Hi Nancy FWIW you can try "rfkill list" in the terminal. If it seems your wireless card is soft blocked, "rfkill unblock" (possibly followed by "sudo service network-manager restart") might help.
https://linux.die.net/man/1/rfkill On Tue, Jan 03, 2017 at 09:30:53PM -0500, Nancy Allison wrote: > Tried it. Error message flashed : Disconnected -- you are now offline. > > Clicked the windshield wiper triangle icon. Enable Networking is selected. > There is no option to enable wifi. > > On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 9:23 PM, Joel A Savage <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Have you stumbled across this yet? I guess this behavior is well known. > > Try the nmtui command and variants see if that gets you any traction. > > > > https://www.reddit.com/r/LinuxActionShow/comments/4jqv67/ubuntu_1604_ > > networkmanager_fixed/ > > > > On Jan 3, 2017 9:04 PM, "Nancy Allison" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I'm looking at this webpage, which looked promising. Why does it want me > >> to > >> download a driver? > >> > >> http://smallbusiness.chron.com/disable-wireless-toshiba-sate > >> llite-52666.html > >> > >> The Fn-F8 key combo is not doing anything, unfortunately. Fn-F12 (which > >> looks like an oldfashioned glass thermometer with the bulb on top) turns > >> on > >> and off the Bluetooth icon. > >> > >> Dang. > >> > >> I wonder if I will have to wait until the next BLU installfest to get it > >> working. Computers are great when they work. > >> > >> What did I doooooo! > >> > >> On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 8:49 PM, Gregory Boyce <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > A lot of laptops include a shut off for the wireless in the form of a > >> > function key or a physical switch. It may be worth checking for that. > >> > > >> > On Tue, Jan 3, 2017, 8:35 PM Nancy Allison <[email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> Hi, everyone. Thank you for your great replies! I hope this additional > >> >> detail is useful. (Yep, means problem not solved yet.) > >> >> > >> >> Greg: > >> >> > >> >> I followed your numbered steps, which were great, through #3. At #4, I > >> see > >> >> your screenshot. However, the list on the left contains only two items: > >> >> > >> >> Wired > >> >> Network proxy > >> >> > >> >> Airplane Mode is off, but there is no Wireless item on the right, and > >> no > >> >> wireless networks are listed. > >> >> > >> >> Greg and Mike: I opened the terminal window and entered this command: > >> >> > >> >> sudo service network-manager restart > >> >> > >> >> I put in my password. > >> >> > >> >> For a while, a handy Enable Wi-Fi option appeared in a menu at the top > >> of > >> >> the window. I clicked it! But still, it didn't discover my local wi-fi > >> >> network, so I thought, "I'll reboot, and when it loads up, it will > >> find my > >> >> Wi-Fi network, and all will be well." > >> >> > >> >> Alas, it was not to be. Instead, the Enable Wi-Fi option disappeared > >> once > >> >> again from the list, and of course my local network was not listed > >> among > >> >> the wi-fi networks. > >> >> > >> >> So, I was back to square one. > >> >> > >> >> Mike, I have a Toshiba Satellite. After a little googling about > >> >> identifying > >> >> my wireless card, I ran lspci in the terminal window, and I'm seeing: > >> >> > >> >> network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 3160 (rev cb) > >> >> Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > >> RTL8111/8168/8411PCI > >> >> Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 0c) > >> >> > >> >> Is this the information you were looking for? Ubuntu 14.nn on this > >> laptop > >> >> linked successfully to the Internet for quite a while. But maybe Ubuntu > >> >> 16.04 could have problems with the same networking card? > >> >> > >> >> As a last thought, I've rebooted numerous times, so even if I messed > >> up my > >> >> password a time or two, I don't think I could have messed it up every > >> >> time. > >> >> > >> >> Thank you all so much. If there's more information that would help, ask > >> >> away. If you can think of any next steps I should try, I'm all ears! > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 5:16 PM, Bill Ricker <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > I have had problems with WIFI waking from SUSPEND with 16.04 with one > >> >> > laptop. > >> >> > (and with a prior version with another laptop! Both Lenovo T61's.) > >> >> > > >> >> > Don't know if that's your issue but mentioning it just in case. > >> >> > (And i may try the suggested sudo restart on that one, thanks ) > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > Bill Ricker > >> >> > [email protected] > >> >> > https://www.linkedin.com/in/n1vux > >> >> > > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> Discuss mailing list > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >> >> > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Discuss mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
