Ethernet + Wifi?

BRFNGRNBWS · 2015-12-10 02:51:24

I installed Bunsenlabs Linux from a usb drive, and at the time of installation, I had no access to wifi, so I chose ethernet during the setup. Now that I installed it, I need to connect to wifi, but wireless is hard blocked. I tried a ton of rfkill commands, and also tried resetting BIOS, but that didn't work. There are no physical switches or anything on the laptop.
How can I fix this, and connect to wifi?

thanks

Horizon_Brave · 2015-12-10 04:24:57

After you installed, your hardlined ethernet connection worked? What's the output of ip addr show ?

What wireless card are you using? What's the output of your lspci | grep wireless or lspci | grep Wireless

BRFNGRNBWS · 2015-12-10 06:26:06

Yes, the ethernet connection worked.
I'm using old laptop:
http://www.pcworld.com/product/43937/le … ebook.html
this lists the specs, sorry not really sure which one is wireless card.

should I run these commands with ethernet connected?

BRFNGRNBWS · 2015-12-10 06:34:52

Sorry, that may or may not have been a dumb question. I did it with ethernet:
ip addr show:
http://pastebin.com/ehm8jka5

The other two did nothing.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-12-10 07:44:08

Please post the output of:

sudo rfkill list
lsmod|egrep 'wmi|laptop'

Welcome to BunsenLabs!

EDIT: If it says "hard blocked" then that means that a hardware switch on your laptop has been turned to the "off" position -- my ThinkPad has a slider on the left-hand side that turns off the wireless.

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2015-12-10 07:46:19)

ohnonot · 2015-12-10 07:46:06

https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=24

BRFNGRNBWS · 2015-12-10 23:07:42

Ok sorry, there was a little switch on the side. I'm really stupid, but thanks for the help anyway guys!

Horizon_Brave · 2015-12-10 23:57:46

BRFNGRNBWS wrote:

Ok sorry, there was a little switch on the side. I'm really stupid, but thanks for the help anyway guys!

I've done the same thing! I don't think newer laptops still use the physical wlan switch much anymore, but on my older Sony Vaio laptop, I've done this countless times...

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-12-11 06:35:57

BRFNGRNBWS wrote:

Ok sorry, there was a little switch on the side. I'm really stupid, but thanks for the help anyway guys!

Don't worry about it -- I very nearly sent my X201 back 'cos I thought the wireless was broken... :8

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Ethernet + Wifi?

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