Re: WiFi problem.

+1

I've made this mistake several times

On my lapdog the hardware switch is small and obscure and easy to not 
even realise it's there.



On 22/05/14 14:37, David Lyon wrote:
> First thing to check is that the "Wifi button" is set to on.
>
> Sometimes it's very easy to accidently bump them to "off" without even
> realising.
>
>
> On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 2:18 PM, William Bennett <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> I'm sure someone has seen this before: there doesn't seem to be a problem
>> posted that nobody knows.
>>
>>
>>   I have a Toshiba Satellite A660, running Ubuntu 14.04
>>
>>
>>   In the past, I've been able to :--
>>
>>
>>   1. tether my smartphone to the laptop
>>
>> 2. go to a coffeeshop that has a WiFi and pick it up with the laptop.
>>
>>
>>   Now I can't.
>>
>>
>>   I can click on the “fan” and whilst it will open, nothing WiFi registers.
>> Not evne when the smartphone swears it's emulating a portable hotspot.
>>
>>
>>   Took the laptop to the local computer shop. Was asked whether I'd had
>> Windows on the laptop in the past. Answer yes. Well, since the switch is a
>> Window switch, it might be a vagrant piece of Window leftover that turned
>> it off.
>>
>>
>>   This sounds like Olde Stuffe.
>>
>>
>>   Nevertheless, I can't pick up any WiFi. And Fn-F8 doesn't turn on
>> anything.
>>
>>
>>   I'm reluctant to believe this is a Toshiba peculiarity (as I've also been
>> told). I've had it working with earlier versions of Ubuntu.
>>
>>
>>   Any suggestions will be gratefully acted upon.
>>
>>
>>   William Bennett.
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