[ubuntu-studio-users] wifi suddenly stopped working

[Eddie Coffey]

I appologize, I turned off the wifi switch on the laptop and didn't know
it. I'm a dumbass:-((((


On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 10:28 AM, Eddie Coffey <ecoffey57 at gmail.com> wrote:

> output for sudo lshw -class network:
>
> capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd
> 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
>
>       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=e1000e
> driverversion=3.2.6-k firmware=0.13-3 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes
> port=twisted pair
>
>       resources: irq:28 memory:f7e00000-f7e1ffff memory:f7e39000-f7e39fff
> ioport:f080(size=32)
>
>  *-network DISABLED
>
>       description: Wireless interface
>
>       product: Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak]
>
>       vendor: Intel Corporation
>
>       physical id: 0
>
>       bus info: pci at 0000:02:00.0
>
>       logical name: wlp2s0
>
>       version: 34
>
>       serial: 84:3a:4b:22:24:4a
>
>       width: 64 bits
>
>       clock: 33MHz
>
>       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet
> physical wireless
>
>       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlwifi driverversion=4.4.0-34-lowlatency
> firmware=18.168.6.1 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE
> 802.11abgn
>
>       resources: irq:32 memory:f7d00000-f7d01fff
>
> eddie at eddie-Latitude-E6430s:~$    output for status
> NetworkManager.service:          eddie at eddie-Latitude-E6430s:~$ systemctl
> status NetworkManager.service
>
> ● NetworkManager.service - Network Manager
>
>   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service; enabled;
> vendor preset: enabled)
>
>   Active: active (running) since Sat 2016-08-20 10:03:14 CDT; 16min ago
>
> Main PID: 2219 (NetworkManager)
>
>   CGroup: /system.slice/NetworkManager.service
>
>           └─2219 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
>
> Aug 20 10:03:20 eddie-Latitude-E6430s NetworkManager[2219]: <info>
>  [1471705400.2670] manager: startup complete
>
> Aug 20 10:03:24 eddie-Latitude-E6430s NetworkManager[2219]: <info>
>  [1471705404.2700] WiFi hardware radio set enabled
>
> Aug 20 10:03:24 eddie-Latitude-E6430s NetworkManager[2219]: <info>
>  [1471705404.2705] WWAN hardware radio set enabled
>
> Aug 20 10:03:36 eddie-Latitude-E6430s NetworkManager[2219]: <info>
>  [1471705416.3497] audit: op="radio-control" arg="wireless-enabled:1"
> pid=3178 uid=1000 result="success"
>
> Aug 20 10:03:43 eddie-Latitude-E6430s NetworkManager[2219]: <info>
>  [1471705423.1537] audit: op="radio-control" arg="wireless-enabled:0"
> pid=3178 uid=1000 result="success"
>
> Aug 20 10:06:15 eddie-Latitude-E6430s NetworkManager[2219]: <info>
>  [1471705575.6944] audit: op="radio-control" arg="wireless-enabled:1"
> pid=3178 uid=1000 result="success"
>
> Aug 20 10:07:16 eddie-Latitude-E6430s NetworkManager[2219]: <info>
>  [1471705636.2725] keyfile: update /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Ethernet
> connection 1 (17443142-44b5-4d85-b115-74cf
>
> Aug 20 10:07:16 eddie-Latitude-E6430s NetworkManager[2219]: <info>
>  [1471705636.2732] audit: op="connection-update"
> uuid="17443142-44b5-4d85-b115-74cf3535a8b5" name="Ethernet connection 1"
> pid
>
> Aug 20 10:07:41 eddie-Latitude-E6430s NetworkManager[2219]: <info>
>  [1471705661.6739] keyfile: update /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/NETGEAR16
> 1 (fb37f517-d71a-493d-a403-94691f139a2d,"
>
> Aug 20 10:07:41 eddie-Latitude-E6430s NetworkManager[2219]: <info>
>  [1471705661.6756] audit: op="connection-update"
> uuid="fb37f517-d71a-493d-a403-94691f139a2d" name="NETGEAR16 1"
>
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 10:02 AM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 09:26:59 -0500, Eddie Coffey wrote:
>> >I ran the command, sudo lshw -class network in terminal and it says the
>> >network is disabled.
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> ignore my first reply, it was send by accident.
>>
>> If
>>
>>   sudo lshw -class network
>>
>> claims that no interface is available, then you perhaps pushed the
>> laptop's button, to disable it. Or if it's not the build in Wifi, you
>> need to remove and plug in again the USB Wifi thingy or what ever else,
>> consider to post commands and their output.
>>
>> I guess the issue is the above mentioned, that you likely disabled it
>> by pressing a button on the laptop.
>>
>> Not related to disabled hardware is the following, that anyway might be
>> useful.
>>
>> What's the output of
>>
>>   sudo lshw -class network
>>
>> and
>>
>>   pidof dhcpcd
>>
>> and assuming you're using NM
>>
>>   systemctl status NetworkManager.service
>>
>> ?
>>
>> I suspect you're using NM, if so running
>>
>>   sudo systemctl enable NetworkManager.service
>>   sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager.service
>>
>> might work.
>>
>> If you reply, please not to me directly, just to the mailing list only.
>> I reply to you directly + the mailing list, because there's much delay
>> for my messages, coming through the list.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ralf
>>
>
>
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