Re: F16 NetworkManager icon showing connecting when connected

[Robert Moskowitz <rgm htt-consult com>]

On 11/08/2012 03:11 PM, Dan Williams wrote:
> On Thu, 2012-11-08 at 14:31 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> > On 11/08/2012 02:10 PM, Dan Williams wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2012-11-08 at 13:34 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> > > > Nov  8 12:48:23 lx120e NetworkManager[918]: <info> (wlan0): roamed
> > > > from
> > > > BSSID 00:17:DF:A8:D2:21 (ietf) to (none) ((none))
> > > Is the problem.  Let me guess; Broadcom hardware using wl.o perhaps?  Or
> > > a staging driver?  We try to paper over this driver issue when we can,
> > > and perhaps we can hack something else in here.
> > GENERAL.VENDOR:                         Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
> > GENERAL.PRODUCT:                        RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter
> > GENERAL.DRIVER:                         rtl8192ce
> >
> >
> > > If possible, can you:
> > >
> > > dbus-send --system --print-reply
> > > --dest=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager
> > > org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.SetLogging string:"debug"
> > > string:"wifi,wifi_scan,core,device,hw"
> > # dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager
> > /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager
> > org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.SetLogging string:"debug"
> > string:"wifi,wifi_scan,core,device,hw"
> > method return sender=:1.4 -> dest=:1.221 reply_serial=2
> >
> > > (with sudo or as root) and then reconnect to the IETF AP and grab the
> > > resulting log output?  We're specifically interested in the bits for
> > > "get_active_ap" and why there's no match; also what the values are for:
> > >
> > > get_active_ap(): (wlan0): active BSSID: 00:30:gg:ff:ee:dd
> > > get_active_ap(): (wlan0): active SSID: 'xxxxxxx'
> > This is unclear.  I turned off the wireless then turned it back on. Here
> > is everything from /var/log/messages from that.  How do I turn off the
> > debug logging now?
> same dbus-send command, just instead of "debug" put "info".
>
> [nm-device-wifi.c:513] get_active_ap(): (wlan0): active BSSID:
> 00:00:00:00:00:00
>
> is the problem.  The device is saying it's not connected to anything.
> When you see the "roamed from..." thing, can you run "iwconfig wlan0"
> for me?  also "iw dev wlan0 link".

BTW, I am only here for 2 more hours then I have to head over to the 
airport for my flight home.

oh course there is always next week where this would probably happen again!