How to restart the Network Manager in 16.04 whenever Wi-fi is enabled?
Is there a way to restart the Network manager every time I check the "Enable Wi-fi" from the applet's dropdown menu?
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Is there a way to restart the Network manager every time I check the "Enable Wi-fi" from the applet's dropdown menu?
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Well , technically there is a command, but requiressudo. Why exactly do you need to restart it ? What's the underlying issue ?
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 6 '16 at 1:07
I've noticed that if I disable and then re-enable wifi from the dropdown menu the applet will display the wrong type of connection (usually ethernet, or sometimes nothing at all), thus preventing me from seeing what hotspots are available; restarting the network manager solves the issue though.
– user525303
Oct 6 '16 at 1:58
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Is there a way to restart the Network manager every time I check the "Enable Wi-fi" from the applet's dropdown menu?
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Is there a way to restart the Network manager every time I check the "Enable Wi-fi" from the applet's dropdown menu?
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asked Oct 6 '16 at 0:34
user525303
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Well , technically there is a command, but requiressudo. Why exactly do you need to restart it ? What's the underlying issue ?
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 6 '16 at 1:07
I've noticed that if I disable and then re-enable wifi from the dropdown menu the applet will display the wrong type of connection (usually ethernet, or sometimes nothing at all), thus preventing me from seeing what hotspots are available; restarting the network manager solves the issue though.
– user525303
Oct 6 '16 at 1:58
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1
Well , technically there is a command, but requiressudo. Why exactly do you need to restart it ? What's the underlying issue ?
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 6 '16 at 1:07
I've noticed that if I disable and then re-enable wifi from the dropdown menu the applet will display the wrong type of connection (usually ethernet, or sometimes nothing at all), thus preventing me from seeing what hotspots are available; restarting the network manager solves the issue though.
– user525303
Oct 6 '16 at 1:58
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Well , technically there is a command, but requires
sudo. Why exactly do you need to restart it ? What's the underlying issue ?– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 6 '16 at 1:07
Well , technically there is a command, but requires
sudo. Why exactly do you need to restart it ? What's the underlying issue ?– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 6 '16 at 1:07
I've noticed that if I disable and then re-enable wifi from the dropdown menu the applet will display the wrong type of connection (usually ethernet, or sometimes nothing at all), thus preventing me from seeing what hotspots are available; restarting the network manager solves the issue though.
– user525303
Oct 6 '16 at 1:58
I've noticed that if I disable and then re-enable wifi from the dropdown menu the applet will display the wrong type of connection (usually ethernet, or sometimes nothing at all), thus preventing me from seeing what hotspots are available; restarting the network manager solves the issue though.
– user525303
Oct 6 '16 at 1:58
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I know this is an old thread, but on my older laptop I had a pretty crappy WiFi card which had a tendency to disconnect from the WiFi if there was a lot of load (e.g., downloading large files, etc.).
I ended up creating a simple script to check if my internet was still connected, and if it wasn't, then restart the network manager.
#!/bin/bash
ping -c 1 8.8.8.8
received=$?
echo $received
if [[ $received -ne 0 ]] ; then
service network-manager restart
fi
I created a root cronjob with sudo crontab -e, and set it such that every minute (you can do it more less frequently, but the script is a simple ping so it isn't resource intensive) it would run the script.
So, if my WiFi did go out for some reason, it would only ever be out for about a minute at a time, tops. If you're unfamiliar with cron, I recommend reading this
edited Jun 12 '18 at 17:44
Fabby
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answered Jun 12 '18 at 17:17
garzaigarzai
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu and although it's an old thread, it's better than the other answers, so +1 for that. OTOH, if you want to point people to cron help, better send them on this site, so I've edited that.
– Fabby
Jun 12 '18 at 17:43
I had to write/usr/sbin/serviceinstead ofservice. Also, the crontab expression you're looking for is*/1 * * * * /home/your_user/restart_network_if_needed.shassuming that's where you copy-pasted the above script
– ihadanny
Dec 17 '18 at 6:05
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press alt+f2 to get a run dialog
in the run dialog type:
systemctl network-manager restart
You should then provide your password when prompted.
edited Oct 7 '16 at 12:16
Amias
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answered Oct 7 '16 at 10:52
JessieJessie
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Thank you for your answer. Is there a way, however, to automate the process, for example through a script?
– user525303
Oct 8 '16 at 4:01
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in a terminal (Ctrl-Alt-t), sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager should do the trick.
However, you can split it into stop and start command
sudo systemctl stop NetworkManager
sudo systemctl start NetworkManager
answered Oct 7 '16 at 10:57
solsTiCesolsTiCe
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I know this is an old thread, but on my older laptop I had a pretty crappy WiFi card which had a tendency to disconnect from the WiFi if there was a lot of load (e.g., downloading large files, etc.).
I ended up creating a simple script to check if my internet was still connected, and if it wasn't, then restart the network manager.
#!/bin/bash
ping -c 1 8.8.8.8
received=$?
echo $received
if [[ $received -ne 0 ]] ; then
service network-manager restart
fi
I created a root cronjob with sudo crontab -e, and set it such that every minute (you can do it more less frequently, but the script is a simple ping so it isn't resource intensive) it would run the script.
So, if my WiFi did go out for some reason, it would only ever be out for about a minute at a time, tops. If you're unfamiliar with cron, I recommend reading this
edited Jun 12 '18 at 17:44
Fabby
27k1360161
answered Jun 12 '18 at 17:17
garzaigarzai
563
1
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu and although it's an old thread, it's better than the other answers, so +1 for that. OTOH, if you want to point people to cron help, better send them on this site, so I've edited that.
– Fabby
Jun 12 '18 at 17:43
I had to write/usr/sbin/serviceinstead ofservice. Also, the crontab expression you're looking for is*/1 * * * * /home/your_user/restart_network_if_needed.shassuming that's where you copy-pasted the above script
– ihadanny
Dec 17 '18 at 6:05
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I know this is an old thread, but on my older laptop I had a pretty crappy WiFi card which had a tendency to disconnect from the WiFi if there was a lot of load (e.g., downloading large files, etc.).
I ended up creating a simple script to check if my internet was still connected, and if it wasn't, then restart the network manager.
#!/bin/bash
ping -c 1 8.8.8.8
received=$?
echo $received
if [[ $received -ne 0 ]] ; then
service network-manager restart
fi
I created a root cronjob with sudo crontab -e, and set it such that every minute (you can do it more less frequently, but the script is a simple ping so it isn't resource intensive) it would run the script.
So, if my WiFi did go out for some reason, it would only ever be out for about a minute at a time, tops. If you're unfamiliar with cron, I recommend reading this
edited Jun 12 '18 at 17:44
Fabby
27k1360161
answered Jun 12 '18 at 17:17
garzaigarzai
563
1
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu and although it's an old thread, it's better than the other answers, so +1 for that. OTOH, if you want to point people to cron help, better send them on this site, so I've edited that.
– Fabby
Jun 12 '18 at 17:43
I had to write/usr/sbin/serviceinstead ofservice. Also, the crontab expression you're looking for is*/1 * * * * /home/your_user/restart_network_if_needed.shassuming that's where you copy-pasted the above script
– ihadanny
Dec 17 '18 at 6:05
add a comment |
I know this is an old thread, but on my older laptop I had a pretty crappy WiFi card which had a tendency to disconnect from the WiFi if there was a lot of load (e.g., downloading large files, etc.).
I ended up creating a simple script to check if my internet was still connected, and if it wasn't, then restart the network manager.
#!/bin/bash
ping -c 1 8.8.8.8
received=$?
echo $received
if [[ $received -ne 0 ]] ; then
service network-manager restart
fi
I created a root cronjob with sudo crontab -e, and set it such that every minute (you can do it more less frequently, but the script is a simple ping so it isn't resource intensive) it would run the script.
So, if my WiFi did go out for some reason, it would only ever be out for about a minute at a time, tops. If you're unfamiliar with cron, I recommend reading this
edited Jun 12 '18 at 17:44
Fabby
27k1360161
answered Jun 12 '18 at 17:17
garzaigarzai
563
I know this is an old thread, but on my older laptop I had a pretty crappy WiFi card which had a tendency to disconnect from the WiFi if there was a lot of load (e.g., downloading large files, etc.).
I ended up creating a simple script to check if my internet was still connected, and if it wasn't, then restart the network manager.
#!/bin/bash
ping -c 1 8.8.8.8
received=$?
echo $received
if [[ $received -ne 0 ]] ; then
service network-manager restart
fi
I created a root cronjob with sudo crontab -e, and set it such that every minute (you can do it more less frequently, but the script is a simple ping so it isn't resource intensive) it would run the script.
So, if my WiFi did go out for some reason, it would only ever be out for about a minute at a time, tops. If you're unfamiliar with cron, I recommend reading this
edited Jun 12 '18 at 17:44
Fabby
27k1360161
answered Jun 12 '18 at 17:17
garzaigarzai
563
edited Jun 12 '18 at 17:44
Fabby
27k1360161
edited Jun 12 '18 at 17:44
Fabby
27k1360161
edited Jun 12 '18 at 17:44
Fabby
27k1360161
27k1360161
answered Jun 12 '18 at 17:17
garzaigarzai
563
answered Jun 12 '18 at 17:17
garzaigarzai
563
answered Jun 12 '18 at 17:17
garzaigarzai
563
563
1
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu and although it's an old thread, it's better than the other answers, so +1 for that. OTOH, if you want to point people to cron help, better send them on this site, so I've edited that.
– Fabby
Jun 12 '18 at 17:43
I had to write/usr/sbin/serviceinstead ofservice. Also, the crontab expression you're looking for is*/1 * * * * /home/your_user/restart_network_if_needed.shassuming that's where you copy-pasted the above script
– ihadanny
Dec 17 '18 at 6:05
add a comment |
1
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu and although it's an old thread, it's better than the other answers, so +1 for that. OTOH, if you want to point people to cron help, better send them on this site, so I've edited that.
– Fabby
Jun 12 '18 at 17:43
I had to write/usr/sbin/serviceinstead ofservice. Also, the crontab expression you're looking for is*/1 * * * * /home/your_user/restart_network_if_needed.shassuming that's where you copy-pasted the above script
– ihadanny
Dec 17 '18 at 6:05
1
1
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu and although it's an old thread, it's better than the other answers, so +1 for that. OTOH, if you want to point people to cron help, better send them on this site, so I've edited that.
– Fabby
Jun 12 '18 at 17:43
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu and although it's an old thread, it's better than the other answers, so +1 for that. OTOH, if you want to point people to cron help, better send them on this site, so I've edited that.
– Fabby
Jun 12 '18 at 17:43
I had to write
/usr/sbin/service instead of service. Also, the crontab expression you're looking for is */1 * * * * /home/your_user/restart_network_if_needed.sh assuming that's where you copy-pasted the above script– ihadanny
Dec 17 '18 at 6:05
I had to write
/usr/sbin/service instead of service. Also, the crontab expression you're looking for is */1 * * * * /home/your_user/restart_network_if_needed.sh assuming that's where you copy-pasted the above script– ihadanny
Dec 17 '18 at 6:05
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press alt+f2 to get a run dialog
in the run dialog type:
systemctl network-manager restart
You should then provide your password when prompted.
edited Oct 7 '16 at 12:16
Amias
4,2841329
answered Oct 7 '16 at 10:52
JessieJessie
211
Thank you for your answer. Is there a way, however, to automate the process, for example through a script?
– user525303
Oct 8 '16 at 4:01
add a comment |
press alt+f2 to get a run dialog
in the run dialog type:
systemctl network-manager restart
You should then provide your password when prompted.
edited Oct 7 '16 at 12:16
Amias
4,2841329
answered Oct 7 '16 at 10:52
JessieJessie
211
Thank you for your answer. Is there a way, however, to automate the process, for example through a script?
– user525303
Oct 8 '16 at 4:01
add a comment |
press alt+f2 to get a run dialog
in the run dialog type:
systemctl network-manager restart
You should then provide your password when prompted.
edited Oct 7 '16 at 12:16
Amias
4,2841329
answered Oct 7 '16 at 10:52
JessieJessie
211
press alt+f2 to get a run dialog
in the run dialog type:
systemctl network-manager restart
You should then provide your password when prompted.
edited Oct 7 '16 at 12:16
Amias
4,2841329
answered Oct 7 '16 at 10:52
JessieJessie
211
edited Oct 7 '16 at 12:16
Amias
4,2841329
edited Oct 7 '16 at 12:16
Amias
4,2841329
edited Oct 7 '16 at 12:16
Amias
4,2841329
4,2841329
answered Oct 7 '16 at 10:52
JessieJessie
211
answered Oct 7 '16 at 10:52
JessieJessie
211
answered Oct 7 '16 at 10:52
JessieJessie
211
211
Thank you for your answer. Is there a way, however, to automate the process, for example through a script?
– user525303
Oct 8 '16 at 4:01
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Thank you for your answer. Is there a way, however, to automate the process, for example through a script?
– user525303
Oct 8 '16 at 4:01
Thank you for your answer. Is there a way, however, to automate the process, for example through a script?
– user525303
Oct 8 '16 at 4:01
Thank you for your answer. Is there a way, however, to automate the process, for example through a script?
– user525303
Oct 8 '16 at 4:01
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in a terminal (Ctrl-Alt-t), sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager should do the trick.
However, you can split it into stop and start command
sudo systemctl stop NetworkManager
sudo systemctl start NetworkManager
answered Oct 7 '16 at 10:57
solsTiCesolsTiCe
6,25332050
add a comment |
in a terminal (Ctrl-Alt-t), sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager should do the trick.
However, you can split it into stop and start command
sudo systemctl stop NetworkManager
sudo systemctl start NetworkManager
answered Oct 7 '16 at 10:57
solsTiCesolsTiCe
6,25332050
add a comment |
in a terminal (Ctrl-Alt-t), sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager should do the trick.
However, you can split it into stop and start command
sudo systemctl stop NetworkManager
sudo systemctl start NetworkManager
answered Oct 7 '16 at 10:57
solsTiCesolsTiCe
6,25332050
in a terminal (Ctrl-Alt-t), sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager should do the trick.
However, you can split it into stop and start command
sudo systemctl stop NetworkManager
sudo systemctl start NetworkManager
answered Oct 7 '16 at 10:57
solsTiCesolsTiCe
6,25332050
answered Oct 7 '16 at 10:57
solsTiCesolsTiCe
6,25332050
answered Oct 7 '16 at 10:57
solsTiCesolsTiCe
6,25332050
answered Oct 7 '16 at 10:57
solsTiCesolsTiCe
6,25332050
6,25332050
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Well , technically there is a command, but requires
sudo. Why exactly do you need to restart it ? What's the underlying issue ?– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 6 '16 at 1:07
I've noticed that if I disable and then re-enable wifi from the dropdown menu the applet will display the wrong type of connection (usually ethernet, or sometimes nothing at all), thus preventing me from seeing what hotspots are available; restarting the network manager solves the issue though.
– user525303
Oct 6 '16 at 1:58