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clive

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Registered: 2021-06-17

Posts: 7

Xfce Network Manager not working

I have recently installed Xubuntu 20.04LTS
clive: ~$ inxi -S
System:    Host: clive-HP-EliteBook-6930p Kernel: 5.8.0-55-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.14.2
           Distro: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS (Focal Fossa)

I installed panel plugin Network Monitor and put wlan0 as network device but get error
Xfce4-Netload-Plugin: Error in initialising
Interface was not found

clive: ~$ inxi -xx -N
Network:   Device-1: Intel 82567LM Gigabit Network vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: xxxx
           bus ID: 00:19.0 chip ID: 8086:10f5
           Device-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] Network driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: xxxx
           bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 8086:4237
I have deleted port ID with xxxx. Wireless is used not wired interface.

Any suggestions as to how to setup the monitor would be welcome.
clive

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 11,486

Re: Xfce Network Manager not working

Hello and welcome.

Is wlan0 your interface name? What does the following command return:

ip link show

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clive

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Registered: 2021-06-17

Posts: 7

Re: Xfce Network Manager not working

Thanks for the response

clive: ~$ ip link show
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: enp0s25: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:xx:xx:xx:60:9c brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: wls1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP mode DORMANT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:xx:xx:xx:61:dc brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    altname wlp2s0

Just initialised network monitor with wls1 and its working. I must look up ip command. Problem solved, many thanks.
clive