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Re: Wpa_supplicant Error: No such device



On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 09:54:14 +0300
Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Jo, 11 iul 19, 19:26:45, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> > On Thu, 11 Jul 2019 21:02:44 -0000 (UTC)
> > Bert Riding <reriding@xmission.com> wrote:
> >   
> > > You could try using the actual device for the -i option (interface)...like 
> > > wlan0 or, in the new notation wlp3s0, and use nl80122 as the -D 
> > > option (driver).  
> > 
> > iw dev or ip a report the device name to be wlx00e04c2a23c4.  This
> > designation never changes regardless of reboots or which USB port I
> > plug the wireless device into.  
> 
> That is a MAC-based name and is to be expected/makes sense for USB 
> adapters.

That's what I figured, too.

> > I examined the output of dmesg and noted that udev had reassigned 
> > wlan0 to this new name.  
> 
> To or from? I would expect the kernel to assign wlan0 to it and then 
> udev to rename it.

As I remember: FROM wlan0 TO wlx-etc.  And, yes, reassignment by udev.

B


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