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I just installed Ubuntu 11.04 onto a laptop. There is no list of automatic connections when I click on the internet connection symbol. Enable Wireless was unchecked, so I checked it. However, it continues saying "wireless is disabled." Soft is blocked, and when I tried rfkill unblock wifi it told me that the device was not ready. I tried to counter this with what I found on this thread but nothing worked. I have tried manually entering my Wireless information, but this does not help. Is there a solution?

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Does wired LAN work? Also, you should tell us more about the WLAN hardware you are trying to use. See askubuntu.com/questions/31618/… – nem75 Jun 23 '11 at 22:10
Is there any external button/switch to turn on/off the wireless? Have you turned it on? – ssapkota Jun 23 '11 at 22:30
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May be your wireless is not supported ootb. as indicated by nem 75, if your wired LAN is working you should get the indications that other drivers are available or you can force the issue by looking for addironal drivers in the system menu.

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