Running rfkill list
gave
0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: noNetworkManager 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
Thanks it worked for me too. Dell Studio 15 laptop with an Intel 6000 a/b/g/n card - Ubuntu 10.04
ReplyDeleteDo you have any idea about what to do if it's other way around?
ReplyDeleteSoft 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.
ReplyDelete