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Just installed Ubuntu 11.10 in my compaq nx6120 laptop. I turn on the wifi but it says "wireless disabled by hardware switch."

Is this a driver problem or is there any switch in laptop for enabling it? Please help

output of some commands are given below

$ sudo lshw -C network**

*-network:0 DISABLED    
       description: Wireless interface
       product: PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 4
       bus info: pci@0000:02:04.0
       logical name: eth1
       version: 05
       serial: 00:12:f0:99:dd:dc
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ipw2200 driverversion=1.2.2kmprq firmware=ABG:9.0.5.27 (Dec 12 2007) latency=64 link=no maxlatency=24 mingnt=3 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
       resources: irq:21 memory:d0000000-d0000fff
  *-network:1
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: NetXtreme BCM5705M_2 Gigabit Ethernet
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: e
       bus info: pci@0000:02:0e.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 03
       serial: 00:14:38:00:ea:cb
       size: 100Mbit/s
       capacity: 1Gbit/s
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 66MHz
       capabilities: pm vpd msi bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.119 duplex=full firmware=5705-v3.24 ip=192.168.1.3 latency=64 link=yes mingnt=64 multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s
       resources: irq:16 memory:d0020000-d002ffff

I am a beginner please help.

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The model of laptop you have has a hardware switch that can be toggled to turn the wireless function on and off - it also has a LED on it to indicate status.

It is located on the top edge above the keyboard - third button along from the left hand side.

Here is an image that should help you locate it.

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thanks mark for replying.. but i have switched on that wireless button shown in the fig but it still showing "wireless disabled by hardware switch". If i need to install drivers for it pls tell me how to do it? thanks agaun – krishna Feb 16 at 13:33
hey good news .. now its working in my laptop " rfkill unblock all " works for me – krishna Feb 16 at 16:06
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