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Imran Chaudhry edited this page May 5, 2020
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These are some general notes about getting this to work on various Linux flavours.
If using Debian 10 with the Gnome desktop then you might find that your USB wifi adapter works intermittently or not at all.
The cause is NetworkManager, it will randomize the adapter MAC address. This is a security feature in case you are using a laptop with public wi-fi spots but this is problematic when using a home wifi setup with a fixed desktop or laptop.
To fix this do the follow:
Create a file /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/00-do-not-randomize-mac.conf
with contents:
[device]
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=yes
Then restart NetworkManager with:
systemctl restart NetworkManager