Re: NetworkManager "nmcli device" saying eth0 and wlan0 are "unavailable"

"Pol Vangheluwe" ([email protected] via blfs-support Mailing List) <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:15:36 +0200
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> Op 27 apr 2026, om 06:17 heeft Subhrajit Sain ([email protected] via blfs=
-support Mailing List) <[email protected]> het volgen=
de geschreven:
>=20
> Hello Pol,
> This is what nmcli connection gives:
> NAME                UUID      TYPE      DEVICE
> lo                  5f6ff...  loopback  lo
> SANTANU             de967...  wifi      --      <-- this is my Wi-Fi, but=
 wlan0 is not assigned
> Wired connection 1  c256d...  ethernet  --
>=20
> Also, this is what nmcli device gives:
> DEVICE  TYPE      STATE                   CONNECTION=20=20
> lo      loopback  connected (externally)  lo=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20
> eth0    ethernet  unavailable             --          (I don't use ethern=
et, and its not plugged in)
> wlan0   wifi      unavailable             --=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20
> bond0   bond      unmanaged               --=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20
> ... more unmanaged devices ...
>=20
>=20
> Thank you,
> Subhrajit Sain,
> aka ANW <https://anw.is-a.dev/>.


So, you have a connection "SANTANU=E2=80=9D.  Could you display the detaile=
d settings (nmcli connection show SANTANU)?

pvg

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<blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>Op 27 apr 2026, om 06:17 heeft Subhrajit Sai=
n ([email protected] via blfs-support Mailing List) &lt;blfs-support@lists.=
linuxfromscratch.org&gt; het volgende geschreven:</div><br class=3D"Apple-i=
nterchange-newline"><div><meta content=3D"text/html;charset=3DUTF-8" http-e=
quiv=3D"Content-Type"><div><div style=3D"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helve=
tica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div><span class=3D"font" style=3D"font=
-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace;">Hello Pol,<br></span></div><div>=
<span class=3D"font" style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace;=
">This is what nmcli connection gives:<br></span></div><div><span class=3D"=
font" style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace;">NAME&nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; UUID&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; TYP=
E&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DEVICE</span></div><div><span class=3D"font" style=3D=
"font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace;">lo&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbs=
p; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5f6ff...&nbsp; loopback&nbsp; lo</spa=
n></div><div><span class=3D"font" style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',couri=
er,monospace;">SANTANU&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;de967=
...&nbsp; wifi&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; --&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;-- this is my=
 Wi-Fi, but wlan0 is not assigned</span><br></div><div><span class=3D"font"=
 style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace;">Wired connection 1=
&nbsp; c256d...&nbsp; ethernet&nbsp; --</span></div><div><br></div><div><sp=
an class=3D"font" style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace;">A=
lso, this is what nmcli device gives:</span><br></div><div><span class=3D"f=
ont" style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace;">DEVICE&nbsp; T=
YPE&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; STATE&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbs=
p; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;CONNECTION&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div><span class=
=3D"font" style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace;">lo</span>=
<span class=3D"font" style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace;=
">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; loopback&nbsp; connected (externally)&nbsp; lo&nbsp;=
 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div><span class=3D"font" st=
yle=3D"font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace;">eth0&nbsp; &nbsp; eth=
ernet&nbsp; unavailable&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;--&n=
bsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (I don't use ethernet, and its not plugged=
 in)</span><span class=3D"font" style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',courier=
,monospace;"><br></span></div><div><span class=3D"font" style=3D"font-famil=
y: 'courier new',courier,monospace;">wlan0&nbsp; &nbsp;wifi&nbsp; &nbsp; &n=
bsp; unavailable&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;--&nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class=3D"font" style=3D"font-fa=
mily: 'courier new',courier,monospace;"><br></span></div><div><span class=
=3D"font" style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace;">bond0&nbs=
p; &nbsp;bond&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; unmanaged&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbs=
p; &nbsp;</span><span class=3D"font" style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',co=
urier,monospace;">&nbsp; &nbsp; --&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<=
/span></div><div><span class=3D"font" style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',c=
ourier,monospace;">... more unmanaged devices ...</span></div><div><span cl=
ass=3D"font" style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace;"></span=
><br></div><div><span class=3D"font" style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',co=
urier,monospace;"></span><br></div><div id=3D"Zm-_Id_-Sgn" data-sigid=3D"73=
55764000000004001" data-zbluepencil-ignore=3D"true"><div><span class=3D"fon=
t" style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace;">Thank you,<br></=
span></div><div><span class=3D"font" style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',co=
urier,monospace;">Subhrajit Sain,<br></span></div><div><span class=3D"font"=
 style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace;">aka </span><a targ=
et=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://anw.is-a.dev/"><span class=3D"font" style=3D"=
font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace;">ANW</span></a><span class=3D=
"font" style=3D"font-family: 'courier new',courier,monospace;">.<br></span>=
</div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br>So, you have a co=
nnection "SANTANU=E2=80=9D. &nbsp;Could you display the detailed settings (=
nmcli connection show SANTANU)?</div><div><br></div><div>pvg</div><div><blo=
ckquote type=3D"cite"></blockquote></div></body></html>=

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