[PLUG] Xubuntu: Getting Wireless Networking Running Post-Installation

[Mike Connors]

>
>   I'd appreciate guidance and directions to get this working this week; as
> a
> last resort, I'll bring it to Sunday's clinic for help from all the experts
> there.
>
>  > What radio does it have?  lspci should say?
>
> Russell,
>
>   Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000.
>
> Rich
>
>
> Rich - I found two articles that talk about this wireless radio being soft
blocked. You just need to install rfkill either through the package manager
or command line with "apt-get install rfkill" then run the "rfkill list"
command.

http://www.computerandyou.net/2011/05/how-to-solve-no-wireless-network-in-ubuntu-11-04-centrino-wireless-n-1000/

http://mikebeach.org/2011/07/09/ubuntu-and-the-intel-centrino-wireless-n-1000-wireless-card/

If when you run the "frkill list" and no "wireless lan" interface is listed
than you've got an incompatible / non-functional driver problem.

HTH!

Cheers,

Mike