Laptop Wi-Fi: "association took too long"

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I’ve got an Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 in my laptop, connecting to an ARRIS BGW210-700.

I often struggle after a reboot with reconnecting. Toggling airplane mode physically on and off a few times, and then toggling Wi-Fi on and off via the software tray a few times, usually gets it to connect.

But what could be causing this, and what more logs/info would help?

Oct 04 20:21:53 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860913.7058] manager: (wlo1): new 802.11 Wi-Fi device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3)
Oct 04 20:21:53 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860913.7070] device (wlo1): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed', sys-iface-state: 'external')
Oct 04 20:21:54 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860914.0861] device (wlo1): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to 8A:CA:C7:9A:18:48 (scanning)
Oct 04 20:21:54 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860914.5295] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: init -> starting
Oct 04 20:21:54 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860914.5474] sup-iface[0x55ee3a430120,wlo1]: supports 5 scan SSIDs
Oct 04 20:21:54 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860914.5487] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: starting -> ready
Oct 04 20:21:54 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860914.5489] device (wlo1): state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'supplicant-available', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:21:57 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860917.4706] device (wlo1): Activation: starting connection 'Friendo' (3ae9bcd1-7818-4faa-a599-4d1d11d10ad2)
Oct 04 20:21:57 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860917.4714] device (wlo1): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:21:57 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860917.4920] device (wlo1): set-hw-addr: reset MAC address to 3C:A9:F4:91:42:78 (preserve)
Oct 04 20:21:57 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860917.8371] device (wlo1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:21:57 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860917.8376] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) access point 'Friendo' has security, but secrets are required.
Oct 04 20:21:57 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860917.8376] device (wlo1): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:21:57 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860917.8380] sup-iface[0x55ee3a430120,wlo1]: wps: type pbc start...
Oct 04 20:21:57 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860917.8502] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: ready -> disconnected
Oct 04 20:21:57 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860917.8536] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Oct 04 20:21:57 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860917.8610] device (wlo1): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:21:57 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860917.8636] device (wlo1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:21:57 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860917.8665] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) connection 'Friendo' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Oct 04 20:22:23 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <warn>  [1601860943.1696] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) association took too long, failing activation
Oct 04 20:22:23 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860943.1698] device (wlo1): state change: config -> failed (reason 'ssid-not-found', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:22:23 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <warn>  [1601860943.1709] device (wlo1): Activation: failed for connection 'Friendo'
Oct 04 20:22:23 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860943.1709] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: inactive -> disconnected
Oct 04 20:22:23 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860943.1712] device (wlo1): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:22:23 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860943.1864] device (wlo1): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to 9A:30:46:43:5A:1D (scanning)
Oct 04 20:22:23 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860943.5370] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> disabled
Oct 04 20:22:23 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860943.5403] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disabled -> inactive
Oct 04 20:22:26 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860946.4321] device (wlo1): Activation: starting connection 'Friendo' (3ae9bcd1-7818-4faa-a599-4d1d11d10ad2)
Oct 04 20:22:26 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860946.4323] device (wlo1): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:22:26 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860946.4477] device (wlo1): set-hw-addr: reset MAC address to 3C:A9:F4:91:42:78 (preserve)
Oct 04 20:22:26 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860946.7985] device (wlo1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:22:26 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860946.7989] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) access point 'Friendo' has security, but secrets are required.
Oct 04 20:22:26 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860946.7989] device (wlo1): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:22:26 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860946.7992] sup-iface[0x55ee3a430120,wlo1]: wps: type pbc start...
Oct 04 20:22:26 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860946.8013] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: inactive -> disabled
Oct 04 20:22:26 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860946.8026] device (wlo1): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:22:26 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860946.8029] device (wlo1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:22:26 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860946.8031] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) connection 'Friendo' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Oct 04 20:22:26 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860946.8081] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disabled -> inactive
Oct 04 20:22:52 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <warn>  [1601860972.1700] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) association took too long, failing activation
Oct 04 20:22:52 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860972.1701] device (wlo1): state change: config -> failed (reason 'ssid-not-found', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:22:52 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <warn>  [1601860972.1726] device (wlo1): Activation: failed for connection 'Friendo'
Oct 04 20:22:52 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860972.1729] device (wlo1): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:22:52 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860972.1876] device (wlo1): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to 3E:3D:48:8A:27:1A (scanning)
Oct 04 20:22:52 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860972.5379] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: inactive -> disconnected
Oct 04 20:22:52 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860972.5380] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> disabled
Oct 04 20:22:52 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860972.5476] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disabled -> inactive
Oct 04 20:22:55 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860975.4104] device (wlo1): Activation: starting connection 'Friendo' (3ae9bcd1-7818-4faa-a599-4d1d11d10ad2)
Oct 04 20:22:55 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860975.4105] device (wlo1): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:22:55 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860975.4256] device (wlo1): set-hw-addr: reset MAC address to 3C:A9:F4:91:42:78 (preserve)
Oct 04 20:22:55 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860975.7750] device (wlo1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:22:55 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860975.7754] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) access point 'Friendo' has security, but secrets are required.
Oct 04 20:22:55 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860975.7755] device (wlo1): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:22:55 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860975.7757] sup-iface[0x55ee3a430120,wlo1]: wps: type pbc start...
Oct 04 20:22:55 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860975.7776] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: inactive -> disabled
Oct 04 20:22:55 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860975.7790] device (wlo1): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:22:55 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860975.7793] device (wlo1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:22:55 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860975.7797] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) connection 'Friendo' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Oct 04 20:22:55 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601860975.7857] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disabled -> inactive
Oct 04 20:23:21 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <warn>  [1601861001.1709] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) association took too long, failing activation
Oct 04 20:23:21 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861001.1710] device (wlo1): state change: config -> failed (reason 'ssid-not-found', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:23:21 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <warn>  [1601861001.1733] device (wlo1): Activation: failed for connection 'Friendo'
Oct 04 20:23:21 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861001.1737] device (wlo1): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:23:21 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861001.1889] device (wlo1): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to A2:82:CE:57:35:6A (scanning)
Oct 04 20:23:21 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861001.5377] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: inactive -> disconnected
Oct 04 20:23:21 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861001.5378] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> disabled
Oct 04 20:23:21 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861001.5379] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disabled -> inactive
Oct 04 20:23:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861004.3994] device (wlo1): Activation: starting connection 'Friendo' (3ae9bcd1-7818-4faa-a599-4d1d11d10ad2)
Oct 04 20:23:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861004.4001] device (wlo1): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:23:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861004.4146] device (wlo1): set-hw-addr: reset MAC address to 3C:A9:F4:91:42:78 (preserve)
Oct 04 20:23:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861004.7602] device (wlo1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:23:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861004.7607] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) access point 'Friendo' has security, but secrets are required.
Oct 04 20:23:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861004.7607] device (wlo1): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:23:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861004.7611] sup-iface[0x55ee3a430120,wlo1]: wps: type pbc start...
Oct 04 20:23:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861004.7641] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: inactive -> disabled
Oct 04 20:23:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861004.7656] device (wlo1): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:23:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861004.7663] device (wlo1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:23:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861004.7667] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) connection 'Friendo' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Oct 04 20:23:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861004.7702] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disabled -> inactive
Oct 04 20:23:50 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <warn>  [1601861030.1698] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) association took too long, failing activation
Oct 04 20:23:50 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861030.1700] device (wlo1): state change: config -> failed (reason 'ssid-not-found', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:23:50 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <warn>  [1601861030.1731] device (wlo1): Activation: failed for connection 'Friendo'
Oct 04 20:23:50 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861030.1732] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: inactive -> disconnected
Oct 04 20:23:50 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861030.1734] device (wlo1): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:23:50 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861030.1871] device (wlo1): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to 72:D7:98:7C:1F:91 (scanning)
Oct 04 20:23:50 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861030.5330] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> disabled
Oct 04 20:23:50 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861030.5393] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disabled -> inactive
Oct 04 20:23:56 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861036.7780] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: inactive -> disabled
Oct 04 20:23:56 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861036.7797] device (wlo1): state change: disconnected -> unavailable (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:23:57 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861037.4295] sup-iface[0x55ee3a430210,wlo1]: supports 5 scan SSIDs
Oct 04 20:23:57 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861037.4303] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: starting -> ready
Oct 04 20:23:57 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861037.4304] device (wlo1): state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'supplicant-available', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:01 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861041.2016] device (wlo1): Activation: starting connection 'Friendo' (3ae9bcd1-7818-4faa-a599-4d1d11d10ad2)
Oct 04 20:24:01 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861041.2018] device (wlo1): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:01 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861041.2430] device (wlo1): set-hw-addr: reset MAC address to 3C:A9:F4:91:42:78 (preserve)
Oct 04 20:24:01 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861041.5916] device (wlo1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:01 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861041.5921] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) access point 'Friendo' has security, but secrets are required.
Oct 04 20:24:01 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861041.5923] device (wlo1): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:01 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861041.5926] sup-iface[0x55ee3a430210,wlo1]: wps: type pbc start...
Oct 04 20:24:01 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861041.6029] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: ready -> disconnected
Oct 04 20:24:01 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861041.6042] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Oct 04 20:24:01 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861041.6206] device (wlo1): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:01 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861041.6242] device (wlo1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:01 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861041.6254] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) connection 'Friendo' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Oct 04 20:24:01 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861041.6789] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: inactive -> authenticating
Oct 04 20:24:02 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861042.0049] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> disconnected
Oct 04 20:24:27 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <warn>  [1601861067.1701] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) association took too long, failing activation
Oct 04 20:24:27 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861067.1702] device (wlo1): state change: config -> failed (reason 'ssid-not-found', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:27 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <warn>  [1601861067.1713] device (wlo1): Activation: failed for connection 'Friendo'
Oct 04 20:24:27 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861067.1715] device (wlo1): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:27 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861067.1899] device (wlo1): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to BA:13:52:3E:1A:80 (scanning)
Oct 04 20:24:27 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861067.5492] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Oct 04 20:24:34 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861074.0178] device (wlo1): state change: disconnected -> unavailable (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:35 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861075.3173] sup-iface[0x55ee3a430300,wlo1]: supports 5 scan SSIDs
Oct 04 20:24:35 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861075.3183] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: starting -> ready
Oct 04 20:24:35 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861075.3184] device (wlo1): state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'supplicant-available', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:39 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861079.7284] device (wlo1): Activation: starting connection 'Friendo' (3ae9bcd1-7818-4faa-a599-4d1d11d10ad2)
Oct 04 20:24:39 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861079.7287] device (wlo1): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:39 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861079.7460] device (wlo1): set-hw-addr: reset MAC address to 3C:A9:F4:91:42:78 (preserve)
Oct 04 20:24:40 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861080.0944] device (wlo1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:40 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861080.0949] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) access point 'Friendo' has security, but secrets are required.
Oct 04 20:24:40 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861080.0949] device (wlo1): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:40 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861080.0952] sup-iface[0x55ee3a430300,wlo1]: wps: type pbc start...
Oct 04 20:24:40 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861080.1024] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: ready -> disabled
Oct 04 20:24:40 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861080.1086] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disabled -> inactive
Oct 04 20:24:40 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861080.1113] device (wlo1): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:40 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861080.1155] device (wlo1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:40 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861080.1170] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) connection 'Friendo' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Oct 04 20:24:58 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861098.5639] device (wlo1): state change: config -> deactivating (reason 'new-activation', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:58 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861098.5657] device (wlo1): disconnecting for new activation request.
Oct 04 20:24:58 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861098.5891] device (wlo1): state change: deactivating -> disconnected (reason 'new-activation', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:58 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861098.6029] device (wlo1): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to D6:40:F1:B1:F2:9E (scanning)
Oct 04 20:24:58 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861098.9534] device (wlo1): Activation: starting connection 'Friendo' (3ae9bcd1-7818-4faa-a599-4d1d11d10ad2)
Oct 04 20:24:58 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861098.9542] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: inactive -> disconnected
Oct 04 20:24:58 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861098.9549] device (wlo1): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:58 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861098.9689] device (wlo1): set-hw-addr: reset MAC address to 3C:A9:F4:91:42:78 (preserve)
Oct 04 20:24:59 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861099.3268] device (wlo1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:59 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861099.3287] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) access point 'Friendo' has security, but secrets are required.
Oct 04 20:24:59 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861099.3291] device (wlo1): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:59 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861099.3317] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> disabled
Oct 04 20:24:59 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861099.3344] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disabled -> disconnected
Oct 04 20:24:59 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861099.3389] device (wlo1): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:59 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861099.3430] device (wlo1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:24:59 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861099.3442] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) connection 'Friendo' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Oct 04 20:25:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <warn>  [1601861124.1708] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) association took too long, failing activation
Oct 04 20:25:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861124.1709] device (wlo1): state change: config -> failed (reason 'ssid-not-found', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:25:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <warn>  [1601861124.1732] device (wlo1): Activation: failed for connection 'Friendo'
Oct 04 20:25:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861124.1736] device (wlo1): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 04 20:25:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861124.1869] device (wlo1): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to A6:6E:84:13:35:EE (scanning)
Oct 04 20:25:24 CNU352DG8J.ishygddt.xyz NetworkManager[3682]: <info>  [1601861124.5474] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
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It expects a secret / password to be entered but cannot verify it so the connection is timing out.

 device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) access point 'Friendo' has security, but secrets are required

That causes the MAC address to be set and reset repeatedly as it cannot make a clean reliable connection.

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The password is entered and saved. Why might it not be recognizing it as such?

I’ve found that what usually (~80% of the time) fixes it is to do the following:

  • Toggle airplane mode hardware on and off
  • Toggle Wi-Fi off and on at the software level
  • Manually run nmcli -p con up id Friendo

but I’ve never had to re-enter the password.

As for the bands, I haven’t noticed any difference changing between them.

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Note that I also experience this issue while connecting to my family’s Cisco/Technicolor DPC3941T access point.

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If this is a laptop it could very well be that the wifi is lower powered than needed either because of settings or antenna or chip. You might try a compatible wifi dongle and see if there is any difference.

Before you spend money though try a couple commands to see the actual quality of your connection.

$ iwconfig wlan0 
$ nmcli dev wifi

Be sue to replace wlan0 in the iwconfig command with your actual wireless device.
iwconfig reports several things and the ones of interest are tx power and link quality. If link quality is something near 70 the signal strength is good, but a low tx power can affect that as well.
the nmcli command gives a report of all wifi devices nearby with their channel & relative strengths shown. Mine shows the connection to the AP at 100 signal level. Too many devices sharing a channel can be an issue as well.

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I don’t have any issues using a dongle (well, no connectivity issues — convenience is another matter), nor on Windows with the builtin; it seems just that Fedora is having problems with the N 6300 chipset.

Tx-Power=15 dBm

Especially note that the connectivity issues are consistent between both an ARRIS BGW210-700 and a Cisco DPC3941T; as well as between 2.4GHz and 5GHz.

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You said the wifi dongle works and the connectivity is steady and consistent? If so then that would appear to be a workaround.

On my laptop iwconfig tells me
Tx-Power=22 dBm    Link Quality=64 /70    Signal level=-46 dBm

and on my PC the same is
Tx-Power=16 dBm    Link Quality=70 /70    Signal level=-39 dBm

Of course neither have the same chipset. My laptop has the Intel Corporation Wireless-AC 9560 wifi chip and I have never had any issues with it and connectivity with any AP either with fedora or windows.

The only thing I see in the logs you posted seems to indicate a very weak signal quality as it sees the AP, tries to negotiate the connection then loses the signal and has to try again, and again, and …

Please show the link quality and signal level for that connection. The Tx power indicates ~30 mW power which is really pretty good.

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Yes — to an issue that only occurs when waking the laptop up from sleep mode or an unexpected poweroff. (And I have a track record of accidentally breaking dongles while moving this laptop… :flushed:)

The signal quality and level vary slightly depending on which channel I have selected. Here is data from both modes:

wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:[redacted]
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:5.22 GHz  Access Point: 12:34:56:78:90:FF   
          Bit Rate=270 Mb/s   Tx-Power=15 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=54/70  Signal level=-56 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:1  Invalid misc:13565   Missed beacon:0

wlo1      IEEE 802.11  ESSID:[redacted]  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.462 GHz  Access Point: 12:34:56:78:90:AA
          Bit Rate=117 Mb/s   Tx-Power=15 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=65/70  Signal level=-45 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:1  Invalid misc:15   Missed beacon:0

However, I want to emphasize that once I’ve connected once, at all, it’s 100% fine no matter where I am in the house, how many other devices are competing with me, or even through manual re-connections — I have tested this over multiple days — that is, until I next put the laptop to sleep or someone yanks my charging cable. So I don’t think that TX signal strength or similar is the issue here.