No wifi adapter found in 24.04

[Robert Heller]

At Sun, 1 Sep 2024 20:34:27 +0300 "Ubuntu user technical support,? not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> 
> This problem appeared during a heavy thunderstorm when I decided to share
> my wi-fi hotspot from my Huawei phone with this laptop(old Sony Vaio
> updated from 22.04) so I could access Internet.

Exactly what model?  What does this command (externed at a shell window) 
display:

lspci

> 
> Except it doesn't work."No Wi-Fi adapter found". Bluetooth(very slow) seems
> to be only option.
> 
> lshw is installed.
> lsusb lists Huawei modem, yet no additional drivers are found.
> 
> iwconfig: no wireless extensions.
> 
> Initially I blamed upgrading to 24.04, since it doesn't even recognize
> wi-fi of ZTE modem(said modem was unplugged during thunderstorm) and
> doesn't offer settings to turn it on or off.(unlike 22.04 did).
> 
> (Can supply results of other commands if requested. This is my first time
> mailing to mailing list.)
> 
> "yatski"
> 

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