** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
Assignee: ImhotepOsumare157 (imhoteposumare157) => Marzenco Alexandru
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574347
Title:
WiFi networks list disappears (device type not reloaded)
Status in NetworkManager:
Fix Released
Status in OEM Priority Project:
Fix Released
Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in network-manager source package in Xenial:
Fix Released
Bug description:
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HOW TO REPRODUCE
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Boot the system.
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RESULT
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From time to time, some of these happen:
- The applet doesn't list any wireless network.
- The applet doesn't show the name of the current network.
- The icon shows the wired connection symbol, instead of the wifi one.
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WORK AROUND
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(http://askubuntu.com/questions/762198/16-04-lts-wifi-connection-issues)
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FIX
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The applet needs to re-read the DEVTYPE after the device name changed.
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HOW TO TEST A FIX
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In the Terminal application enter:
nmcli dev
If it works, in the line for the wireless device, the TYPE column
should be "wifi". If it doesn't it will be "ethernet".
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