Problem to connect with speedport wifi in endeavouros

General system Newbie
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I was using manjaro with GNOME and never had any issue connecting to a wifi network. I got a new internet contract with a new router (speedport, telecom germany) and suddenly I could not connect to the wifi anymore (a friend with lubuntu/GNOME had the same issue). I switched to endeavouros with xfce and the wifi was working again (for endeavouros with GNOME it still wasn’t). Today I ran updates with yay and now the wifi is not working anymore again. Connecting with a LAN-cable works always. I can see all the networks, when I choose one to connect to, I can enter the password, but then it doesn’t connect.
I checked the driver:

lspci -k
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] (rev 34)
	Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 (802.11a/b/g/n)
	Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
	Kernel modules: iwlwifi, wl

I tried

netctl start wlan0-zwischennetz5G
Job for netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status "netctl@wlan0\\x2dzwischennetz5G.service"" and "journalctl -xeu "netctl@wlan0\\x2dzwischennetz5G.service"" for details.

So I checked

systemctl status "netctl@wlan0\\x2dzwischennetz5G.service"
× netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service - Networking for netctl profile wlan0-zwischennetz5G
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/netctl@.service; static)
     Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2022-03-24 01:16:06 CET; 1min 11s ago
       Docs: man:netctl.profile(5)
    Process: 4694 ExecStart=/usr/lib/netctl/network start wlan0-zwischennetz5G (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   Main PID: 4694 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
        CPU: 11ms

Mär 24 01:16:06 abc-2325bfg systemd[1]: Starting Networking for netctl profile wlan0-zwischennetz5G...
Mär 24 01:16:06 abc-2325bfg network[4694]: Starting network profile 'wlan0-zwischennetz5G'...
Mär 24 01:16:06 abc-2325bfg network[4694]: The interface of network profile 'wlan0-zwischennetz5G' is already up
Mär 24 01:16:06 abc-2325bfg systemd[1]: netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Mär 24 01:16:06 abc-2325bfg systemd[1]: netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Mär 24 01:16:06 abc-2325bfg systemd[1]: Failed to start Networking for netctl profile wlan0-zwischennetz5G.

and

journalctl -xeu "netctl@wlan0\\x2dzwischennetz5G.service"
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
░░ 
░░ The unit netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service has entered the 'failed' state with result 'exit-code'.
Mär 24 01:16:06 abc-2325bfg systemd[1]: Starting Networking for netctl profile wlan0-zwischennetz5G...
░░ Subject: A start job for unit netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service has begun execution
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
░░ 
░░ A start job for unit netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service has begun execution.
░░ 
░░ The job identifier is 1110.
Mär 24 01:16:06 abc-2325bfg network[4694]: Starting network profile 'wlan0-zwischennetz5G'...
Mär 24 01:16:06 abc-2325bfg network[4694]: The interface of network profile 'wlan0-zwischennetz5G' is already up
Mär 24 01:16:06 abc-2325bfg systemd[1]: netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
░░ Subject: Unit process exited
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
░░ 
░░ An ExecStart= process belonging to unit netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service has exited.
░░ 
░░ The process' exit code is 'exited' and its exit status is 1.
Mär 24 01:16:06 abc-2325bfg systemd[1]: netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
░░ Subject: Unit failed
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
░░ 
░░ The unit netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service has entered the 'failed' state with result 'exit-code'.
Mär 24 01:16:06 abc-2325bfg systemd[1]: Failed to start Networking for netctl profile wlan0-zwischennetz5G.
░░ Subject: A start job for unit netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service has failed
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
░░ 
░░ A start job for unit netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service has finished with a failure.
░░ 
░░ The job identifier is 1110 and the job result is failed.

so I tried as recommended here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/netctl … ice_failed

ip link set wlan0 down
netctl start wlan0-zwischennetz5G

Then no error came, but also nothing else happened, no connection was established.

Adding the

ForceConnect=yes

option to

/etc/netctl/wlan0-ssid

did not change anything

I also tried disabling 802.11n as described here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Networ … ss#iwlwifi but it didn’t change anything

Does anyone have any idea, what I could still try?

2

Have you checked the Warning message and confirmed proper installation?

3

Does it work on the 2.4 Ghz band?

4

No, it’s the same there

5

Which warning messages?
I also tried to remove and reinstall netctl, there were no warnings and it didn’t help.

6

From your link

Warning: This section assumes that there is no other network service running before starting a netctl profile/service. See #Installation for details.

7 
systemctl status "netctl@wlan0\\x2dzwischennetz5G.service"

Edit: Did you check is not blocked?

iw dev

rfkill unblock wifi
8

I did, but I don’t see any other network service running. But I also don’t fully understand the output, it seems that the wifi service that I want to start exited?

systemctl --type=service
  UNIT                                                 LOAD   ACTIVE SUB     DESCRIPTION                                                                  
  accounts-daemon.service                              loaded active running Accounts Service
  alsa-restore.service                                 loaded active exited  Save/Restore Sound Card State
  avahi-daemon.service                                 loaded active running Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD Stack
  dbus.service                                         loaded active running D-Bus System Message Bus
  kmod-static-nodes.service                            loaded active exited  Create List of Static Device Nodes
  ldconfig.service                                     loaded active exited  Rebuild Dynamic Linker Cache
  lightdm.service                                      loaded active running Light Display Manager
  lvm2-monitor.service                                 loaded active exited  Monitoring of LVM2 mirrors, snapshots etc. using dmeventd or progress polling
  netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service               loaded active exited  Networking for netctl profile wlan0-zwischennetz5G
  NetworkManager.service                               loaded active running Network Manager
  polkit.service                                       loaded active running Authorization Manager
  power-profiles-daemon.service                        loaded active running Power Profiles daemon
  rtkit-daemon.service                                 loaded active running RealtimeKit Scheduling Policy Service
  systemd-backlight@backlight:intel_backlight.service  loaded active exited  Load/Save Screen Backlight Brightness of backlight:intel_backlight
  systemd-backlight@leds:tpacpi::kbd_backlight.service loaded active exited  Load/Save Screen Backlight Brightness of leds:tpacpi::kbd_backlight
  systemd-journal-catalog-update.service               loaded active exited  Rebuild Journal Catalog
  systemd-journal-flush.service                        loaded active exited  Flush Journal to Persistent Storage
  systemd-journald.service                             loaded active running Journal Service
  systemd-logind.service                               loaded active running User Login Management
  systemd-modules-load.service                         loaded active exited  Load Kernel Modules
  systemd-random-seed.service                          loaded active exited  Load/Save Random Seed
  systemd-remount-fs.service                           loaded active exited  Remount Root and Kernel File Systems
  systemd-sysctl.service                               loaded active exited  Apply Kernel Variables
  systemd-sysusers.service                             loaded active exited  Create System Users
  systemd-timesyncd.service                            loaded active running Network Time Synchronization
  systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service                   loaded active exited  Create Static Device Nodes in /dev
  systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service                       loaded active exited  Create Volatile Files and Directories
  systemd-udev-trigger.service                         loaded active exited  Coldplug All udev Devices
  systemd-udevd.service                                loaded active running Rule-based Manager for Device Events and Files
  systemd-update-done.service                          loaded active exited  Update is Completed
  systemd-update-utmp.service                          loaded active exited  Record System Boot/Shutdown in UTMP
  systemd-user-sessions.service                        loaded active exited  Permit User Sessions
  udisks2.service                                      loaded active running Disk Manager
  upower.service                                       loaded active running Daemon for power management
  user-runtime-dir@1000.service                        loaded active exited  User Runtime Directory /run/user/1000
  user@1000.service                                    loaded active running User Manager for UID 1000
  wpa_supplicant.service                               loaded active running WPA supplicant

LOAD   = Reflects whether the unit definition was properly loaded.
ACTIVE = The high-level unit activation state, i.e. generalization of SUB.
SUB    = The low-level unit activation state, values depend on unit type.
37 loaded units listed. Pass --all to see loaded but inactive units, too.
To show all installed unit files use 'systemctl list-unit-files'.
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I didn’t check, but it seems that it isn’t.

iw dev
phy#0
	Interface wlan0
		ifindex 4
		wdev 0x1
		addr 2e:ca:4f:b1:fc:8c
		type managed
		txpower 15.00 dBm

rfkill unblock wifi

doen’t change anything, but I realize, after I do

ip link set wlan0 down
netctl start wlan0-zwischennetz5G

these two outputs change:

systemctl status "netctl@wlan0\\x2dzwischennetz5G.service"
● netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service - Networking for netctl profile wlan0-zwischennetz5G
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/netctl@.service; static)
     Active: active (exited) since Fri 2022-03-25 22:44:20 CET; 25min ago
       Docs: man:netctl.profile(5)
    Process: 6763 ExecStart=/usr/lib/netctl/network start wlan0-zwischennetz5G (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 6763 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
     Status: "online"
      Tasks: 4 (limit: 9155)
     Memory: 3.1M
        CPU: 575ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/system-netctl.slice/netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service
             ├─6773 wpa_supplicant -q -B -P /run/wpa_supplicant-wlan0.pid -i wlan0 -D nl80211,wext -c/run/netctl/wpa_supplicant-wlan0.conf
             ├─6887 "dhcpcd: wlan0 [ip4]"
             ├─6888 "dhcpcd: [privileged proxy] wlan0 [ip4]"
             └─6889 "dhcpcd: [control proxy] wlan0 [ip4]"

Mär 25 23:03:08 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 23:03:08 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: de:ef:1e:f9:eb:32
Mär 25 23:03:09 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: de:ef:1e:f9:eb:32
Mär 25 23:03:09 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 23:03:35 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 23:03:35 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: e2:c7:21:73:81:c0
Mär 25 23:03:39 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: e2:c7:21:73:81:c0
Mär 25 23:03:39 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 23:04:06 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 23:04:06 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: 2e:ca:4f:b1:fc:8c

journalctl -xeu "netctl@wlan0\\x2dzwischennetz5G.service"
Mär 25 22:56:53 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: 82:fa:2f:e5:d9:9f
Mär 25 22:56:53 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 22:56:58 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 22:56:58 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: e2:03:a5:bd:c5:30
Mär 25 22:57:01 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: e2:03:a5:bd:c5:30
Mär 25 22:57:01 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 22:57:07 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 22:57:07 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: c6:50:d8:b9:77:d7
Mär 25 23:02:07 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: c6:50:d8:b9:77:d7
Mär 25 23:02:07 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 23:02:33 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 23:02:33 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: 5a:ba:e3:0c:32:ab
Mär 25 23:02:37 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: 5a:ba:e3:0c:32:ab
Mär 25 23:02:37 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 23:03:08 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 23:03:08 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: de:ef:1e:f9:eb:32
Mär 25 23:03:09 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: de:ef:1e:f9:eb:32
Mär 25 23:03:09 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 23:03:35 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 23:03:35 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: e2:c7:21:73:81:c0
Mär 25 23:03:39 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: e2:c7:21:73:81:c0
Mär 25 23:03:39 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 23:04:06 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 23:04:06 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: 2e:ca:4f:b1:fc:8c
Mär 25 23:10:56 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: 2e:ca:4f:b1:fc:8c
Mär 25 23:10:56 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: 46:c8:f6:38:a3:c9
Mär 25 23:11:00 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: 46:c8:f6:38:a3:c9
Mär 25 23:11:00 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 23:11:26 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 23:11:26 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: 76:0a:7a:13:d6:25
Mär 25 23:11:30 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: 76:0a:7a:13:d6:25
Mär 25 23:11:30 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 23:12:01 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
Mär 25 23:12:01 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: 8a:bd:ba:1a:49:57
Mär 25 23:12:05 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: old hardware address: 8a:bd:ba:1a:49:57
Mär 25 23:12:05 abc-2325bfg dhcpcd[6888]: wlan0: new hardware address: a4:4e:31:dd:ce:40
10

Look closely

Pick one
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Network_configuration#Network_managers

11

What about

ip link set wlan0 down

sudo wifi-menu -o
12

Ah, sorry, didn’t see that, thanks.
I tried stopping (systemctl stop <program> ) netctl and connect via NetworkManager GUI and stopping NetworkManager and trying again with netctl, but both did not change anything.

13

I tried this already a couple of times, if I select the network, it just waits for a while and then puts out just

failed

but now it looks like it is something with WPA?

systemctl status "netctl@wlan0\\x2dzwischennetz5G.service"
× netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service - Networking for netctl profile wlan0-zwischennetz5G
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/netctl@.service; static)
     Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2022-03-25 23:27:09 CET; 1min 22s ago
       Docs: man:netctl.profile(5)
    Process: 4290 ExecStart=/usr/lib/netctl/network start wlan0-zwischennetz5G (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   Main PID: 4290 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
        CPU: 759ms

Mär 25 23:26:52 abc-2325bfg systemd[1]: Starting Networking for netctl profile wlan0-zwischennetz5G...
Mär 25 23:26:52 abc-2325bfg network[4290]: Starting network profile 'wlan0-zwischennetz5G'...
Mär 25 23:26:52 abc-2325bfg systemd[1]: Started Networking for netctl profile wlan0-zwischennetz5G.
Mär 25 23:27:08 abc-2325bfg network[4290]: WPA association/authentication failed for interface 'wlan0'
Mär 25 23:27:09 abc-2325bfg network[4290]: Failed to bring the network up for profile 'wlan0-zwischennetz5G'
Mär 25 23:27:09 abc-2325bfg systemd[1]: netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Mär 25 23:27:09 abc-2325bfg systemd[1]: netctl@wlan0\x2dzwischennetz5G.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
14

I have never had to use anything other than NetworkManager on EOS. Maybe you need to remove the netclt service from trying to run? :man_shrugging:

15

netctl looks like is working properly, while the password is missing.
Either edit the profile to add it, or use wpa_passphrase.
Either way, you have to read the docs carefully and follow the instructions. It’s not automatic IIUC.
Please, spend some time reading and go more slowly.
That’s my advice. We cannot do it for you.
Sorry… :man_shrugging:

16

Me neither, I just used it now to get some error messages. I tried removing netclt, but that didn’t help. I think it is some kind of issue in the communication between the wifi-driver and the specific router. I have the same issue with all networks from that provider. I have no issues connecting to wifi from any other provider and smartphones and older linux versions (e.g. ubuntu 18) have no problem connecting to my wifi.

17

I’m sorry, I was quite frustrated after reading forums for days. As I don’t have any issue with other networks, I thought, it’s not really an issue with netctl.

18

Ok, I found the workaround to disable WPA3 on the router and enforce WPA2. This allows me to connect.

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