nmcli the WiFi network could not be found
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I'm running a headless device that I want to connect to wifi(it's currently on ethernet), so I'm using nmcli. I scan for connections with the following:
sudo nmcli dev wifi rescan
sudo nmcli dev wifi list
and the WiFi network I want is at 95% strength. So, I connect with:
sudo nmcli dev wifi connect "SSID" password "wifipassword"
and I get the following error:
Error: Connection activation failed: (53) The Wi-Fi network could not be found.
and I've tried copying and pasting from list to ensure I did not mistype the SSID, and it still does not work. It works fine from other devices that use Ubuntu and network-manager, so I know it's not the router.
How can it not find the network when I connect, but find it just fine when scanning, and how do I fix this?
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I'm running a headless device that I want to connect to wifi(it's currently on ethernet), so I'm using nmcli. I scan for connections with the following:
sudo nmcli dev wifi rescan
sudo nmcli dev wifi list
and the WiFi network I want is at 95% strength. So, I connect with:
sudo nmcli dev wifi connect "SSID" password "wifipassword"
and I get the following error:
Error: Connection activation failed: (53) The Wi-Fi network could not be found.
and I've tried copying and pasting from list to ensure I did not mistype the SSID, and it still does not work. It works fine from other devices that use Ubuntu and network-manager, so I know it's not the router.
How can it not find the network when I connect, but find it just fine when scanning, and how do I fix this?
network-manager nmcli
asked Apr 27 at 1:06
NerdOfLinux
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Are you still having problems with this? What version of Ubuntu are you using? What happens if you try connecting to a tether on your phone?
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I'm running a headless device that I want to connect to wifi(it's currently on ethernet), so I'm using nmcli. I scan for connections with the following:
sudo nmcli dev wifi rescan
sudo nmcli dev wifi list
and the WiFi network I want is at 95% strength. So, I connect with:
sudo nmcli dev wifi connect "SSID" password "wifipassword"
and I get the following error:
Error: Connection activation failed: (53) The Wi-Fi network could not be found.
and I've tried copying and pasting from list to ensure I did not mistype the SSID, and it still does not work. It works fine from other devices that use Ubuntu and network-manager, so I know it's not the router.
How can it not find the network when I connect, but find it just fine when scanning, and how do I fix this?
network-manager nmcli
asked Apr 27 at 1:06
NerdOfLinux
1,499830
I'm running a headless device that I want to connect to wifi(it's currently on ethernet), so I'm using nmcli. I scan for connections with the following:
sudo nmcli dev wifi rescan
sudo nmcli dev wifi list
and the WiFi network I want is at 95% strength. So, I connect with:
sudo nmcli dev wifi connect "SSID" password "wifipassword"
and I get the following error:
Error: Connection activation failed: (53) The Wi-Fi network could not be found.
and I've tried copying and pasting from list to ensure I did not mistype the SSID, and it still does not work. It works fine from other devices that use Ubuntu and network-manager, so I know it's not the router.
How can it not find the network when I connect, but find it just fine when scanning, and how do I fix this?
network-manager nmcli
asked Apr 27 at 1:06
NerdOfLinux
1,499830
asked Apr 27 at 1:06
NerdOfLinux
1,499830
asked Apr 27 at 1:06
NerdOfLinux
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asked Apr 27 at 1:06
NerdOfLinux
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Are you still having problems with this? What version of Ubuntu are you using? What happens if you try connecting to a tether on your phone?
– xiota
May 13 at 23:04
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Are you still having problems with this? What version of Ubuntu are you using? What happens if you try connecting to a tether on your phone?
– xiota
May 13 at 23:04
Are you still having problems with this? What version of Ubuntu are you using? What happens if you try connecting to a tether on your phone?
– xiota
May 13 at 23:04
Are you still having problems with this? What version of Ubuntu are you using? What happens if you try connecting to a tether on your phone?
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I never found a fix for the issue, but I believe I found the problem. I was using a virtual interface made with
sudo iw dev wlan0 interface add ap0 type __ap
to host a WiFi network, but ap0 and wlan0 had the same MAC address. Due to a problem with the RPi3 drivers, I couldn't change the MAC address(I tried macchanged -e ap0), but if I figured out how to, I'm pretty sure the issue would have been resolved.
answered May 13 at 23:07
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
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down vote
accepted
I never found a fix for the issue, but I believe I found the problem. I was using a virtual interface made with
sudo iw dev wlan0 interface add ap0 type __ap
to host a WiFi network, but ap0 and wlan0 had the same MAC address. Due to a problem with the RPi3 drivers, I couldn't change the MAC address(I tried macchanged -e ap0), but if I figured out how to, I'm pretty sure the issue would have been resolved.
answered May 13 at 23:07
NerdOfLinux
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up vote
0
down vote
accepted
I never found a fix for the issue, but I believe I found the problem. I was using a virtual interface made with
sudo iw dev wlan0 interface add ap0 type __ap
to host a WiFi network, but ap0 and wlan0 had the same MAC address. Due to a problem with the RPi3 drivers, I couldn't change the MAC address(I tried macchanged -e ap0), but if I figured out how to, I'm pretty sure the issue would have been resolved.
answered May 13 at 23:07
NerdOfLinux
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up vote
0
down vote
accepted
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
I never found a fix for the issue, but I believe I found the problem. I was using a virtual interface made with
sudo iw dev wlan0 interface add ap0 type __ap
to host a WiFi network, but ap0 and wlan0 had the same MAC address. Due to a problem with the RPi3 drivers, I couldn't change the MAC address(I tried macchanged -e ap0), but if I figured out how to, I'm pretty sure the issue would have been resolved.
answered May 13 at 23:07
NerdOfLinux
1,499830
I never found a fix for the issue, but I believe I found the problem. I was using a virtual interface made with
sudo iw dev wlan0 interface add ap0 type __ap
to host a WiFi network, but ap0 and wlan0 had the same MAC address. Due to a problem with the RPi3 drivers, I couldn't change the MAC address(I tried macchanged -e ap0), but if I figured out how to, I'm pretty sure the issue would have been resolved.
answered May 13 at 23:07
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answered May 13 at 23:07
NerdOfLinux
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answered May 13 at 23:07
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Are you still having problems with this? What version of Ubuntu are you using? What happens if you try connecting to a tether on your phone?
– xiota
May 13 at 23:04