to close this thread, i figured out to use iwd package during install and keep it instead of using a network gui manager.
n.b. this mailman is confusing to use hence two separate posts for same subject.
On Sun, 26 Mar 2023, 1:02 pm rino mardo <rino19ny@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
if i stop the iwd, my wireless connections goes away. wlan0 also
disappears from the output of ip link. even with systemd-networkd is
running.
On 3/26/23 11:26, Matthew Blankenbeheler wrote:
> No the issue is that you are using iwd. Turn off iwd and switch to
> network manager if you want to use the applet
>
> On Sat, Mar 25, 2023, 10:15 PM Rino Mardo <rino19ny@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> upon running nmcli, it shows disconnected but the wlan0 have an ip
> address.
>
> i remembered when i finished the installation i only have CLI. also no
> network connectivity. somehow i managed to have network connectivity
> by installing the package iwd. after that, i have connection via my
> wireless and i proceeded to install kde (including plasma-nm).
>
> since recalling i'm using iwd package, when i stop that service the
> GUI network icon still shows all 5 bars but no AP listed. when i
> restart iwd, i get a list of AP in my area and i also get network
> connectivity in terminal.
>
> so i guess the network icon is the problem then?
>
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 1:55 AM "accounts@xxxxxxxx [via Relay]"
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> > On 25. Mar 2023, at 15:18, Doug Newgard <dnewgard@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > What did you enable? What did you configure? YOU did all of
> this, right? You
> > should be able to tell us what you did, not the other way around.
> >
> > Only because a user installed their system, doesn't mean they
> completely understand it. It's a continuous learning process, and
> we should support everyone who's willing to learn.
> >
> > In this case, it seems like you're actually using
> NetworkManager, plasma-nm is a frontend for it. However, it is
> possible that you have a second network manager or static
> configuration configured, so network manager backs out. You can
> check that by typing nmcli in the terminal, it should show you the
> status of network manager on your system. If it shows connected,
> then the display applet in your Toolbar is the issue. If it shows
> disconnected, then you should check what other network manager you
> have installed, and uninstall it.
> >
> > https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Network_configuration Shows a
> list of possible options. You should check if any of those besides
> NetworkManager are installed.
> > Your dashboard
>
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