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Lubuntu 20.04 cannot connect to any network after 1 year + of not using my computer

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I was away from for over a year, and when I turned on my computer, I discovered that I could no longer connect to any networks. When I left the ethernet was working fine. All other devices in the house can connect without issues. These are the steps I have taken:

  1. Checked the cables.
  2. Checked the status of NetworkManager with systemctl. It was running, but I restarted it anywyway and that made no difference.
  3. Tried connecting using wifi. I can see my wifi network and enter my password, but get a disconnect error after a few seconds of trying to connect.
  4. Booted from a Lubuntu bootable USB. Wifi and ethernet both work right off the bat, websites loaded.
  5. Checked my system time. If it's off, it's off by less than 1 minute.
  6. After connecing with the bootable usb, when I restarted into my installation, wifi showed as connected (instead of "connecting" as it did before). However I could not load any pages or ping anything (even my router). After restarting again, all I have seen is the behavior described in #3.

I'm at somewhat of a loss as to what to try next. The usual stuff isn't working.

addendum: Here is a sample of journalctl -b 0 -u NetworkManager output`

Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1165] policy: auto-activating connection 'MYWIFINWTWORK' (f3bef4ef-9f4d-471d-9288-835949887f58)
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1171] device (wlp5s0): Activation: starting connection 'MYWIFINWTWORK' (f3bef4ef-9f4d-471d-9288-835949887f58)
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1173] device (wlp5s0): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1177] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1181] device (wlp5s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1185] device (wlp5s0): Activation: (wifi) access point 'MYWIFINWTWORK' has security, but secrets are required.
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1185] device (wlp5s0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1187] sup-iface[0x5604bb5e1920,wlp5s0]: wps: type pbc start...
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1217] device (wlp5s0): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1221] device (wlp5s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1224] device (wlp5s0): Activation: (wifi) connection 'MYWIFINWTWORK' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1225] Config: added 'ssid' value 'MYWIFINWTWORK'
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1225] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1225] Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-70:86400'
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1225] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256 FT-PSK'
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1226] Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1226] Config: added 'psk' value '<hidden>'
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1340] device (wlp5s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Oct 12 22:01:07 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090467.1340] device (p2p-dev-wlp5s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Oct 12 22:01:32 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <warn>  [1634090492.1007] device (wlp5s0): Activation: (wifi) association took too long, failing activation
Oct 12 22:01:32 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090492.1007] device (wlp5s0): state change: config -> failed (reason 'ssid-not-found', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:01:32 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090492.1012] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
Oct 12 22:01:32 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <warn>  [1634090492.1026] device (wlp5s0): Activation: failed for connection 'MYWIFINWTWORK'
Oct 12 22:01:32 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090492.1029] device (wlp5s0): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:01:32 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090492.1044] device (wlp5s0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> disconnected
Oct 12 22:01:32 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090492.1044] device (p2p-dev-wlp5s0): supplicant management interface state: scanning -> disconnected
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9290] policy: auto-activating connection 'MYWIFINWTWORK' (f3bef4ef-9f4d-471d-9288-835949887f58)
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9296] device (wlp5s0): Activation: starting connection 'MYWIFINWTWORK' (f3bef4ef-9f4d-471d-9288-835949887f58)
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9298] device (wlp5s0): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9302] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9308] device (wlp5s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9312] device (wlp5s0): Activation: (wifi) access point 'MYWIFINWTWORK' has security, but secrets are required.
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9312] device (wlp5s0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9315] sup-iface[0x5604bb5e1920,wlp5s0]: wps: type pbc start...
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9343] device (wlp5s0): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9350] device (wlp5s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9353] device (wlp5s0): Activation: (wifi) connection 'MYWIFINWTWORK' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9354] Config: added 'ssid' value 'MYWIFINWTWORK'
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9354] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9354] Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-70:86400'
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9354] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256 FT-PSK'
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9355] Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9355] Config: added 'psk' value '<hidden>'
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9463] device (wlp5s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> authenticating
Oct 12 22:01:58 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090518.9463] device (p2p-dev-wlp5s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> authenticating
Oct 12 22:01:59 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090519.1292] device (wlp5s0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> disconnected
Oct 12 22:01:59 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090519.1292] device (p2p-dev-wlp5s0): supplicant management interface state: authenticating -> disconnected
Oct 12 22:02:09 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090529.1349] device (wlp5s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Oct 12 22:02:09 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090529.1350] device (p2p-dev-wlp5s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Oct 12 22:02:09 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090529.9928] device (wlp5s0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
Oct 12 22:02:09 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090529.9929] device (p2p-dev-wlp5s0): supplicant management interface state: scanning -> authenticating
Oct 12 22:02:10 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090530.1647] device (wlp5s0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> disconnected
Oct 12 22:02:10 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090530.1648] device (p2p-dev-wlp5s0): supplicant management interface state: authenticating -> disconnected
Oct 12 22:02:20 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090540.1716] device (wlp5s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Oct 12 22:02:20 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090540.1716] device (p2p-dev-wlp5s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Oct 12 22:02:24 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <warn>  [1634090544.1004] device (wlp5s0): Activation: (wifi) association took too long, failing activation
Oct 12 22:02:24 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090544.1004] device (wlp5s0): state change: config -> failed (reason 'ssid-not-found', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:02:24 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090544.1009] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
Oct 12 22:02:24 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <warn>  [1634090544.1020] device (wlp5s0): Activation: failed for connection 'MYWIFINWTWORK'
Oct 12 22:02:24 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090544.1024] device (wlp5s0): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:02:24 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090544.9327] device (wlp5s0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> disconnected
Oct 12 22:02:24 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090544.9327] device (p2p-dev-wlp5s0): supplicant management interface state: scanning -> disconnected
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9466] policy: auto-activating connection 'MYWIFINWTWORK' (f3bef4ef-9f4d-471d-9288-835949887f58)
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9473] device (wlp5s0): Activation: starting connection 'MYWIFINWTWORK' (f3bef4ef-9f4d-471d-9288-835949887f58)
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9474] device (wlp5s0): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9480] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9486] device (wlp5s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9492] device (wlp5s0): Activation: (wifi) access point 'MYWIFINWTWORK' has security, but secrets are required.
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9492] device (wlp5s0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9496] sup-iface[0x5604bb5e1920,wlp5s0]: wps: type pbc start...
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9530] device (wlp5s0): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9536] device (wlp5s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9539] device (wlp5s0): Activation: (wifi) connection 'MYWIFINWTWORK' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9539] Config: added 'ssid' value 'MYWIFINWTWORK'
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9539] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9539] Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-70:86400'
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9539] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256 FT-PSK'
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9539] Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9540] Config: added 'psk' value '<hidden>'
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9641] device (wlp5s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> authenticating
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9642] device (p2p-dev-wlp5s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> authenticating
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9977] device (wlp5s0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
Oct 12 22:02:50 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090570.9978] device (p2p-dev-wlp5s0): supplicant management interface state: authenticating -> associating
Oct 12 22:02:51 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090571.1163] device (wlp5s0): supplicant interface state: associating -> 4-way handshake
Oct 12 22:02:51 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090571.1163] device (p2p-dev-wlp5s0): supplicant management interface state: associating -> 4-way handshake
Oct 12 22:03:00 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <warn>  [1634090580.1538] sup-iface[0x5604bb5e1920,wlp5s0]: connection disconnected (reason 2)
Oct 12 22:03:00 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090580.1588] device (wlp5s0): supplicant interface state: 4-way handshake -> disconnected
Oct 12 22:03:00 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090580.1597] device (wlp5s0): Activation: (wifi) disconnected during association, asking for new key
Oct 12 22:03:00 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090580.1598] device (wlp5s0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'supplicant-disconnect', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:03:00 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090580.1602] device (p2p-dev-wlp5s0): supplicant management interface state: 4-way handshake -> disconnected
Oct 12 22:03:00 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <warn>  [1634090580.1618] device (wlp5s0): no secrets: No agents were available for this request.
Oct 12 22:03:00 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090580.1618] device (wlp5s0): state change: need-auth -> failed (reason 'no-secrets', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:03:00 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090580.1623] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
Oct 12 22:03:00 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <warn>  [1634090580.1632] device (wlp5s0): Activation: failed for connection 'MYWIFINWTWORK'
Oct 12 22:03:00 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090580.1636] device (wlp5s0): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 12 22:03:01 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090581.2593] device (wlp5s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Oct 12 22:03:01 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634090581.2594] device (p2p-dev-wlp5s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> inactive

Also I checked journalctl again after again trying to plug in my ethernet and bring it up with ip link set. I'm not sure if it is relevant or not.

Oct 12 19:18:30 virtland kernel: igb 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0: renamed from eth0
Oct 12 19:18:35 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634080715.3773] manager: (enp4s0): new Ethernet device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2)
Oct 13 00:28:49 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634099329.6246] audit: op="connection-activate" uuid="95ca1a5d-7e4c-4a9e-9581-e600b3e40c24" name="Ethernet connection 1" pid=19985 uid=1000 result="fail" reason="Connection 'Ethernet connection 1' is not available on device enp4s0 because device is strictly unmanaged"
Oct 13 00:53:24 virtland sudo[275807]:     boss : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/boss ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/ip link set enp4s0 up
Oct 13 00:53:24 virtland systemd-networkd[1541]: enp4s0: Link UP
Oct 13 00:53:26 virtland kernel: igb 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0: igb: enp4s0 NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: RX/TX
Oct 13 00:53:26 virtland kernel: IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): enp4s0: link becomes ready
Oct 13 00:53:26 virtland systemd-networkd[1541]: enp4s0: Gained carrier
Oct 13 00:53:26 virtland NetworkManager[5959]: <info>  [1634100806.9401] device (enp4s0): carrier: link connected
Oct 13 00:53:28 virtland avahi-daemon[5951]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface enp4s0.IPv6 with address fe80::7285:c2ff:fe65:9f1b.
Oct 13 00:53:28 virtland avahi-daemon[5951]: New relevant interface enp4s0.IPv6 for mDNS.
Oct 13 00:53:28 virtland systemd-networkd[1541]: enp4s0: Gained IPv6LL
Oct 13 00:53:28 virtland avahi-daemon[5951]: Registering new address record for fe80::7285:c2ff:fe65:9f1b on enp4s0.*.
Oct 13 00:53:39 virtland sudo[276134]:     boss : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/boss ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/ip link set enp4s0 up

UPDATE: It all works now! Problem is, I have no idea why as I changed absolutely no configurations. All I did is leave the computer off for a couple hours.

I rebooted and the wifi interface came up and connected, but then disconnected.

boss@virtland:~$ ping 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=63 time=2.30 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=63 time=2.01 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=63 time=4.40 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=63 time=5.89 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=63 time=2.47 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=6 ttl=63 time=2.51 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=8 ttl=63 time=40.1 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=9 ttl=63 time=9.10 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=12 ttl=63 time=3.88 ms
^C
--- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---
12 packets transmitted, 9 received, 25% packet loss, time 11044ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 2.005/8.075/40.126/11.531 ms
boss@virtland:~$ sudo ip link set enp4s0 up^C
boss@virtland:~$ ping google.com
PING google.com (142.251.35.174) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from lga25s78-in-f14.1e100.net (142.251.35.174): icmp_seq=1 ttl=117 time=20.2 ms
64 bytes from lga25s78-in-f14.1e100.net (142.251.35.174): icmp_seq=2 ttl=117 time=11.1 ms
64 bytes from lga25s78-in-f14.1e100.net (142.251.35.174): icmp_seq=3 ttl=117 time=25.0 ms
64 bytes from lga25s78-in-f14.1e100.net (142.251.35.174): icmp_seq=4 ttl=117 time=7.98 ms
64 bytes from lga25s78-in-f14.1e100.net (142.251.35.174): icmp_seq=5 ttl=117 time=11.3 ms
64 bytes from lga25s78-in-f14.1e100.net (142.251.35.174): icmp_seq=6 ttl=117 time=14.3 ms
64 bytes from lga25s78-in-f14.1e100.net (142.251.35.174): icmp_seq=7 ttl=117 time=29.9 ms
64 bytes from lga25s78-in-f14.1e100.net (142.251.35.174): icmp_seq=8 ttl=117 time=31.6 ms
64 bytes from lga25s78-in-f14.1e100.net (142.251.35.174): icmp_seq=9 ttl=117 time=14.1 ms
64 bytes from lga25s78-in-f14.1e100.net (142.251.35.174): icmp_seq=11 ttl=117 time=15.6 ms
From virtland (10.0.0.23) icmp_seq=31 Destination Host Unreachable
From virtland (10.0.0.23) icmp_seq=32 Destination Host Unreachable
From virtland (10.0.0.23) icmp_seq=33 Destination Host Unreachable
From virtland (10.0.0.23) icmp_seq=34 Destination Host Unreachable
From virtland (10.0.0.23) icmp_seq=38 Destination Host Unreachable
From virtland (10.0.0.23) icmp_seq=41 Destination Host Unreachable
From virtland (10.0.0.23) icmp_seq=42 Destination Host Unreachable
^C
--- google.com ping statistics ---
45 packets transmitted, 10 received, +7 errors, 77.7778% packet loss, time 44801ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 7.978/18.107/31.643/7.808 ms, pipe 4
boss@virtland:~$ 

When the interface comes up again (without any intervention)

1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000              
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00                                                
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo                                                                       
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever                                                           
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host                                                                             
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever                                                           
2: enp4s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN group default qlen 1000                  
    link/ether 70:85:c2:65:9f:1b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff                                                   
3: enp6s0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN group default qlen 1000      
    link/ether 70:85:c2:65:9f:19 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff                                                   
4: wlp5s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default qlen 1000     
    link/ether 28:c6:3f:15:64:27 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff                                                   
    inet 10.0.0.23/24 brd 10.0.0.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute wlp5s0                           
       valid_lft 86319sec preferred_lft 86319sec                                                         
    inet6 fe80::1347:560:8ccd:7267/64 scope link noprefixroute                                           
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever                                                           
5: virbr0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default qlen 1000 
    link/ether 52:54:00:3d:df:24 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff                                                   
    inet 192.168.122.1/24 brd 192.168.122.255 scope global virbr0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
6: virbr0-nic: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel master virbr0 state DOWN group default qlen 1000

I tried plugging the ethernet in again (this time to a different port) and bringing up ip with ip link set. This time it seems to have worked. What is odd though is that the applet icon still shows that I am disconnected. I suspect my problems may not be over.

boss@virtland:~$ ip a
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp4s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 70:85:c2:65:9f:1b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: enp6s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 70:85:c2:65:9f:19 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 10.0.0.7/24 brd 10.0.0.255 scope global dynamic enp6s0
       valid_lft 86224sec preferred_lft 86224sec
    inet6 fe80::7285:c2ff:fe65:9f19/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
4: wlp5s0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 28:c6:3f:15:64:27 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
5: virbr0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 52:54:00:3d:df:24 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.122.1/24 brd 192.168.122.255 scope global virbr0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
6: virbr0-nic: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel master virbr0 state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 52:54:00:3d:df:24 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
boss@virtland:~$ ping google.com
PING google.com (142.250.80.46) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from lga34s34-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.80.46): icmp_seq=1 ttl=117 time=10.7 ms
64 bytes from lga34s34-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.80.46): icmp_seq=2 ttl=117 time=13.5 ms
64 bytes from lga34s34-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.80.46): icmp_seq=3 ttl=117 time=4.89 ms
64 bytes from lga34s34-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.80.46): icmp_seq=4 ttl=117 time=10.0 ms
64 bytes from lga34s34-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.80.46): icmp_seq=5 ttl=117 time=12.7 ms
64 bytes from lga34s34-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.80.46): icmp_seq=6 ttl=117 time=15.0 ms
64 bytes from lga34s34-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.80.46): icmp_seq=7 ttl=117 time=5.72 ms
64 bytes from lga34s34-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.80.46): icmp_seq=8 ttl=117 time=8.78 ms
64 bytes from lga34s34-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.80.46): icmp_seq=9 ttl=117 time=10.9 ms
64 bytes from lga34s34-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.80.46): icmp_seq=10 ttl=117 time=3.92 ms
64 bytes from lga34s34-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.80.46): icmp_seq=11 ttl=117 time=5.95 ms
^C
--- google.com ping statistics ---
11 packets transmitted, 11 received, 0% packet loss, time 10017ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 3.920/9.277/14.969/3.560 ms
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Look at the logs! `sudo journalctl -b 0 -u NetworkManager`. Read `man journalctl`.
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@waltinator thanks, I have added those logs.
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@bobcat I did not have to set the date, it was correct when I checked it. Also, wouldn't a dead battery prevent me from booting?
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@bobcat but if my battery were dead, wouldn't it have forgotten the date entirely? If it is off, it is off by less than a minute.
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@bobcat how would I know that? My Motherboard is an ASRock x399 Taichi, I don't see anything related to the battery in BIOS or manual. According to `sensors` the battery is "ok".
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