Fedora cockpit/ Samba share: Can't connect to them after initial connection

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HI All,

So I have a weird issue that I get disconnect from fedora cockpit and samba share after the initial login. This issue only happens after I upgraded to fedora 43. I check my logs and its seems like wpa_supplicant is having an error?

Symptom:

Fedora Cockpit (Workstation)

  • After initial login, Once I navigate to other views. I get disconnect from cockpit

Samba share

  • After downloading or uploading one file. I get disconnect from the server

Log error message:

This happens after I login to fedora cockpit or access a file in my samba drive

  • Nov 16 11:15:58 fedora wpa_supplicant[1621]: nl80211: kernel reports: key addition failed
    Nov 16 11:15:58 fedora wpa_supplicant[1621]: TDLS: Failed to set TPK to the driver

Software info

  • OS: Fedora Linux 43 (Workstation Edition)
  • Kernel: Linux 6.17.7-300.fc43.x86_64
  • cockpit.x86_64 351-1.fc43
  • samba.x86_64 2:4.23.3-1.fc43
  • wpa_supplicant.x86_64 1:2.11-7.fc43
  • NetworkManager: 1.54.0-2.fc43

Fix that I deployed

  • Turn off power save for wifi using network manager (Does not fix the issue)
  • Update cockpit (I think that fixes it a while ago but randomly today it got broken again)

Any help is appreciated. Thanks a lot!

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This sounds like an issue with WiFi, but unrelated to cockpit or samba.

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I had never heard of TDLS but was curious, so googled it. AI jumped in and said the following, which I find interesting:

TDLS: This feature allows two devices on the same Wi-Fi network to exchange data directly, bypassing the router. This is often used to speed up local network transfers for applications like KDE Connect, Chromecast, or local file sharing.

• TDLS: Failed to set TPK to the driver: The “TPK” (TDLS Peer Key) is the encryption key for this direct link. Your system failed to set this key in your Wi-Fi driver.

• nl80211: kernel reports: key addition failed: This is the kernel (the core of the OS) confirming the failure. The nl80211 layer, which is how wpa_supplicant talks to the kernel, reports that it couldn’t add the security key as requested.

This error is often just “noise” if you don’t use direct-link features and your Wi-Fi is otherwise working. However, it can sometimes cause network instability or freezes, especially when triggered by apps like KDE Connect.

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Try a wired ethernet connection and see if that fixes the issue

Confirm you have a router in that network and not only ad-hoc wifi

Check your logs for other messages.

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Yup I suspect that as well. Might need to do some more digging on that. Thanks

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Thanks. I might try that once I get a cable.