Hello,
i am trying to get the wireless interface on my laptop working. I read different articles on the internet but still no success. So i decided this is the right place to ask. What i did so far:
-I ran netconfig as root and set loopback interface
-I made networkmanager executable by typing as root:
-I restarted the laptop

Now the widget has started itself but i cannot set the wireless connection. The wired one is working.
On the widget there is "Enable Wireless" checkbox. It is inactive and cannot be checked. I switched to root and that checkbox was also inactive.

Any idea how to get the wireless working?

Some info that could be useful:
-my user is member of group netdev

glupa4e,

Have you checked to make sure the WI-FI device is enabled in the BIOS?

Also, you might check.... my laptop has a key combination [FN + F2] to enable/disable the wireless device (rather than a switcho nthe side of the laptop).

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Hello netnix99,

thank you very much for that post. It did the trick. I pressed [Fn+F2] key combination and miraculously the "Enable Wireless" checkbox became active. I checked it and i was able to scan for available spots. i found my spot, typed the password and now i am replying you using my wireless interface.
Simple solution i had not thought of.
Thank you and all the best!

Might this post be relevant to you?

Brian

Edit: forget it, just saw you found a solution