I recently switched from EndeavourOS(Arch) to Lubuntu when my HP laptop died. I got a newer old ASUS and am using that now. I had no problem running the board with Arch and the HP, but am having some issues with ASus and Lubuntu.

My wi-fi keeps changing my address on the laptop. I have an Eero router and am usining Eero+ for better security. This happens every couple or three hours.

What I have done:
1. I have disabled powersaving. I went into Network Manager and I edited this file: /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf
I changed the wifi.powersave from a 3 to a 2.

2. In LXQT, I turned off the screen saver.

Questions:
1. Eero+ has it's own DNS service to help with security. Could this be affecting it? Not using 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8?
I like the extra security, but I can turn it off and lose it.

2. I don't know anything else. Any suggestions?

Change DHCP and NAT to manual?
I do have a reservation and port forwarding set for the laptop. The address keeps changing from XXX.XXX.X.90 to 91 and vice versa. I just change the reservation address and things work again. It's just getting monotonous.

Grease (Will)

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Re: Lubuntu Kicking off wi-fi
By: Grease to All on Tue Sep 01 2026 12:00 pm

2. I don't know anything else. Any
suggestions?

This is totally between the wifi client
and the DHCP server, and shouldn't be
affected by anything else like DNS or
whatever. Power saving? I suppose,
maybe, if for some reason your DHCP
server thought the first IP was already
in use and had to assign a different
one.. But what I was thinking about was
that there is often a setting for MAC
address security... which I think tries
to randomize your MAC address on wifi
networks to prevent tracking. Do you
have any setting like that anywhere?

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Re: Lubuntu Kicking off wi-fi
By: phigan to Grease on Tue Sep 01 2026 12:41 pm

thinking about was that there is often a setting for MAC address security... which I think tries to randomize your MAC address on wifi networks to prevent tracking. Do you have any setting like that anywhere?

I see nothing, but the MAC address of the wi-fi. The only thing I see is Eero+. It's supposed to be some type of enhanced security. I'm going to turn it off and see what happens.

Grease (Will)

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