Public bug reported:
In Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin), there is a discrepancy between the actual WiFi
connection state and what is displayed in the UI. While WiFi is working and
connected to a network, the WiFi toggle button in the GNOME UI appears disabled
(greyed out), suggesting that WiFi is turned off. This creates confusion as the
system is actually connected to WiFi and has internet access.
Steps to Reproduce:
Install or upgrade to Ubuntu 25.04
Connect to a WiFi network
Observe that the WiFi is functionally working (internet access is available)
Check the WiFi toggle in the system menu in the top right corner
Note that it appears disabled/greyed out despite the active connection
Current Behavior:
WiFi is functionally working and connected to network
System menu shows WiFi toggle as disabled/greyed out
nmcli general command shows "WIFI: disabled" despite active connection
NetworkManager logs show successful connection to WiFi networks
Expected Behavior:
WiFi toggle should be enabled and reflect the actual connection state
UI should accurately represent that WiFi is enabled and connected
System Information:
Ubuntu Version: 25.04 (Plucky Puffin)
Desktop Environment: GNOME
NetworkManager version: 1.52.0
Diagnostic Information:
When running nmcli general, the output shows:
STATE CONNECTIVITY WIFI-HW WIFI WWAN-HW WWAN METERED
connected full enabled disabled missing disabled no (guessed)
This indicates a state inconsistency - connection is "connected" with "full"
connectivity, but WIFI shows as "disabled".
NetworkManager logs show successful WiFi connection:
device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful.
Connected to wireless network "Vaalaham"
Attempted Solutions:
Changing WiFi power save settings
Using nmcli radio wifi on (completes successfully but doesn't change state)
Restarting NetworkManager
Rebooting the system
None of these solutions resolved the UI inconsistency issue.
Additional Context:
This appears to be a UI bug where NetworkManager is handling the connection
correctly but not properly updating its internal state flags to reflect in the
user interface.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.04
Package: network-manager 1.52.0-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-15.15-generic 6.14.0
Uname: Linux 6.14.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.32.0-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Apr 20 12:25:54 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-02-14 (66 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.10 "Oracular Oriole" - Release amd64 (20241009.4)
IpRoute:
default via 192.168.1.254 dev wlo1 proto dhcp src 192.168.1.165 metric 600
192.168.1.0/24 dev wlo1 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.165 metric 600
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=screen-256color
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to plucky on 2025-04-20 (0 days ago)
modified.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.conf.d.default-wifi-powersave-on.conf:
[connection]
wifi.powersave = 2
mtime.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf:
2025-04-20T12:02:36.020637
mtime.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.conf.d.default-wifi-powersave-on.conf:
2025-04-20T12:11:22.069021
nmcli-dev:
DEVICE TYPE STATE IP4-CONNECTIVITY
IP6-CONNECTIVITY DBUS-PATH CONNECTION
CON-UUID CON-PATH
wlo1 wifi connected full full
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2 Vaalaham
cb2e9e8f-9803-4fb9-9895-5d6b42732a56
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/2
lo loopback connected (externally) unknown unknown
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 lo
5298559e-a532-45b0-8eb0-bca3c846cc3c
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/1
p2p-dev-wlo1 wifi-p2p disconnected none none
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3 -- --
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nmcli-nm:
RUNNING VERSION STATE STARTUP CONNECTIVITY NETWORKING WIFI-HW WIFI
WWAN-HW WWAN METERED
running 1.52.0 connected started full enabled enabled
disabled missing disabled no (guessed)
** Affects: network-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug plucky wayland-session
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WiFi toggle button is disabled in UI despite active WiFi connection in
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