** Description changed: + According to + https://blogs.gnome.org/thaller/2016/08/26/mac-address-spoofing-in-networkmanager-1-4-0/ + there is a new privacy feature in the new version of NetworkManager. + This privacy feature can cause some USB WiFi adapters to stop working + while they used to work with older versions of NetworkManager (Ubuntu 16.10 or older). + + The purpose of this privacy feature is to get your computer to report a new random MAC address whenever you connect to a WiFi network. + This privacy feature is especially useful when you connect to public WiFi networks, so that the operators cannot identify you when you connect multiple times. + + The downside of this privacy feature is that some USB WiFi adapters misbehave when NetworkManager tries to change their MAC address repeatedly. + The result is that those USB WiFi adapters cannot connect anymore to the WiFi network. + + Original report follows: + My Panda USB wi-fi adapter works just fine on 16.10, but when I try to connect to my wi-fi router in 17.04, GNOME network manager reports "Connection failed." I did some tinkering, and noticed that my MAC address for my wifi adapter, according to GNOME, is DIFFERENT every time I make it forget my wifi settings and try to reconnect. Weird, right? Any leads on a possible fix or work-around? I'm running the latest beta of Ubuntu GNOME 17.04, kernel 4.10.0-19-generic, GNOME 3.24.0. https://blogs.gnome.org/thaller/2016/08/26/mac-address-spoofing-in- networkmanager-1-4-0/
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