Some questions about the Network Manager

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Some questions about the Network Manager

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Hi community,

I have installed the latest x86_64 Cinnamon version of Linux Mint. And I've found a behaviour with the Network-Manager that also happens while using Wicd. When I start the computer (using a Wi-Fi USB, TL-WN823N), the connection can't be established in any way I know. But it can be established (automatically) after I reinsert the USB Wi-Fi adapter to the USB port. Does anyone knows why does this happens? And how it could be change so I don't have to take out and put in again the Wi-Fi adapter?

Notice below the first attempt after startup that can't connect, and the second one that does after I unplug and plug back the USB Wi-Fi adapter:

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Feb 18 12:09:49 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952189.4826] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
Feb 18 12:09:49 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952189.4839] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]
Feb 18 12:09:49 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952189.4845] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): Activation: (wifi) access point 'THOM_ONO0040' has security, but secrets are required.
Feb 18 12:09:49 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952189.4845] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none') [50 60 0]
Feb 18 12:09:49 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952189.4908] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none') [60 40 0]
Feb 18 12:09:49 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952189.5031] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]
Feb 18 12:09:49 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952189.5034] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): Activation: (wifi) connection 'THOM_ONO0040' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Feb 18 12:09:49 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952189.5034] Config: added 'ssid' value 'THOM_ONO0040'
Feb 18 12:09:49 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952189.5034] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Feb 18 12:09:49 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952189.5035] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK'
Feb 18 12:09:49 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952189.5035] Config: added 'psk' value '<omitted>'
Feb 18 12:09:49 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952189.5043] sup-iface[0x1993a00,wlx18d6c70a0cd2]: config: set interface ap_scan to 1
Feb 18 12:09:49 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952189.5176] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): supplicant interface state: inactive -> scanning
Feb 18 12:09:50 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952190.5840] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
Feb 18 12:09:51 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952191.2266] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> disconnected
Feb 18 12:10:01 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952201.2319] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Feb 18 12:10:02 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952202.2956] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
Feb 18 12:10:02 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952202.9465] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> disconnected
Feb 18 12:10:12 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952212.9535] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Feb 18 12:10:14 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <warn>  [1518952214.4110] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): Activation: (wifi) association took too long, failing activation
Feb 18 12:10:14 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952214.4111] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): state change: config -> failed (reason 'ssid-not-found') [50 120 53]
Feb 18 12:10:14 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952214.4114] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
Feb 18 12:10:14 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952214.4117] policy: disabling autoconnect for connection 'THOM_ONO0040'.
Feb 18 12:10:14 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <warn>  [1518952214.4127] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): Activation: failed for connection 'THOM_ONO0040'
Feb 18 12:10:14 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952214.4136] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none') [120 30 0]
Feb 18 12:10:15 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952215.4762] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): supplicant interface state: scanning -> inactive
Feb 18 12:10:25 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952225.4424] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): state change: disconnected -> unmanaged (reason 'removed') [30 10 36]
Feb 18 12:10:25 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <error> [1518952225.4427] platform-linux: do-change-link[3]: failure changing link: failure 19 (No such device)
Feb 18 12:10:25 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <error> [1518952225.4430] platform-linux: do-change-link[3]: failure changing link: failure 19 (No such device)
Feb 18 12:10:25 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <error> [1518952225.4490] platform-linux: do-change-link[3]: failure changing link: failure 19 (No such device)
Feb 18 12:10:25 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <warn>  [1518952225.4490] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): failed to disable userspace IPv6LL address handling
Feb 18 12:10:25 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952225.4530] devices removed (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:04.0/0000:02:00.0/usb8/8-1/8-1.1/8-1.1:1.0/net/wlx18d6c70a0cd2, iface: wlx18d6c70a0cd2)
Feb 18 12:10:25 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952225.4793] radio killswitch /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:04.0/0000:02:00.0/usb8/8-1/8-1.1/8-1.1:1.0/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill0 disappeared
Feb 18 12:10:32 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952232.1303] (wlan0): using nl80211 for WiFi device control
Feb 18 12:10:32 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952232.1326] manager: (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3)
Feb 18 12:10:33 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952233.1663] rfkill1: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:04.0/0000:02:00.0/usb8/8-1/8-1.1/8-1.1:1.0/ieee80211/phy1/rfkill1) (driver rtl8xxxu)
Feb 18 12:10:33 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952233.1859] device (wlan0): interface index 4 renamed iface from 'wlan0' to 'wlx18d6c70a0cd2'
Feb 18 12:10:33 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952233.1978] devices added (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:04.0/0000:02:00.0/usb8/8-1/8-1.1/8-1.1:1.0/net/wlx18d6c70a0cd2, iface: wlx18d6c70a0cd2)
Feb 18 12:10:33 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952233.1978] device added (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:04.0/0000:02:00.0/usb8/8-1/8-1.1/8-1.1:1.0/net/wlx18d6c70a0cd2, iface: wlx18d6c70a0cd2): no ifupdown configuration found.
Feb 18 12:10:33 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952233.1979] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2]
Feb 18 12:10:33 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952233.2044] (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): using nl80211 for WiFi device control
Feb 18 12:10:33 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952233.2647] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): supplicant interface state: starting -> ready
Feb 18 12:10:33 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952233.2648] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'supplicant-available') [20 30 42]
Feb 18 12:10:34 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952234.3217] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): supplicant interface state: ready -> inactive
Feb 18 12:10:51 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952251.3905] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): Activation: starting connection 'THOM_ONO0040' (c1f5c6f0-eb49-491a-8f52-e636becd84fb)
Feb 18 12:10:51 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952251.3908] audit: op="connection-activate" uuid="c1f5c6f0-eb49-491a-8f52-e636becd84fb" name="THOM_ONO0040" pid=1714 uid=1000 result="success"
Feb 18 12:10:51 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952251.3911] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none') [30 40 0]
Feb 18 12:10:51 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952251.3913] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
Feb 18 12:10:51 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952251.3926] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]
Feb 18 12:10:51 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952251.3937] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): Activation: (wifi) access point 'THOM_ONO0040' has security, but secrets are required.
Feb 18 12:10:51 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952251.3937] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none') [50 60 0]
Feb 18 12:10:51 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952251.4038] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none') [60 40 0]
Feb 18 12:10:51 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952251.4042] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]
Feb 18 12:10:51 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952251.4043] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): Activation: (wifi) connection 'THOM_ONO0040' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Feb 18 12:10:51 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952251.4044] Config: added 'ssid' value 'THOM_ONO0040'
Feb 18 12:10:51 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952251.4044] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Feb 18 12:10:51 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952251.4044] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK'
Feb 18 12:10:51 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952251.4044] Config: added 'psk' value '<omitted>'
Feb 18 12:10:51 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952251.4069] sup-iface[0x193f7a0,wlx18d6c70a0cd2]: config: set interface ap_scan to 1
Feb 18 12:10:51 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952251.4180] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): supplicant interface state: inactive -> scanning
Feb 18 12:10:52 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952252.4820] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
Feb 18 12:10:52 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952252.4887] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
Feb 18 12:10:52 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952252.5002] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): supplicant interface state: associating -> associated
Feb 18 12:10:52 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952252.5114] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): supplicant interface state: associated -> 4-way handshake
Feb 18 12:10:52 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952252.5537] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): supplicant interface state: 4-way handshake -> completed
Feb 18 12:10:52 roman-empire NetworkManager[1002]: <info>  [1518952252.5538] device (wlx18d6c70a0cd2): Activation: (wifi) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful.  Connected to wireless network 'THOM_ONO0040'.
Thanks for your time,
Justo.
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