Do an ethtool -i <currentnetdevicename> What does dmidecode look like? The only time I have seen the device name change names like that (without bios settings and/or hardware being rearranged) is on virtual hosts. So no idea what is going on there. On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 11:10 AM Paolo Galtieri <pgaltieri@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Here's the info > > ip link show > 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode > DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 > link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 > 2: enp0s20f0u1u4: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc > fq_codel state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 > link/ether 00:e0:4c:68:0b:68 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > 3: vmnet1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel > state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 > link/ether 00:50:56:c0:00:01 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > 4: vmnet8: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel > state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 > link/ether 00:50:56:c0:00:08 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > 5: virbr0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue > state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 > link/ether 52:54:00:d9:35:63 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > 6: virbr0-nic: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel master > virbr0 state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 > link/ether 52:54:00:d9:35:63 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > > No wireless device listed > > iw list > > shows nothing > > rfkill > ID TYPE DEVICE SOFT HARD > 0 bluetooth hci0 unblocked unblocked > > I know wireless works because I can boot the laptop to Windows 10 and it > sees the available wireless networks. > > On another note the Ethernet device keeps changing name is there any way > to stop this? > > Here's what it's been named so far: > > enp0s20f0u1u4 > enp0s20f0u5u3 > enp0s20f0u1u1 > enp0s20f0u3 > enp55s0u2u3 > > The current name is enp0s20f0u1u4. Every time it changes name I have to > go fix up the DNS info. > > Paolo > > On 2/18/21 7:33 AM, Jonathan Billings wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 02:54:19PM -0800, Paolo Galtieri wrote: > >> So the appropriate wireless driver is loaded, however ifconfig shows the > >> following devices: > > Instead of using the 'ifconfig' tool, try running 'ip link show'. > > Perhaps the interface is just down. Also, many Dells have a > > keypress/switch to disable the wifi device, make sure it hasn't been > > disabled. > > > > (In fact, stop using ifconfig entirely on Linux, ip is a much better > > tool to use these days.) > > > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure