I have this problem too. Adding wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no to NetworkManager.conf does resolve it.
A relevant question: Why does this only affect usb wifi dongles? My internal iwl3945 chip was/is not affected. How does Network Manager treat pci and usb devices differently? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1681513 Title: Ubuntu 17.04: New privacy feature in NetworkManager stops some USB WiFi adapters from working (mac address randomization) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1681513/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
