Problem Kernel 6.16.3 (and later) causes intermittent network issues on both wired and wireless connections. Often these appear in a web browser as failures to load a page. They may also show up as connection failures in other network-connected apps (Steam, Discord etc). Cause A kernel change intro…

This should be solved in kernel 6.16.5. Here are updates for Fedora 41 and Fedora 42 . Updating your system as usual will bring these updates and fix your system.

Kernel 6.16.3 causes intermittent network issues

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kparal (Kamil Páral) September 1, 2025, 1:19pm 9

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Kernel 6.16.3 causes intermittent network issues

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