Questions tagged [network-manager]
NetworkManager is the default networking suite for Ubuntu. It is a set of co-operative tools developed by GNOME. The NetworkManager service can be controlled using the nmcli tool (Network Manager Command Line Interface) as well as by its GUI.
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Ethernet Network() device not managed ubuntu 16.04
Both Ethernet and Wifi Networks are disconnected from about 3 hours before posting this question on my ubuntu 16.04 machine.
Things I tried from reading before posting here:
sudo service network-...
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Prevent Network Manager controlling RNDIS interfaces
Is there a way to prevent network manager from auto-connecting to new RNDIS devices?
Android RNDIS devices cannot be configured using Network Manager because they connect with a random MAC address. ...
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How can I enforce different DNS servers when connected to a VPN?
I have a variety of OpenVPN VPN servers I connect to from my Ubuntu 17.04 machine, all of which push DNS servers using the dhcp-option DNS A.B.C.D (which I know is a Windows extension, but that's how ...
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'Network Manager' does not detect any wifi network
Using Intel NUC (NUC5CPYH) with Ubuntu 16.10, I am trying to configure my WiFi to connect it to my home wireless network.
However, when I start the 'Network Manager', it does not scan any of the wifi ...
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DNS leaking on Ubuntu 16
I use a VPN. When I check DNS leak testing sites, my original ISP is shown. My government in the UK logs and spies on every internet connection legally and I don't want this to happen because although ...
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dnsmasq not working when plugging in wired network
When connecting my Dell XPS13 laptop to a wired network via a Dell WD15 docking station, I'm unable to use the internet.
I've identified that it's a DNS issue and dnsmasq is misbehaving. Killing ...
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Wifi problems with HP Stream
My wireless model is:
According to the label: BCM943142Y
According to lspci: BCM43142 (rev 01)
My network adapter's ID is: 14e4:4365 (rev 01)
bcmwl-kernel-source is installed, and the Ubuntu ...
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wireless connection and nic card aren't recognized and doesn't come back until I reboot even if I restart network manager
My wireless connection completely disappears and isn't recognized along with my NIC card and doesn't come back until I reboot even if I restart network manager.
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1) I boot up type in sudo ...
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Network service discovery disabled and WHR-300 Buffalo firmware
I had a problem recently experience by some users and perapsh solved in here . Unluckly for me, they are not working. I followed these steps:
sudo nano /etc/default/avahi-deamon and I change the ...
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Booting takes very long in Ubuntu 16.04
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I use Ubuntu 16.04 on my laptop, ThinkPad E460. It takes as much as 1m 30s to completely boot up, which, by normal standards, is not fast (in fact, it is slow).
I would like to speed ...
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Can't ping default gateway in ubuntu 14.04
I can't ping my default gateway in ubuntu.
I'm using network-manager so my /etc/network/interfaces is like this
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
Here is my other settings
ifconfig -a
eth0
Link ...
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How do I share VPN (PPTP) connection via WIFI adapter as hotspot?
I'm pretty new to Linux and what I'am trying to achieve is to use my OrangePi PC to act as a hotspot in my house.
I want to use WIFI adapter to share my internet VPN (PPTP) connection.
So far I have ...
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nmcli signal for current connection
I'm looking for a way to get the signal for the current connection using nmcli. I know that I could parse the result of nmcli dev wifi list but it would be great to avoid this step. I searched in the ...
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Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 - suddenly cannot connect to specific WiFi
All of the sudden my wifi in my home is not working with my laptop (Dell XPS 15 9550). The laptop can connect to other wifi's such as my friends', University or my phone's. It even so happens, that ...
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Lost Wi-Fi after Ubuntu 16.04 laptop resumes from sleep
When done working on my laptop, I'll close the lid to put it to sleep. After opening the lid, my Wi-Fi connection is often lost and zero APs are found in the network area in the upper right area ...
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Ubuntu mate 16.04 VPN
I struggle with configuring VPN connection on Ubuntu 16.04.
the command: journalctl -u NetworkManager.servicegives me this:
Oct 21 12:10:40 drbrcho NetworkManager[913]: <info> [1477044640....
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Run script on VPN up with reference to existing user
I've been scratching my head on this for a day or so now, and have tried a number of different ways of getting this working but seem fundamentally stuck. I want to run a simple Python script when a ...
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Ubuntu 16 IPSEC/L2TP "no acceptable traffic selectors found"
I have successfully installed network-manager-l2tp for Ubuntu 16.04 using this guide: https://askubuntu.com/a/797764/578622
I can enter in all information needed and then enable the connection, but ...
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Massive log files on Ubuntu 16.04
I recently installed Ubuntu 16.04. For some reason I have massive log files.
For example: kern.log is 10.5 GB big and syslog is 152 MB.
I already tried rotating them, but I wanna know what's making ...
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Random loss of static IP (multi-homed setup)
I have few Raspberry PIs installed Ubuntu Mate 15.10 and configured them with both DHCP and static IP addresses on eth0. The /etc/network/interfaces looks like this:
# interfaces(5) file used by ...
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Can't connect to WPA Enterprise wifi after upgrading from 15.10 to 16.04
After upgrading from 15.10 to 16.04, I can't connect to my university's wifi (eduroam), which uses WPA2 Enterprise security. I'm certain the passwords and settings are all correct, and I had no ...
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Find out what network data is being sent/ recieved
I have recently had a data cap put on my mobile wifi subscription, in order to make sure I am paying for what I use and not more I am trying to track my usage. Having looked around the best way I have ...
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Installing wireless adapter D-Link DWA-131 Version : E1 on Ubuntu 15.04
I followed the steps mention in How to install a wireless adapter D-Link DWA-131? for installation
But I am getting the below error after entering the make command:
make ARCH=x86_64 CROSS_COMPILE= -C ...
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L2TP/IPsec NetworkManager plugin using only username, password and PSK
I've Googled around and found three GUI methods to configure L2TP/IPsec VPN (the last of which is not a NM plugin, but a standalone program):
network-manager-l2tp
I'd have preferred to use this even ...
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How does network manager identify a connection over usb0?
Here's a thing I'm trying to solve: I have a PC running Ubuntu 14.04 and an ARM board running some Linux. I want to have RNDIS-ethernet-over-USB connection between the two, and I want network manager ...
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IPSEC/L2TP Ubuntu Studio 14.04 (Strongswan)
My first question: Does Ubuntu support IPSEC/L2TP/PSK vpn CLIENT?
My Second Question: Is there a front end "Network Manager" that supports IPSEC/L2TP and PSK?
Background:
In my endeavors I came ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 - Modify OpenVPN files manually
I am using a VPN (Private Tunnel) to download stuff / play games at dorms (ports are blocked, VPN allows me to bypass that). I also am trying to create a script in python that allows me to create new ...
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PPTP VPN connection always fails
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04. And I'm trying to use the VPN service of bestfreevpn.com using PPTP protocol. Previously I've tried some other free VPN services and I can't seem to connect to any of them. I ...
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Network Manager unexpectedly disconnecting from wireless
lspci:
Oct 19 13:49:57 linux NetworkManager[850]: <info> NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_GLOBAL
Oct 19 13:49:57 linux NetworkManager[850]: <info> Policy set 'ECURB' (wlan0) as ...
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network-manager, bridge and vpn
I have a shiny new system with Ubuntu 14.04 and I'm trying to get something configured which I think is reasonably simple:
a bridge (br0) for KVM
ability to use a VPN
network-manager controlling it ...
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Wifi is Hard-Blocked and Ethernet connection fails - [Ubuntu 14.04] - [Asus B43S-XH51]
I was just using this laptop yesterday on ethernet and a few days ago on wifi. I've never had a problem with this computer and wifi.
I currently only have Ubuntu 14.04 installed - no dual-boot with ...
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OpenVPN on Ubuntu 14.04: Auto Connect on startup
There are a lot of topics concerning this.
OpenVPN Auto Connection by putting the conf file to /etc/openvpn just doesnt work.
When using the Authentification type "password" an easy way to make it ...
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Control which network interface is used by default
My mainboard hast two ethernet ports
So far i have only used one (eth1), which is connected to a router with a dhcp-server.
However, I want to use the other port (eth0) simultaneously to connect to ...
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Network-manager not running?
I am able to connect to a WiFi but as I connect my LAN cable for Internet it says that network-manager not running and the I am unable to connect to even WiFi.
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Invalid VPN Secrets! No Server Certificate Verification Method Enabled
I'm trying to set up a vpn (from VyperVPN) with OpenVPN and keep getting an invalid VPN Secrets error. I've been searching for a solution for a day and a half mow to no avail so i though i would come ...
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iwlwifi on lenovo z570 disabled by hardware switch
It was working fine with windows 7.
The hardware switch is not disabled. I've toggled it back and forth dozens of times. The wifi light never turns on and it always lists as hardware disabled. I have ...
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How can I compile a .deb file for network-manager's git
I need to install a version of network-manager that has the enhanced nmcli (allowing creation of new connections from cli only), and I wasn't able to find a PPA with a recent enough version. How can I ...
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wifi connected to android via laptop but internet is not coming
I have started wifi in my ubuntu using this process and is equivalent to ap-hotspot and I am able to connect my rooted
android device to my laptop via wifi but I am not able to get Internet connection ...
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How to install TP-Link MA180 on Ubuntu
I just bought the 3G Modem TP-Link MA180 and I try to install it on Ubuntu 12.10.
Problem : Network Manager does not detect it. I saw on the web that usb-modeswith is supposed to handle it, but I don'...
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Problem with connecting to some of wireless networks in ubuntu 12.10
I've recently instaled ubuntu 12.10 on my lenovo ideapad Y570, and i have a big problem with connecting to some of the wireless networks. So, the one at my home is working just fine, as well as my ...
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Why does network manager automatically choose WEP over WPA & WPA2?
I am on Ubuntu 12.10 and for some reason my wireless connection is using WEP when it is set to use WPA/WPA2 Personal.
Also I should mention that I used to be on 12.04 and was experiencing the ...
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Automatically connect to a hidden wireless network?
Maybe I'm just missing something, but in Precise and Quantal I haven't been able to figure out how to automatically connect to a hidden wireless network. How can I enable this from within the network ...
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Network icon disappears from tray
I got 12.04 LTS but it happened in 11.10 too.
The thing is that the network icon disappears from tray without any warning. I've noticed it happens when the connection is weak and unstable, but I know ...
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Why is network-manager adding 10 more seconds to shutdown time?
Without network-manager installed, my system shuts down in 2 or 3 seconds.
Why does it take almost 15 seconds (which is a 5-time increase) with network-manager installed and can't this time be ...
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Link proxy settings to particular wifi network
Is there a way to automatically set proxy settings based on which wifi network you are connected to?
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WiFi connection error: deauthenticating by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING)
I'm encountering a connection issue to my university WiFi network that I cannot solve: when attempting to connect, I get the following message with dmesg -T :
[ven. oct. 11 12:32:04 2019] wlan0: ...
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Wireless issues on 16.04 with RTL8821AE, ASUS E202S
I've recently purchased an Asus E202S desktop computer and tried to install Ubuntu 16.04 on it. I had no problems to install or make a dualboot with Windows 10, but the real problems started to show ...
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Quickly switching between access points using Netplan and NetworkManager
I am working on a mobile robot base that uses a Raspberry Pi 4 running Ubuntu Server 22.04. It receives commands from a stationary server, so it must have a reliable connection to the network at all ...
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Ubuntu logs issues
I am accessing the Ubuntu logs via the
cd /var/log
username@username-XPS-13-9310:/var/log$ tail -f syslog
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Jan 17 19:45:55 xbass-XPS-13-9310 NetworkManager[809]: <warn> ...
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NetworkManager does not support 2FA TOTP for openconnect/AnyConnect VPN
I have been using the NetworkManager with my Unis' VPN for years, and it used to work. Now they introduced multi-factor authentification using TOTP and I can't connect anymore.
I tried to setup the ...
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