Am 03.09.19 um 00:03 schrieb Jörn Heissler: > Package: network-manager > Version: 1.20.0-1 > Severity: important > > > Hello, > I upgraded several packages, including network-manager (1.18.0-3 -> 1.20.0-1). > During the upgrade, my wifi connection disconnected and wouldn't connect > again. > Luckily I wasn't doing the upgrade from remote ;-) > > It appears that the mac address of my wlan0 device is now changed and my > wifi router refused the new address because it got a whitelist. > > There is no mention of this behaviour change in the docs and it's > unclear how to disable/control this feature. > > I suggest that this change is reverted or at least users should be made > aware of it. And users should be pointed at relevant documentation. > > In fact I'm not sure that network-manager is the culprit, but it's a > likely candidate.
network-manager did always randomize the mac, unless you have a package explicitly overriding this behaviour. That said, this sounds like a driver bug. You should raise that with the kernel package. -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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