Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks

Date	2026-05-17 01:12 -0400
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From	c186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Subject	Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks
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I've seen this at least three times over maybe the
past six months - different boxes, different distros.

Everything is fine, then suddenly yer system cannot
even SEE whatever wifi networks yer router is
broadcasting except maybe a shitty one. They
don't even show up in the 'select network' thing.

WAIT like a MONTH and MAYbe they come back.

Yep, DID reboot the router.

Today, a perfectly functional box, not updated
for a good week or two, suddenly stopped seeing
my 5ghz wifi network. Apparently worked up until
maybe 5:30 pm, then GONE. Couldn't get it back
even with a custom 'hidden networks' def. It just
"isn't there". It's just intractable no matter
which ways you come at it.

COULD see the neighbors network ... not sure if
it's 5ghz or not. Shitty signal regardless and
he DID set a password.

This time I DID have a cheat ... one of those USB
wifi dongles. Plugged that in, disabled the on-
board wifi (easy with MX utils) and the dongle
DID see my 5ghz stuff just fine.

I sometimes use THAT box for video streaming.
2.4ghz is often too herky-jerky.

Again, if I check back in a few weeks the onboard
device MAY work properly again. DID do full/version
upgrades ... which seemed to include a module for
the onboard wifi ... but haven't checked yet to see
if that solved my issue. Probably not based on
previous experience.

Sorry, nothing is overheating - it's a nice
cool box.

Any words of wisdom ???

Is there a way to make Linux COMPLETELY forget
any pre-used/defined wifi networks - a total
purge so you can start over ?

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Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-17 01:12 -0400
  Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-17 14:04 +0200
    Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-18 18:59 -0400
  Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-17 15:32 +0000
    Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-17 16:38 +0000
      Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-17 18:20 +0000
      Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-17 21:04 +0100
        Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-18 01:10 +0000
          Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-18 09:23 +0200
            Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-18 16:06 +0000
              Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-18 20:17 +0200
                Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-20 01:14 +0000
                Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-19 23:22 -0400
              Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-05-19 09:00 +1000
              Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-05-18 21:06 -0700
                Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-19 04:49 +0000
                Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-19 23:11 -0400
                Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-20 13:30 +0200
                Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-20 21:22 -0400
                Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-21 08:29 +0200
                Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-19 01:06 -0400
          Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-18 13:35 +0100
            Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-18 16:08 +0000
    Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-18 19:04 -0400
      Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-19 10:44 +0200
        Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-05-19 10:12 +0100
          Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-19 23:14 -0400
            Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-20 13:45 +0200
        Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks Jan van den Broek <balglaas@dds.nl> - 2026-05-19 10:49 +0000
          Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-19 13:21 +0200
      Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-19 12:33 +0100
        Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-19 23:17 -0400
          Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-20 13:46 +0200
            Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-20 21:24 -0400
              Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-21 08:30 +0200
                Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-05-21 07:56 +0100
  Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-17 23:21 +0100

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