[Stephen Hemminger <stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 7 Jul 2023 09:29:44 -0500
Gilbert Ramirez <gram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello.
> 
> I cannot think of a reason why installing Wireshark fixed your connection
> issues.
> Maybe it was a coincidence.
> 
> Gilbert

By default wireshark enables promiscuous receive mode.
If the ethernet address did not match, that would cause this.