All WiFi Networks Disappearing Shorly After Boot

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As the title states, after an indeterminate amount of time, usually ranging between 5 and 20 minutes, after boot, my WiFi disconnects and all networks disappear from Network Manager. I’m on Fedora 42, all my packages are up to date.

Journald shows no information from NetworkManager when the disconnection occurs.

The output of inxi -Nzxx is

Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169
    v: kernel pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 0e:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:8125
  Device-2: MEDIATEK MT7922 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter
    driver: mt7921e v: kernel pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 0f:00.0
    chip-ID: 14c3:0616

Let me know if there’s any other information I can provide that will be of help.

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What about via
journalctl --since “5 minutes ago”

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Here’s the output.

Nov 01 15:57:52 dingus rtkit-daemon[1322]: Successfully made thread 7918 of process 7554 (/usr/lib64/firefox/firefox) owned by '1000' RT at priority 10.
Nov 01 16:00:25 dingus PackageKit[3524]: daemon quit
Nov 01 16:00:25 dingus systemd[1]: packagekit.service: Deactivated successfully.
Nov 01 16:00:25 dingus audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=packagekit comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Nov 01 16:00:25 dingus systemd[1]: packagekit.service: Consumed 2.378s CPU time, 539.5M memory peak.
Nov 01 16:00:29 dingus wpa_supplicant[1951]: wlp15s0: SME: Trying to authenticate with 0c:f4:d5:02:f0:cc (SSID='Network 2' freq=5320 MHz)
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027230.0399] device (wlp15s0): ip:dhcp4: restarting
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027230.0399] dhcp4 (wlp15s0): canceled DHCP transaction
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027230.0399] dhcp4 (wlp15s0): activation: beginning transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027230.0399] dhcp4 (wlp15s0): state changed no lease
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027230.0399] dhcp4 (wlp15s0): activation: beginning transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus kernel: wlp15s0: disconnect from AP 0c:f4:d5:02:f0:c8 for new auth to 0c:f4:d5:02:f0:cc
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus kernel: wlp15s0: authenticate with 0c:f4:d5:02:f0:cc (local address=9a:f6:b5:c5:cf:2d)
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus kernel: wlp15s0: send auth to 0c:f4:d5:02:f0:cc (try 1/3)
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027230.2918] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: completed -> authenticating
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027230.2918] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: completed -> authenticating
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus wpa_supplicant[1951]: wlp15s0: Trying to associate with 0c:f4:d5:02:f0:cc (SSID='Network 2' freq=5320 MHz)
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus kernel: wlp15s0: authenticated
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus kernel: wlp15s0: associate with 0c:f4:d5:02:f0:cc (try 1/3)
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027230.2971] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027230.2971] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: authenticating -> associating
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus kernel: wlp15s0: RX ReassocResp from 0c:f4:d5:02:f0:cc (capab=0x1011 status=0 aid=1)
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus wpa_supplicant[1951]: wlp15s0: Associated with 0c:f4:d5:02:f0:cc
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus wpa_supplicant[1951]: wlp15s0: CTRL-EVENT-SUBNET-STATUS-UPDATE status=0
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus kernel: wlp15s0: associated
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027230.3623] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: associating -> 4way_handshake
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027230.3623] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: associating -> 4way_handshake
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus kernel: wlp15s0: Limiting TX power to 30 (30 - 0) dBm as advertised by 0c:f4:d5:02:f0:cc
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus wpa_supplicant[1951]: wlp15s0: WPA: Key negotiation completed with 0c:f4:d5:02:f0:cc [PTK=CCMP GTK=CCMP]
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus wpa_supplicant[1951]: wlp15s0: CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 0c:f4:d5:02:f0:cc completed [id=0 id_str=]
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027230.3953] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: 4way_handshake -> completed
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027230.3954] device (wlp15s0): ip:dhcp4: restarting
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027230.4184] dhcp4 (wlp15s0): canceled DHCP transaction
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027230.4184] dhcp4 (wlp15s0): state changed no lease
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027230.4185] dhcp4 (wlp15s0): activation: beginning transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
Nov 01 16:00:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027230.4185] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: 4way_handshake -> completed
Nov 01 16:00:32 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027232.4263] dhcp4 (wlp15s0): state changed new lease, address=100.70.95.9, acd pending
Nov 01 16:00:32 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027232.4264] dhcp4 (wlp15s0): state changed new lease, address=100.70.95.9
Nov 01 16:00:32 dingus systemd[1]: Starting NetworkManager-dispatcher.service - Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
Nov 01 16:00:32 dingus systemd[1]: Started NetworkManager-dispatcher.service - Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service.
Nov 01 16:00:32 dingus audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=NetworkManager-dispatcher comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Nov 01 16:00:42 dingus systemd[1]: NetworkManager-dispatcher.service: Deactivated successfully.
Nov 01 16:00:42 dingus audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=NetworkManager-dispatcher comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Nov 01 16:01:00 dingus CROND[9191]: (root) CMD (run-parts /etc/cron.hourly)
Nov 01 16:01:00 dingus run-parts[9194]: (/etc/cron.hourly) starting 0anacron
Nov 01 16:01:00 dingus run-parts[9200]: (/etc/cron.hourly) finished 0anacron
Nov 01 16:01:00 dingus CROND[9190]: (root) CMDEND (run-parts /etc/cron.hourly)
Nov 01 16:01:26 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027286.9207] audit: op="statistics" interface="wlp15s0" ifindex=3 args="2000" pid=2894 uid=1000 result="success"
Nov 01 16:01:26 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027286.9307] audit: op="statistics" interface="wg0-mullvad" ifindex=6 args="2000" pid=2894 uid=1000 result="success"
Nov 01 16:01:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027290.6249] device (wlp15s0): disconnecting for new activation request.
Nov 01 16:01:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027290.6249] device (wlp15s0): state change: activated -> deactivating (reason 'new-activation', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027290.6254] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_LOCAL
Nov 01 16:01:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027290.6256] audit: op="connection-activate" uuid="f6b579fe-37f8-41e0-85b2-f0ff70502bee" name="Network 1" pid=2894 uid=1000 result="success"
Nov 01 16:01:30 dingus systemd[1]: Starting NetworkManager-dispatcher.service - Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
Nov 01 16:01:30 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027290.6427] audit: op="statistics" interface="wlp15s0" ifindex=3 args="0" pid=2894 uid=1000 result="success"
Nov 01 16:01:30 dingus systemd[1]: Started NetworkManager-dispatcher.service - Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service.
Nov 01 16:01:30 dingus audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=NetworkManager-dispatcher comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Nov 01 16:01:30 dingus kernel: wlp15s0: deauthenticating from 0c:f4:d5:02:f0:cc by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING)
Nov 01 16:01:32 dingus wpa_supplicant[1951]: nl80211: send_event_marker failed: Source based routing not supported
Nov 01 16:01:32 dingus wpa_supplicant[1951]: wlp15s0: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=0c:f4:d5:02:f0:cc reason=3 locally_generated=1
Nov 01 16:01:32 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027292.6397] device (wlp15s0): state change: deactivating -> disconnected (reason 'new-activation', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:32 dingus wpa_supplicant[1951]: wlp15s0: CTRL-EVENT-DSCP-POLICY clear_all
Nov 01 16:01:32 dingus avahi-daemon[1313]: Withdrawing address record for fe80::876f:47e0:e502:7acd on wlp15s0.
Nov 01 16:01:32 dingus avahi-daemon[1313]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface wlp15s0.IPv6 with address fe80::876f:47e0:e502:7acd.
Nov 01 16:01:32 dingus avahi-daemon[1313]: Interface wlp15s0.IPv6 no longer relevant for mDNS.
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027293.8568] dhcp4 (wlp15s0): canceled DHCP transaction
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027293.8568] dhcp4 (wlp15s0): activation: beginning transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027293.8568] dhcp4 (wlp15s0): state changed no lease
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus audit[1437]: NETFILTER_CFG table=firewalld:25 family=1 entries=26 op=nft_unregister_rule pid=1437 subj=system_u:system_r:firewalld_t:s0 comm="firewalld"
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus avahi-daemon[1313]: Interface wlp15s0.IPv4 no longer relevant for mDNS.
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus avahi-daemon[1313]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface wlp15s0.IPv4 with address 100.70.95.9.
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus avahi-daemon[1313]: Withdrawing address record for 100.70.95.9 on wlp15s0.
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027293.8885] device (wlp15s0): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to 9E:04:1A:5E:FF:70 (scanning)
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus avahi-daemon[1313]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface wlp15s0.IPv4 with address 100.70.95.9.
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus avahi-daemon[1313]: New relevant interface wlp15s0.IPv4 for mDNS.
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus avahi-daemon[1313]: Registering new address record for 100.70.95.9 on wlp15s0.IPv4.
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus avahi-daemon[1313]: Withdrawing address record for 100.70.95.9 on wlp15s0.
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus avahi-daemon[1313]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface wlp15s0.IPv4 with address 100.70.95.9.
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus avahi-daemon[1313]: Interface wlp15s0.IPv4 no longer relevant for mDNS.
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus mullvad-daemon[1535]: [talpid_core::dns][INFO] Resetting DNS
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus mullvad-daemon[1535]: [mullvad_daemon::api][INFO] Detecting changes to offline state - Offline
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus mullvad-daemon[1535]: [mullvad_api::availability][DEBUG] Pausing API requests due to being offline
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus systemd-resolved[1278]: wg0-mullvad: Bus client reset search domain list.
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus systemd-resolved[1278]: wg0-mullvad: Bus client reset DNS server list.
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus mullvad-daemon[1535]: [talpid_routing::imp::imp][DEBUG] Clearing routes
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus mullvad-daemon[1535]: [mullvad_daemon][DEBUG] New tunnel state: Disconnecting(Block)
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027293.9251] device (wlp15s0): Activation: starting connection 'Network 1' (f6b579fe-37f8-41e0-85b2-f0ff70502bee)
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus systemd-resolved[1278]: wlp15s0: Bus client set default route setting: no
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus systemd-resolved[1278]: wlp15s0: Bus client reset DNS server list.
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus chronyd[1318]: Removed source 129.6.15.28
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus chronyd[1318]: Can't synchronise: no selectable sources (5 unreachable sources)
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus chronyd[1318]: Source 66.253.166.123 offline
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus chronyd[1318]: Source 100.70.95.1 offline
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027293.9402] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: completed -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027293.9402] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: completed -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027293.9403] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> interface_disabled
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027293.9403] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> interface_disabled
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027293.9403] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: interface_disabled -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027293.9403] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: interface_disabled -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027293.9409] device (wlp15s0): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:33 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027293.9410] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0008] device (wlp15s0): set-hw-addr: set-cloned MAC address to 32:9B:EA:1A:16:FC (stable-ssid)
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0163] device (wlp15s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0164] device (wlp15s0): Activation: (wifi) access point 'Network 1' has security, but secrets are required.
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0165] device (wlp15s0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0167] device (wg0-mullvad): state change: activated -> unmanaged (reason 'unmanaged', managed-type: 'removed')
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0179] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> interface_disabled
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0179] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> interface_disabled
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0317] device (wlp15s0): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0317] device (wlp15s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0320] device (wlp15s0): Activation: (wifi) connection 'Network 1' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0320] Config: added 'ssid' value 'Network 1'
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0320] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0320] Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-65:300'
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0320] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256 FT-PSK SAE FT-SAE'
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0321] Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0321] Config: added 'psk' value '<hidden>'
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0323] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: interface_disabled -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0323] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: interface_disabled -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0397] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027294.0397] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus mullvad-daemon[1535]: [talpid_core::tunnel_state_machine::connecting_state][DEBUG] Tunnel monitor exited with block reason: None
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus mullvad-daemon[1535]: [talpid_core::firewall][INFO] Applying firewall policy: Blocked. Allowing LAN. Allowing endpoint: 146.70.183.34:1236/TCP
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus audit[1535]: NETFILTER_CFG table=mullvad:26 family=1 entries=84 op=nft_register_chain pid=1535 subj=system_u:system_r:unconfined_service_t:s0 comm="tokio-runtime-w"
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus audit[1535]: NETFILTER_CFG table=mullvad:26 family=1 entries=98 op=nft_unregister_table pid=1535 subj=system_u:system_r:unconfined_service_t:s0 comm="tokio-runtime-w"
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus audit[1535]: NETFILTER_CFG table=mullvadmangle6:26 family=10 entries=2 op=nft_unregister_table pid=1535 subj=system_u:system_r:unconfined_service_t:s0 comm="tokio-runtime-w"
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus audit[1535]: NETFILTER_CFG table=mullvadmangle4:26 family=2 entries=2 op=nft_unregister_table pid=1535 subj=system_u:system_r:unconfined_service_t:s0 comm="tokio-runtime-w"
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus mullvad-daemon[1535]: [mullvad_daemon][DEBUG] New tunnel state: Error(ErrorState { cause: IsOffline, block_failure: None })
Nov 01 16:01:34 dingus mullvad-daemon[1535]: [mullvad_daemon][INFO] Blocking all network connections, reason: This device is offline, no tunnels can be established
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.1398] device (wlp15s0): disconnecting for new activation request.
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.1399] device (wlp15s0): state change: config -> deactivating (reason 'new-activation', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.1400] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTING
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.1402] audit: op="connection-activate" uuid="02144ea6-182b-4009-b467-ed1317490d7e" name="Network 2" pid=2894 uid=1000 result="success"
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus wpa_supplicant[1951]: wlp15s0: CTRL-EVENT-DSCP-POLICY clear_all
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.1412] device (wlp15s0): state change: deactivating -> disconnected (reason 'new-activation', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.1801] device (wlp15s0): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to EE:E0:62:10:45:91 (scanning)
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.1990] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.1991] device (wlp15s0): Activation: starting connection 'Network 2' (02144ea6-182b-4009-b467-ed1317490d7e)
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.1995] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.1995] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: scanning -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.1995] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> interface_disabled
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.1995] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> interface_disabled
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.1996] device (wlp15s0): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.1997] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus wpa_supplicant[1951]: wlp15s0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED ret=-100
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.2270] device (wlp15s0): set-hw-addr: set-cloned MAC address to 9A:F6:B5:C5:CF:2D (stable-ssid)
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.2457] device (wlp15s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.2457] device (wlp15s0): Activation: (wifi) access point 'Network 2' has security, but secrets are required.
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.2458] device (wlp15s0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.2586] device (wlp15s0): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.2587] device (wlp15s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.2588] device (wlp15s0): Activation: (wifi) connection 'Network 2' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.2588] Config: added 'ssid' value 'Network 2'
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.2588] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.2588] Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-65:300'
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.2588] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256 FT-PSK SAE FT-SAE'
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.2588] Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.2588] Config: added 'psk' value '<hidden>'
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.2616] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: interface_disabled -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.2616] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: interface_disabled -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.2695] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027300.2695] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Nov 01 16:01:40 dingus kded6[2747]: kf.notifications: Failed to notify "Created too many similar notifications in quick succession"
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.1788] device (wlp15s0): disconnecting for new activation request.
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.1788] device (wlp15s0): state change: config -> deactivating (reason 'new-activation', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.1789] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTING
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.1791] audit: op="connection-activate" uuid="f6b579fe-37f8-41e0-85b2-f0ff70502bee" name="Network 1" pid=2894 uid=1000 result="success"
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus wpa_supplicant[1951]: wlp15s0: CTRL-EVENT-DSCP-POLICY clear_all
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.1977] device (wlp15s0): state change: deactivating -> disconnected (reason 'new-activation', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.2331] device (wlp15s0): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to 2A:0A:94:A2:73:C9 (scanning)
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.2521] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.2522] device (wlp15s0): Activation: starting connection 'Network 1' (f6b579fe-37f8-41e0-85b2-f0ff70502bee)
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.2525] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.2525] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: scanning -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.2526] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> interface_disabled
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.2526] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> interface_disabled
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.2527] device (wlp15s0): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.2527] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus wpa_supplicant[1951]: wlp15s0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED ret=-100
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.2831] device (wlp15s0): set-hw-addr: set-cloned MAC address to 32:9B:EA:1A:16:FC (stable-ssid)
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.3016] device (wlp15s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.3017] device (wlp15s0): Activation: (wifi) access point 'Network 1' has security, but secrets are required.
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.3017] device (wlp15s0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.3148] device (wlp15s0): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.3149] device (wlp15s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.3150] device (wlp15s0): Activation: (wifi) connection 'Network 1' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.3151] Config: added 'ssid' value 'Network 1'
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.3151] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.3151] Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-65:300'
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.3151] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256 FT-PSK SAE FT-SAE'
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.3151] Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.3151] Config: added 'psk' value '<hidden>'
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.3188] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: interface_disabled -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.3188] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: interface_disabled -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.3265] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027303.3265] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Nov 01 16:01:43 dingus kded6[2747]: kf.notifications: Failed to notify "Created too many similar notifications in quick succession"
Nov 01 16:01:53 dingus systemd[1]: NetworkManager-dispatcher.service: Deactivated successfully.
Nov 01 16:01:53 dingus audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=NetworkManager-dispatcher comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Nov 01 16:02:02 dingus systemd[2249]: Started app-org.kde.konsole@c2b43f5711e142d792121a684941f256.service - Konsole - Terminal.
Nov 01 16:02:02 dingus systemd[2249]: Started app-org.kde.konsole-9545.scope.
Nov 01 16:02:08 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <warn>  [1762027328.8455] device (wlp15s0): Activation: (wifi) association took too long, failing activation
Nov 01 16:02:08 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027328.8456] device (wlp15s0): state change: config -> failed (reason 'ssid-not-found', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:02:08 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027328.8457] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
Nov 01 16:02:08 dingus wpa_supplicant[1951]: wlp15s0: CTRL-EVENT-DSCP-POLICY clear_all
Nov 01 16:02:08 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027328.8707] device (wlp15s0): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to EE:E3:C5:4F:2D:66 (scanning)
Nov 01 16:02:08 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <warn>  [1762027328.8894] device (wlp15s0): Activation: failed for connection 'Network 1'
Nov 01 16:02:08 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027328.8895] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:02:08 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027328.8895] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: scanning -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:02:08 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027328.8895] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> interface_disabled
Nov 01 16:02:08 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027328.8895] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> interface_disabled
Nov 01 16:02:08 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027328.8897] device (wlp15s0): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Nov 01 16:02:08 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027328.9077] device (wlp15s0): supplicant interface state: interface_disabled -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:02:08 dingus NetworkManager[1487]: <info>  [1762027328.9077] device (p2p-dev-wlp15s0): supplicant management interface state: interface_disabled -> disconnected
Nov 01 16:02:08 dingus kded6[2747]: kf.notifications: Failed to notify "Created too many similar notifications in quick succession"
4

We can clearly see a lot of Network Manager wifi entries in the journal, it is disconnecting etc,

Can we try some simple things as I do not know how to resolve this with Fefora software commands?

Have you rebooted your router?
The router is set to 30% power, if you are not within a few metres of the router can you increase that to 60 or 100% ?

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Those disconnects and reconnects are from me trying to change WiFi networks when the signal dropped. And no, I cannot restart the router or move closer to it, since I live in an apartment and don’t have access to it.

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Does this still happen if you turn off your use of mullvad? I suspect it will still be an issue but have you tested this to rule it out?

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Yes, it still happens when I turn off Mullvad.

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OK, we can rule it out then.

If this is a relatively recent occurrence, in that it used to be ok, you could always try downgrading the linux-firmware package (and of course if it’s no better you can always upgrade it again!)

If you can trigger this relatively easily can you trigger it and then run sudo dmesg -T | grep -E "firmware|iwlwifi|error|timeout", and tell us the rough time at which the wifi connection died on you. If you can do this before trying to reconnect to the other “network n” it’ll make reading the output easier.

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I may have actually found at least a potential culprit. I’ve been trying to download a modlist for Skyrim using Wabbajack and it seems that it happens most often while downloading the mods for that. Could it have something to do with too many downloads at once shutting something off or the like?

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You could test it - Kick off your monster download, and stick a journalctl -f running in a terminal window.

When the connection fails or dies, check out the lines of output you get around the failure. I’m interested if you see messages with “set-cloned MAC address” in them, which is network manager randomising your mac address. It does it 3 times in your sample output above and I know I’ve seen issue with the Realtek 7922 crapping out when MAC addresses are changed a lot, but I’m sure it was also linked to power management too - that would not be the case if you were furiously downloading a bucket-load of data at the time.

I also can’t recall where I saw the issue with this chipset but I know it WAS this chipset as one of my own machines has the same network adapter.

If we can force this bug to show itself we’d at least know what triggers it and then address solutions. If it’s the firmware, then that can be reported but in order to know what to report, you’ve got find out what triggers it.

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Okay, I’ve managed to figure out that I can fix it just by doing

modprobe -r mt7921e
modprobe mt7921e

My assumption from that is that something is wrong with my drivers, so I’m trying to reinstall them.

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Well that rod of madness will induce all kinds of problems!!!

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You can use the dnf reinstall command.

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Certainly. WiFi serving multiple users (libraries, apartment buildings, schools) often has to be configured to share limited bandwidth evenly among residents. Some sites don’t like random mac addresses – makes it harder to identify users creating problems and money can be made from tracking individual users.

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Unfortunately a reinstall didn’t fix the issue. I’m wondering if maybe it’s a hardware issue at this point, and maybe reloading the driver is just causing the network card to reboot as well.

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Unfortunately this isn’t the cause here, I contacted my ISP and they didn’t see anything from my access point indicating throttling or disconnection was happening,

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Try turning off MAC randomisation for one of the two networks you have access to, or at least that you’ve mentioned.

nmcli connection modify "Network 2" 802-11-wireless.mac-address-randomization never

If that specific network becomes more stable, do the same for the second one (or as many as you have access to).