Public bug reported: I have spotty WiFi reception around the house, and I've noticed that once I roam to a 2.4GHz because I've moved out of range, coming back I'm stuck at it with very low signal despite there being much more powerful and faster BSSIDs around.
`nmcli d wifi` reports: $ nmcli d wifi IN-USE BSSID SSID MODE CHAN RATE SIGNAL BARS SECURITY 74:83:C2:19:7E:BA wifi Infra 1 130 Mbit/s 82 ▂▄▆█ WPA2 * 74:83:C2:19:7E:BB wifi Infra 44 540 Mbit/s 55 ▂▄__ WPA2 4C:E6:76:F9:5E:AF wifi Infra 52 130 Mbit/s 39 ▂▄__ WPA2 If I didn't reconnect, I'd be stuck on the 4C: BSSID still. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04 Package: linux-image-5.15.0-33-generic 5.15.0-33.34 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-33.34-generic 5.15.30 Uname: Linux 5.15.0-33-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl icp ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: michal 6270 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: michal 6270 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: N/A CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu May 26 17:12:34 2022 HibernationDevice: RESUME=none InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-04-29 (27 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220419) MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 12-9Q33 ProcEnviron: TERM=screen-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/zsh ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/BOOT/ubuntu_6u8k7k@/vmlinuz-5.15.0-33-generic root=ZFS=rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_6u8k7k ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-5.15.0-33-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-5.15.0-33-generic N/A linux-firmware 20220329.git681281e4-0ubuntu3 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 03/03/2015 dmi.bios.release: 0.8 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A08 dmi.board.name: XPS 12-9Q33 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A08 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified dmi.ec.firmware.release: 0.8 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA08:bd03/03/2015:br0.8:efr0.8:svnDellInc.:pnXPS12-9Q33:pvrA08:rvnDellInc.:rnXPS12-9Q33:rvrA08:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified:skuXPS12-9Q33: dmi.product.name: XPS 12-9Q33 dmi.product.sku: XPS 12-9Q33 dmi.product.version: A08 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug jammy wayland-session -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1975840 Title: WiFi not roaming to a much stronger/faster AP Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I have spotty WiFi reception around the house, and I've noticed that once I roam to a 2.4GHz because I've moved out of range, coming back I'm stuck at it with very low signal despite there being much more powerful and faster BSSIDs around. `nmcli d wifi` reports: $ nmcli d wifi IN-USE BSSID SSID MODE CHAN RATE SIGNAL BARS SECURITY 74:83:C2:19:7E:BA wifi Infra 1 130 Mbit/s 82 ▂▄▆█ WPA2 * 74:83:C2:19:7E:BB wifi Infra 44 540 Mbit/s 55 ▂▄__ WPA2 4C:E6:76:F9:5E:AF wifi Infra 52 130 Mbit/s 39 ▂▄__ WPA2 If I didn't reconnect, I'd be stuck on the 4C: BSSID still. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04 Package: linux-image-5.15.0-33-generic 5.15.0-33.34 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-33.34-generic 5.15.30 Uname: Linux 5.15.0-33-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl icp ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: michal 6270 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: michal 6270 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: N/A CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu May 26 17:12:34 2022 HibernationDevice: RESUME=none InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-04-29 (27 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220419) MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 12-9Q33 ProcEnviron: TERM=screen-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/zsh ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/BOOT/ubuntu_6u8k7k@/vmlinuz-5.15.0-33-generic root=ZFS=rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_6u8k7k ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-5.15.0-33-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-5.15.0-33-generic N/A linux-firmware 20220329.git681281e4-0ubuntu3 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 03/03/2015 dmi.bios.release: 0.8 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A08 dmi.board.name: XPS 12-9Q33 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A08 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified dmi.ec.firmware.release: 0.8 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA08:bd03/03/2015:br0.8:efr0.8:svnDellInc.:pnXPS12-9Q33:pvrA08:rvnDellInc.:rnXPS12-9Q33:rvrA08:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified:skuXPS12-9Q33: dmi.product.name: XPS 12-9Q33 dmi.product.sku: XPS 12-9Q33 dmi.product.version: A08 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. 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