network manager says "wireless disabled"; how to re-enable?

[O. Sinclair]

On 03/07/2014 21:39, D. R. Evans wrote:
> Following an update today, my laptop (running 32-bit 14.04) no longer allows
> me to connect to a wireless network.
>
> The widget in the system tray has a red cross superimposed -- which can't be
> good, but I can't find any indication of how to change it. When I open the
> icon on the system tray, the leftmost (wireless) option is greyed out.
>
> System settings doesn't provide any obvious place to configure anything
> associated with wireless.
>
> So can anyone give me a clue as to how to get wireless working again?
>
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from a command line try:
sudo rfkill list

if any output states "blocked" you have a clue. if so do
sudo rfkill unblock 0/1 or whichever is blocked

This has helped me in similar situations

/Sinclair