WiFi signal icon switches to Ethernet icon (up down arrows) after Suspend?

Solution 1:

Automatic Method

Using sudo powers create the file /lib/systemd/system-sleep/iwlwifi-reset containing:

#!/bin/sh

# NAME: /lib/systemd/system-sleep/iwlwifi-reset
# DESC: Resets Intel WiFi after a long suspend.
# DATE: Apr 1, 2017. Modified April 8, 2017.

# NOTE: Per AU comment restart network.

MYNAME=$0

restart_wifi() {
    /usr/bin/logger $MYNAME 'restart_wifi BEGIN'
#    /sbin/modprobe -v -r iwldvm # This removes iwlwifi too
#    /sbin/modprobe -v iwlwifi   # This starts iwldvm too
    systemctl restart NetworkManager.service
    /usr/bin/logger $MYNAME 'restart_wifi END'
}

/usr/bin/logger $MYNAME 'case=[' ${1}' ]'
case "${1}/${2}" in
    hibernate|suspend|pre*)
      ;;
    resume|thaw|post*)
      restart_wifi;;
esac

Mark the script as executable using:

sudo chmod a+x /lib/systemd/system-sleep/iwlwifi-reset

To check execution of the script after waking up from suspend use:

cat /var/log/syslog | grep iwlwifi

Don't get too excited if it seems to work during testing because there are times when this script works with a short suspend but doesn't work after a long suspend.

If this doesn't work, before trying the Manual Method in the next section, place the command sleep 5 before the line restart_wifi;;.

Manual Method

If the automatic method isn't working using sudo powers create the script /usr/local/bin/iwlwifi-reset containing:

#!/bin/sh

# NAME: /usr/lib/bin/iwlwifi-reset
# DESC: Manually reset Intel WiFi.
# DATE: Apr 1, 2017. Modified April 8, 2017.
# NOTE: Must call using SUDO POWERS.

MYNAME=$0

/usr/bin/logger $MYNAME 'restart_wifi BEGIN'
# modprobe -r iwldvm    # This removes iwlwifi too
# modprobe iwlwifi      # This starts iwldvm too
systemctl restart NetworkManager.service
/usr/bin/logger $MYNAME 'restart_wifi END'

Mark the script as executable using:

sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/iwlwifi-reset

As described in the last section you can check /var/log/syslog for messages when this script is run but you will see any error messages in your terminal anyway.

To call this script use:

sudo iwlwifi-reset

You don't need to specify the directory because /usr/local/bin is in the terminal's command search path.

Edit April 8, 2017 As per OP comment and this How-To, revisions to script were made. Instead of removing and reinserting kernel modules, restarting network services were used.