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[Bug] Orb Windows App Incorrectly shows my Wi-Fi connection as "Wired LAN" #34

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@mobrien118

My Orb app reports that I am using a Wired LAN while, in fact, I'm on Wifi. I'm on a fully updated Windows 11 Pro machine, I have the following network devices, but the Intel AX201 is the interface that is currently connected:
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I have other machines on this network, both Linux and Windows, which correctly report Wired vs. WiFi.

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  1. added theissue type on May 8, 2025
  2. bentumbler commented on Sep 28, 2025

    @bentumbler

    I've been doing some testing and it seems like if the interface is called wlan0 it is correctly detected as wireless and shows the SSID in the list. When called anything else (e.g. wlan1) then it shows as wired

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