ip link versus nmcli device, WIFI
Hello,
Here on a laptop does `ip link` see a WIFI device,
but `nmcli device` does not.
How to make NetworkManager aware of a WIFI device?
root@nero:~# ip --brief link show
lo UNKNOWN 00:00:00:00:00:00 <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP>
enp8s0 UP 04:7d:7b:d4:3d:68 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP>
wwx028037ec0200 DOWN 02:80:37:ec:02:00 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST>
flannel.1 UNKNOWN 9a:1c:92:d7:74:6e <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP>
cni0 UP 9a:24:14:8e:7e:4f <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP>
vethbb627e99@if2 UP c6:35:08:02:62:cf <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP>
veth55e989ba@if2 UP fe:c2:75:81:20:d9 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP>
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root@nero:~# ip --brief link show | grep ^w
wwx028037ec0200 DOWN 02:80:37:ec:02:00 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST>
root@nero:~# nmcli radio wifi
enabled
root@nero:~# nmcli dev wifi
root@nero:~# nmcli dev wwx028037ec0200
Error: argument 'wwx028037ec0200' not understood. Try passing --help instead.
root@nero:~# nmcli -f ALL dev wifi
root@nero:~# ip link set dev wwx028037ec0200 up
root@nero:~# ip --brief link show | grep ^w
wwx028037ec0200 DOWN 02:80:37:ec:02:00 <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP>
root@nero:~# nmcli dev wifi
root@nero:~# nmcli radio wifi
enabled
root@nero:~# nmcli dev wifi rescan
Error: No Wi-Fi device found.
root@nero:~# nmcli dev
DEVICE TYPE STATE CONNECTION
enp8s0 ethernet connected Wired connection 1
cni0 bridge connected (externally) cni0
flannel.1 vxlan connected (externally) flannel.1
ttyACM1 gsm unavailable --
veth030c0908 ethernet unmanaged --
veth55e989ba ethernet unmanaged --
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lo loopback unmanaged --
root@nero:~#
Groeten
Geert Stappers
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