RTL8852CE - Wifi dropped connection issue

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Since this morning I’ve had my internet connect drop and then reactivate within a couple of minutes. After dealing with Xfinity to try to fix my roommates connection I under the Impression that it’s software related. This is part of my network logs though maybe someone might notice what is possibly causing the issue.

 garuda-inxi                                                                                    ✔  01:10:43 PM
System:
Kernel: 6.13.5-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=cb75597d-2efc-4252-81f8-cb85725126aa rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.2 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.11.0
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: X670 AORUS ELITE AX v: x.x
serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American
Megatrends LLC. v: FB1 date: 05/22/2024
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 4 gen: 4
level: v4 note: check built: 2022+ process: TSMC n5 (5nm) family: 0x19 (25)
model-id: 0x61 (97) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xA601209
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 8 threads: 16 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 512 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 8 MiB
desc: 8x1024 KiB L3: 32 MiB desc: 1x32 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 3261 min/max: 545/5573 boost: enabled scaling:
driver: amd-pstate-epp governor: powersave cores: 1: 3261 2: 3261 3: 3261
4: 3261 5: 3261 6: 3261 7: 3261 8: 3261 9: 3261 10: 3261 11: 3261 12: 3261
13: 3261 14: 3261 15: 3261 16: 3261 bogomips: 143732
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GA106 [GeForce RTX 3060 Lite Hash Rate] vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: nvidia v: 570.124.04 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm
non-free: 550/565.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-01; EOL~2026-12-xx)
arch: Ampere code: GAxxx process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-2023 pcie:
gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none off: HDMI-A-1
empty: DP-1,DP-2,DP-3 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2504 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Raphael vendor: Gigabyte
driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-2 code: Navi-2x process: TSMC n7 (7nm)
built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none
empty: DP-4, DP-5, DP-6, HDMI-A-2, Writeback-1 bus-ID: 17:00.0
chip-ID: 1002:164e class-ID: 0300 temp: 39.0 C
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.16 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: amdgpu,nvidia
unloaded: modesetting,nouveau alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa dri: radeonsi
gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 model: Dell S3221QS serial: <filter> built: 2024 res:
mode: 3840x2160 hz: 60 scale: 150% (1.5) to: 2560x1440 dpi: 139 gamma: 1.2
size: 697x392mm (27.44x15.43") diag: 806mm (31.7") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 3840x2160 min: 640x480
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0
drv: nvidia device: 1 drv: radeonsi gbm: drv: radeonsi surfaceless:
drv: nvidia wayland: drv: nvidia x11: drv: nvidia
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.6 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 570.124.04
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060/PCIe/SSE2
memory: 11.72 GiB display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.304 layers: 9 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu
name: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 driver: N/A device-ID: 10de:2504
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1 type: integrated-gpu name: AMD
Radeon Graphics (RADV RAPHAEL_MENDOCINO) driver: N/A device-ID: 1002:164e
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 2 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
19.1.7 256 bits) driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: corectrl, nvidia-settings,
nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: NVIDIA GA106 High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:228e class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Creative Labs CA0108/CA10300 [Sound Blaster Audigy Series]
driver: snd_emu10k1 v: kernel bus-ID: 0d:00.0 chip-ID: 1102:0008
class-ID: 0401
Device-3: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Rembrandt Radeon High
Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4
speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 17:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1640 class-ID: 0403
Device-4: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio
vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
lanes: 16 bus-ID: 17:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.13.5-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.2.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8852CE PCIe 802.11ax Wireless Network vendor: AzureWave
driver: rtw89_8852ce v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1
port: c000 bus-ID: 0e:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:c852 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp14s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: Gigabyte driver: r8169 v: kernel
pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: b000 bus-ID: 0f:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp15s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, smbd, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: IMC Networks Bluetooth Radio driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
rev: 1.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 3-7:4 chip-ID: 13d3:3586
class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.3
lmp-v: 12 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c0104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 36.38 TiB used: 20.45 TiB (56.2%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 990 EVO 2TB
size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 126 Gb/s
lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0B2QKXJ7 temp: 37.9 C
scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:7 vendor: Crucial model: CT1000P3SSD8
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: P9CR313 temp: 30.9 C
scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/nvme2n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Crucial model: CT1000T500SSD8
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s
lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: P8CR002 temp: 31.9 C
scheme: GPT
ID-4: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Seagate model: Expansion HDD
size: 7.28 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B type: USB
rev: 2.1 spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 tech: N/A serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 1801 scheme: GPT
ID-5: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Seagate model: Expansion HDD
size: 10.91 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B type: USB
rev: 2.1 spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 tech: N/A serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 0003 scheme: GPT
ID-6: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Seagate model: Expansion HDD
size: 14.55 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B type: USB
rev: 2.1 spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 tech: N/A serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 1801 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 465.68 GiB size: 465.68 GiB (100.00%)
used: 42.74 GiB (9.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:5
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 2 MiB (0.7%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:2
ID-3: /home raw-size: 465.68 GiB size: 465.68 GiB (100.00%)
used: 42.74 GiB (9.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:5
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 465.68 GiB size: 465.68 GiB (100.00%)
used: 42.74 GiB (9.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:5
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 465.68 GiB size: 465.68 GiB (100.00%)
used: 42.74 GiB (9.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:5
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 61.76 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 max-streams: 16
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 43.1 C mobo: 27.0 C gpu: amdgpu temp: 39.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 64 GiB note: est. available: 61.76 GiB used: 8.57 GiB (13.9%)
Processes: 514 Power: uptime: 1h 28m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 24.64 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: 2285 pm: pacman pkgs: 2279 libs: 608
tools: octopi,pacseek,paru,pikaur pm: rpm pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 6
pm: snap pkgs: 0 Compilers: clang: 19.1.7 gcc: 14.2.1 Shell: garuda-inxi
default: Zsh v: 5.8 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.37
Garuda (2.7.2-1):
System install date:     2025-02-24
Last full system update: 2025-03-06
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
Windows dual boot:       No/Undetected
Failed units:
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Below are numerous general tips that can help remedy dropped WiFi connections:

Reboot both your router and computer.

Disable MAC Address Randomization with the following command:

echo -e "[device]\nwifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no" | sudo tee /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/disable-random-mac.conf

After modifying Network Manager’s configuration in any way, reboot both your router and your computer.

Disable Network Manager’s WiFi power saving features with the following command:

echo -e "[connection]\nwifi.powersave = 0" | sudo tee /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf

A setting of “0” will totally disable power saving features in the WiFi adapter.

A setting of “2” or “1” will be less aggressive, but still leave power saving enabled.

Add the following kernel boot parameters to grub:

ipv6.disable=1 pcie_aspm=off

The following command will automatically add the above kernel boot parameter to /etc/default/grub:

sudo cp /etc/default/grub /etc/default/grub.bak && sudo sed '/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=/s/"$/ ipv6.disable=1 pcie_aspm=off"/g' -i /etc/default/grub

After adding the boot parameters, run:

sudo update-grub

Then reboot

Try locking your Wifi connection to your AP’s SSID in network manager.

You can do this in Network Manager’s “Wi-Fi” tab in your WiFi connection’s properties settings.

There is a “BSSID” drop down field where you can select and lock your home Wi-Fi to a single BSSID.

Try assigning your computer a static IP address via MAC address association through your router configuration settings.

Set a fixed wifi channel that is the least congested in your router configuration utility.

There are utilities you can install on your cel phone to diagnose the wifi traffic in your area and help identify the best channel to select.

Test your wifi on the 2.4 GHz band, and be sure you have separate BSSID’s for the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands set in your router.

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WOW looks like you really went all out. Thank you very much appreciated. Will live it it for the rest of the day and give what you posted a try in the morning cause I am truly exhausted after fixing the one machine and trying to fix this one. Thanks again for the info and suggestions.

Have to ask does the below do what I think it does and turnoff ipv6?

ipv6.disable=1 pcie_aspm=off

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I think you nailed it. I set that to the 5 and then locked the setting below it to the 5 and it seems to be behaving. Connection hasn’t dropped since. I thought when looking at connections in the past that the one setting was lock specifically to one or the other not blank. I’ll let you know in the morning if it’s still behaving and after I have a chance to go through the logs again.

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Setting the BSSID to a specific band and then restricting the connection to that ban works. I honestly do not know what changed it. I did my updates and up til at least that point all was fine. I went to have a smoke then do my roommates updates only to find his connection completely broken. Between rolling the system back to 3 different points and nothing working I think what finally worked on his system was just deleting his connection and creating a new one while Xfinity reset the modem again. When there are connection issues normally just deleting the connection, recreating it, and adding back the password has him back online in less than a minute, but yesterday morning no matter what was done it would not reconnect. What was odd I had not even done his updates yet cause I couldn’t. My issue had to be one of the updates, but I honestly did not notice anything that would be network related. Anyway they both seem to be back up and running. One through trial and error, and mine by you jogging my memory. I’ve got a good idea what happened to Gary’s machine and that is the net went down and he tried to troubleshoot it himself which unfortunately usually means by the time I find out what he did I can have hours fixing it. Thanks again for jogging my memory, very much appreciated.

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