[ubuntu-studio-users] wifi suddenly stopped working

[Tommy Hjalmarsson]

Well experience is mostly just a collection of unflattering mistake. We 
all been there and go there, to get more knowledge. :)



On 2016-08-20 17:36, Eddie Coffey wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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 <mailto: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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