Running rfkill list gave
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
NetworkManager Applet reported wireless as disabled or device not ready.
I read that removing the dell_laptop kernel module might help, but it did no good in my case.
What finally did the trick for me was
sudo rfkill unblock wifi
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Thanks it worked for me too. Dell Studio 15 laptop with an Intel 6000 a/b/g/n card - Ubuntu 10.04
Do you have any idea about what to do if it's other way around?
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
@doobo Check to be sure you didn't accidentally bump the wifi switch along the side of your laptop or a button above the keyboard. Sometimes my wireless device wakes up in a bad mood, but a reboot usually fixes it.
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