MAC address is spoofed when the network interface is down or not connected to any AP. But as soon as I connect to any access point it changes the spoofed MAC address to the original address. I ...
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Issue with Connecting to PPTP VPN - Modem hangup

I have following issue with connection to PPTP VPN in Ubuntu 14.04. I installed ppp and ppp-linux I set up /etc/ppp/chap-secrets to following 113.41.242.167\\mark PPTP NaksOsP * I created ...
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nm-applet doesn't use appindicator

I've been trying enlightenment as DE in Debian Jessie. Unfortunately, they dropped the xembed support in E20, so only libappindicator-aware applications show up on the systray. Theoretically, nm-...
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Unable to connect to WiFi via NetworkManager sometimes(!)

I have an issue which occurs only in Arch + Xfce + NetworkManager. It doesn't occur in Arch + Gnome + NetworkManager or in Ubuntu or Arch + Xfce + wicd on my machine if I'm not missing something. ...
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Scripts for /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/ to handle resolvconf -u

There are two ways for networkmanager: update /etc/resolv.conf do not update /etc/resolv.conf at all Both solutions are not suitable at my side as at my side I need /etc/resolv.conf to be handled by ...
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Openconnect certificate validation with NetworkManager

On my Cinnamon (linux) desktop, I have setup an openconnect VPN connection in NetworkManager. When connecting, I don't seem to have any issues: the connection is established and network traffic is ...
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VirtualBox: guest network reconnects frequently

I have a KaLi 2.0 Linux (debian based) virtual machine. The network disconnects and re-connects frequently (in an experiment using ping this happened after 870, 960, 1480, 1567, and 1770 seconds). I ...
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NetworkManager + VPN: How to set default route through VPN?

Since a dist-upgrade yesterday evening (running Debian Sid), NetworkManager appears to have stopped overwriting the default route set up through my local router once I connect to a VPN. Google ...
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My '/etc/resolv.conf' file has stopped updating itself in Ubuntu 14.04.3

I did a silly thing: I manually updated my /etc/resolv.conf file and now it isn’t updating anymore. Before I did that, it was generated by the NetworkManager GUI of my Ubuntu 14.04.3 Unity desktop. ...
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NetworkManager disrupt LAN connection after system reboot

Since several weeks ago, every time I reboot from Linux, LAN connection cannot be established. I cannot use LAN in Linux(Arch Linux), Windows(Windows 10), or even BIOS when trying to boot-up through ...
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Unable to connect to 802.1x network using NetworkManager on Linux

For the past few days, I have been trying to get my Fedora 22 desktop and laptop to connect to my university's 802.1x WiFi network. However, I have been running into an issue. Whenever I try using ...
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Using nm-tool: what does the device "capabilities" mean?

I'm learning about the use of the Network Manager tools in Linux. So I've tried using nm-tool in my terminal. I'm connected to the internet using a wireless 150 Mbps adapter. When I run the command, ...
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Where can I find Network Manager VPN connections files in a Debian 8 Jessie installation?

I had some vpn connections configured through network manager on a Debian 8 Jessie installation and I want to copy them to another fresh install of the same OS.y On the old install I used the default ...
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Prevent facebook from seeing real IP

I am using OpenVPN through networkmanager on Linux, and all is going well. However, I checked my active sessions on Facebook and it was able to see the IP address from my ISP. How can I prevent my ...
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What is the fastest way to switch from one AP to another in Linux

I need to switch between APs quickly - in less than 1 second if possible. Using nmcli or wpa_supplicant the best I can do is about 12 seconds. Does anyone know a method to reduce the time? Thanks.
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Connect to VPN when `wicd` delivers the internet

wicd and nmcli conflict, so how can I get onto a VPN if not through nmcli con up?
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nm-applet thinks I'm offline

I got on wireless with wicd-curses, but nm-applet thinks I'm disconnected. What I'm really trying to do is get on my VPN, and I usually do this through nm-applet. It doesn't want to let me on VPN ...
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NetworkManager icon on notification area is not present

I have noticed that recently the NetworkManager icon is not present on the notification area plugin on my XFCE panel after every fresh login; however, I am able to see its notifications and it in fact ...
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Arch Linux Cinnamon Network manager can not recognize certificate

I recently switched to Cinnamon, everything works fine other than the fact that I could not connect to the wifi in my university because of I cannot choose the certificate. Here are images of what is ...
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nmcli not working on bash script (but it does anywhere else)

I'm having this tricky problem trying to automatize a connection to a VPN. I have to ask for a password every time I want to connect, but I've already managed to request and parse it. The problem now ...
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How to configure a new NetworkManager connection from a shell script/command line?

I've tried to find a way to configure a new connection manageable by NetworkManager using a terminal/shell script all day long, but I've been unsuccessful. The reason is that I have a lot of openvpn ...
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NetworkManager timeout and "ip-config-unavailable" on Ethernet

I cannot get this laptop, Craptop, to connect to the Internet using the eth0 interface, but it can connect using the wlan0 interface. NetworkManager, managing eth0, times out when trying to find a ...
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I am am connected to my wireless router at home but it won’t give me an Internet connection

I have a Thinkpad running Linux Mint 17 and my connection is on wlan0 which is the Intel Wi-Fi interface. Several days ago I was connected to the Wi-Fi router at home and everything worked like a ...
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NetworkManager reaches outside but network service faiils

I am having IP 172.16.20.201 My proxy is on 172.16.15.8 when using NetworkManager I can ping 172.16.15.8 with no issues. Once I stop NetworkManager and start network service and do service network ...
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