Questions tagged [wifi-hardware-switch]

internal wifi-switch, with either on|off function, triggered by special keyboard-key.

Many laptops have a hardware switch to enable or disable the wireless radio. If this switch is disabled, Intel® Centrino® mobile technology users may experience one or more of the following issues:

No wireless connectivity
Wireless radio cannot be activated from Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Connection Utility or other applications
Wireless adapter cannot detect or connect with any other wireless device in the environment

Cause:

These symptoms may occur when the hardware manufacturer has implemented a hardware switch to enable or disable the wireless radio. This functionality allows you to switch off the wireless radio in radio sensitive environments such as an airplane.

Solution:

This hardware switch can be implemented in many ways, but common examples are:

Hardware switch at the side or front of laptop
Button around the keyboard area
Various key combinations utilizing Fn, Ctrl, Alt in conjunction with specialized function keys ranging from F1 to F12.
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How to set wifi driver settings to prefer 5 GHz channel above 2.4 GHz

Currently I'm in a new building of my university. In this building my wifi often breaks down and then restores connection again. This is really irritating since it happens a lot. Now as a coincidence there were some tech guys running around here and…
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13.10 suspend kills wifi connection

I tried to post to this thread Hardware wireless switch has no effect after suspend and 13.10 upgrade for if I understand their question I am having the same problem, but the answer option won't work for. After suspend, the wireless is disconnected…
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How can I reverse my wifi from monitor mode to normal mode?

In a course named ethical Hacking for beginners , I learned that wifi has some modes in which we can switch between but I don't know that what was the normal mode and how to switch on it I used following commands :- ifconfig wlo1 down iwconfig wlo1…
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Unable to connect to any Wifi in Ubuntu 14.04

I have Ubuntu 14.04. I've tried connecting to the AT&T router in my apartment, but I cannot see the symbol. I've tried installing drivers for the WiFi Router from Additional driver but there no drivers in the list. output of the lspci command…
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How to enable Wifi toggle key (f12)?

I run Ubuntu 18.04 on my HP, and before dual booting, when I only had Windows, I would always press the F12 key to turn the Wifi on and off easily. Now that is the only key that doesn't work on Ubuntu. I've already tried bash scripts and keyboard…
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Fix "WiFi Disabled by hardware switch" in Kubuntu 14.04

Any ideas on how to fix this? My Toshiba Satellite Click doesn't have a hardware switch to disable wireless. Help!!
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WIFI gets HARD BLOCKED on Ubuntu 20.04.2, HP-15 series

One Fine Day..I don't want to shut down my computer, So, “Suspended” it, When turned on next time , the problem starts, WiFi – Not Turning ON, Its not a detection problem, or Driver not found or any thing, the whole WiFi option not turning ON, …
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Wifi Hardware Switch Not Working on HP Pavilion 15-n201nr Notebook PC - Hardware Blocked

I have an HP Pavilion 15-n201nr Notebook PC which appears to be stuck in airplane mode under any version of Linux I install. (I have tried Ubuntu 19.04, 18.04, and Fedora Workstation 30.) This is definitely not a hardware issue as Windows 10 is also…
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18.04 MSI GS65 wifi hardware switch disabled after suspend

I'm currently running Ubuntu 18.04 on MSI GS65, running into what seems to be a persisting age old issue: WIFI IS DISABLED BY HARDWARE SWITCH AFTER SUSPEND only can comeback up after reboot. sudo rfkill list all shows 0: hci0: Bluetooth Soft…
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How can I turn off wifi on thinkpad T460s?

I have a T460s which has no physical switch for turning off the wifi, eg to save battery or when on airplanes. The F8 key seems to have a relevant icon, but it seems to have no effect. Other F keys do work, such as for changing the brightness or…
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WiFi only works after suspend. Ubuntu 14.04 on HP Pavilion

I'm using a HP Pavilion G6 with Ubuntu 14.04. My WiFi is not working, but magically I found that when I suspended the laptop it was enabled and When I shutdown my laptop again disconnected. I again suspended it and got the WiFi. This happens again…
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Network Switching

Is there a way to switch between Wireless and Wired connections without switching either of the connections off when both are connected? I am using 18.04.
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Ubuntu 17.04 Installer not connecting seeing any wireless networks?

It's somewhat bizarre because on the first attempt it did see all the wireless networks around me. I then put in the password for mine and attempted to complete the install. However it could not connect. I restarted the install, and now it does…
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wifi is disabled in ubuntu 16 in Lonovo

I have just installed ubuntu 16.04 in my Lenovo-V310-15ISK. Initially I was not able to see wifi option in network tab. I tried to find solution and I get useful instruction to solve this issue. I followed instruction given in answer…
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Cannot enable Wi-Fi

Yesterday my laptop shut down because battery ran out. Next time I turned it on I couldn't enable Wi-Fi. I tried to enable it with: rfkill unblock all but it's still not working. Please help. EDIT: rfkill list printed this: 0: Toshiba Bluetooth:…
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