Solved networkmgr - no connection until reboot

[blackhole]

So I have installed net-mgmt/networkmgr

There's a lack of documentation, though that could just be me. It seems to be a collection of python scripts and a sudo configuration file which get installed in /usr/local/etc/sudoers.d

I found the odd historic thread mentioning doas, but it now appears that sudo is used.

So far as I can tell, it's launched via xdg .desktop file, which invokes "sudo networkmgr"

It can associate with an access point, but then get "no carrier" until reboot - when it does bring up the interface and work as expected - presumably when the stanzas in /etc/rc.conf and /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf, which networkmgr creates, are processed:

wlans_ral0="wlan1"
ifconfig_wlan1="WPA DHCP"

network={
 ssid="some_ap"
 key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
 proto=RSN
 psk="somekey"
}

If I disconnect and reconnect, back to "no carrier", until reboot.

Anyone else had any success with this?

The wifi adapter in question (just in case it's relevant):

ral0: <Ralink Technology RT3090> mem 0xf0600000-0xf060ffff irq 16 at device 0.0 on pci2

 

[elgrande]

From time to time bsdconfig networking as root helped me a lot.

 

[smithi]

If I disconnect and reconnect, back to "no carrier", until reboot.

% sudo service netif restart
works for me, even if I earlier ran "netif stop', or suspended and resumed, or the AP dropped out for a while; checked with:
% ifconfig wlan0

I've not used networkmgr though, so don't know how a 'netif restart' might affect it.
[edit] Check that you don't also need to reset default route.

 

[YYY__]

I don't use networkmgr or sudo. It occurs to me that it's a timeout issue for sudo() credentials. (timestamp_timeout)

 

[smithi]

I don't use networkmgr or sudo. It occurs to me that it's a timeout issue for sudo() credentials. (timestamp_timeout)

What do you use, or does your connection reestablish itself?

[ PS OT: did you get my invitation to OT conversation? ]

 

[YYY__]

wpa_supplicant or wifimgr for desktop.

(Off-topic: I got the invitation but, I really don't know what happens with quotes. I usually use the Edge browser, just in case it makes a difference.)

 

[blackhole]

Thanks for the replies. I have got it kind of working by disabling wifi, enabling it again and selecting the AP again (without having to reboot or run service netif restart).