From 5b226d0eb51cbb4aa6520834829d6c068cc9c8be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Trung=20L=C3=AA?= Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 10:54:12 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Add how to address no SSID scanning of network-manager The issue was reported upstream at https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/issues/158 --- README.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 62c1311..a940e78 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -45,3 +45,12 @@ Frequently asked Questions ### The network manager says: "Device is not ready"! Make sure you copied the firmware (rtl8188eufw.bin) to /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/ +### NetworkManager does not list SSID +NetworkManager changes the Wi-Fi MAC address during scanning to improve privacy but this adapter does not support it. To adress this issue, please create `/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/80-wifi.conf` with content: + +``` +[device] +wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no +``` + +and run `systemctl restart NetworkManager`