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  • Odd NetwrkManager behavior

    From Sean Dennis@86:100/1 to All on Tue Oct 21 19:06:22 2025
    Hello, All!

    I recently installed Devuan Daeldaus (sp?) on my Dell Latitude E7240 laptop. If I put the system in suspend by closing the lid, when the system wakes up, I have no WiFi unless I cycle the WiFi physical switch (a tiny thing on the left of the laptop).

    I'm not quite sure what I could do to solve this issue.

    I have not asked in the Devuan fora yet but I wanted to try here first.

    -- Sean

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  • From Andrew Leary@86:86/1 to Sean Dennis on Thu Oct 23 06:25:02 2025
    Hello Sean!

    21 Oct 25 19:06, you wrote to all:

    I recently installed Devuan Daeldaus (sp?) on my Dell Latitude E7240 laptop. If I put the system in suspend by closing the lid, when the system wakes up, I have no WiFi unless I cycle the WiFi physical
    switch (a tiny thing on the left of the laptop).

    In my experience, there are often little things that don't quite work right after suspending and resuming.

    I'm not quite sure what I could do to solve this issue.

    Maybe try restarting /etc/init.d/network-manager ? It is quite possible that the system turns off the power to the WiFi adapter when it goes into suspend, which probably means you're stuck having to toggle the WiFi switch to get the power turned on again.

    I have not asked in the Devuan fora yet but I wanted to try here
    first.

    Can't hurt to check there also.

    Andrew

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  • From Sean Dennis@86:100/1 to Andrew Leary on Thu Oct 23 16:39:36 2025
    Andrew Leary wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    Maybe try restarting /etc/init.d/network-manager ? It is quite
    possible that the system turns off the power to the WiFi adapter when
    it goes into suspend, which probably means you're stuck having to
    toggle the WiFi switch to get the power turned on again.

    That makes sense with the power cycling.

    Can't hurt to check there also.

    I will and I'll post the best answer here also.

    -- Sean

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