So I updated my laptop after a fresh install and for some reason, my computer refuses to connect to WiFi. I usually use an external adapter with Parrot and I can see it when I run iwconfig. I see WiFi networks in the area and can connect to the internet via ethernet. However, when I try to connect to the WiFi network, it always fails. When I try to connect, here is what is written in /var/log/messages when I try to connect.
Jan 4 21:31:09 parrot mate-notificati[1596]: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
Jan 4 21:31:11 parrot kernel: [ 696.044133] wlx9cefd5fb493b: authenticate with 1c:f2:9a:d2:d9:30
Jan 4 21:31:11 parrot kernel: [ 696.051652] wlx9cefd5fb493b: send auth to 1c:f2:9a:d2:d9:30 (try 1/3)
Jan 4 21:31:12 parrot kernel: [ 697.010227] wlx9cefd5fb493b: send auth to 1c:f2:9a:d2:d9:30 (try 2/3)
Jan 4 21:31:12 parrot kernel: [ 697.018205] wlx9cefd5fb493b: authenticated
Jan 4 21:31:16 parrot kernel: [ 701.229495] wlx9cefd5fb493b: authenticate with 3c:28:6d:86:ba:2f
Jan 4 21:31:16 parrot kernel: [ 701.244064] wlx9cefd5fb493b: send auth to 3c:28:6d:86:ba:2f (try 1/3)
Jan 4 21:31:16 parrot kernel: [ 701.251099] wlx9cefd5fb493b: authenticated
Jan 4 21:31:21 parrot kernel: [ 706.249242] wlx9cefd5fb493b: aborting authentication with 3c:28:6d:86:ba:2f by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING)
Jan 4 21:31:22 parrot kernel: [ 707.468624] wlx9cefd5fb493b: authenticate with 1c:f2:9a:d2:d9:30
Jan 4 21:31:22 parrot kernel: [ 707.483771] wlx9cefd5fb493b: send auth to 1c:f2:9a:d2:d9:30 (try 1/3)
Jan 4 21:31:22 parrot kernel: [ 707.486804] wlx9cefd5fb493b: authenticated
Jan 4 21:31:27 parrot kernel: [ 712.485781] wlx9cefd5fb493b: aborting authentication with 1c:f2:9a:d2:d9:30 by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING)
Jan 4 21:31:28 parrot kernel: [ 713.628500] wlx9cefd5fb493b: authenticate with 1c:f2:9a:d2:f1:b9
Jan 4 21:31:28 parrot kernel: [ 713.643478] wlx9cefd5fb493b: send auth to 1c:f2:9a:d2:f1:b9 (try 1/3)
Jan 4 21:31:28 parrot kernel: [ 713.649672] wlx9cefd5fb493b: authenticated
Jan 4 21:31:33 parrot kernel: [ 718.648653] wlx9cefd5fb493b: aborting authentication with 1c:f2:9a:d2:f1:b9 by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING)
Jan 4 21:31:34 parrot kernel: [ 719.696335] wlx9cefd5fb493b: authenticate with 3c:28:6d:87:2b:cb
Jan 4 21:31:34 parrot kernel: [ 719.705092] wlx9cefd5fb493b: send auth to 3c:28:6d:87:2b:cb (try 1/3)
Jan 4 21:31:34 parrot kernel: [ 719.712261] wlx9cefd5fb493b: authenticated
Jan 4 21:31:36 parrot kernel: [ 721.006340] wlx9cefd5fb493b: aborting authentication with 3c:28:6d:87:2b:cb by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING)
Also, here is the output of iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wlx9cefd5fb493b IEEE 802.11 ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry short long limit:2 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
I’m not sure where to go from here as I’ve run both apt update & parrot-upgrade. Has anyone else run into the same problem as me? What fixed it fo you?
What version of Parrot are you running? Security 4.7
What method did you use to install Parrot? Debian Standard
Configured to multiboot with other systems? Yes, Xubuntu 18.04
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EDIT: Funnily enough, I got it working using the method descrived here.