No apparent network connections after Fedora 42 update

I updated my Fedora KDE Plasma OS, and when I booted up immediately after the update, network connections were gone.

When I open the network menu in the bottom-right of my task bar, it states No available connections, even though there are tons, which all of my other devices are able to see and connect to.

I’ve seen that many other people seem to have a similar issue, and I tried their solutions but to no avail. I was hoping someone here could help me. Thanks!

I figured out the issue. For anyone who has the same problem, here’s the solution:

In the console, run:

sudo lspci -nnk | grep -i network -A4

Look for Kernel modules: and copy any names that are stated there.
Then run

sudo modprobe PUT_YOUR_KERNEL_MODULE_HERE

And you should see network working again shortly after.

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That should have been automatic. I think you have noticed a bug.

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Yep. It happened in a new small update to Fedora 42.

You could report the problem against the kernal in the fedora bug tracker.
See How to file a bug :: Fedora Docs
I think including the dmesg output before you load the module will be helpful.

FYI add kernel bug reports are read but few are replied to for lack of maintainer time.

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