I have the same problem too HP Pavilion - 17-ab201na CPU Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ Chipset Intel® HM175 Wireless connectivity Intel® 802.11ac (2x2)
lspci |grep -i network 04:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 7265 (rev 61) nmcli --version nmcli tool, version 1.2.6 uname -r 4.10.0-33-generic cat /etc/*-release DISTRIB_ID=LinuxMint DISTRIB_RELEASE=18.2 DISTRIB_CODENAME=sonya DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya" NAME="Linux Mint" VERSION="18.2 (Sonya)" ID=linuxmint ID_LIKE=ubuntu PRETTY_NAME="Linux Mint 18.2" VERSION_ID="18.2" HOME_URL="http://www.linuxmint.com/" SUPPORT_URL="http://forums.linuxmint.com/" BUG_REPORT_URL="http://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/" VERSION_CODENAME=sonya UBUNTU_CODENAME=xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1575655 Title: the network indicator shows the wrong status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-applet/+bug/1575655/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs