Capt Lightning
Well-known Member
- Location
- Historic Buchan, Scotland
I've just spent this morning trying to fix a 'problem' with my laptop. For some reason, the wi-fi wouldn't work although ethernet was fine. I worked my way through various diagnostics and Ubuntu forums where several people had the same problem. I made sure the system was up to date and then had a look at the Dell forums - and there I found the solution.
Someone else had the same problem and discovered that you could accidentally turn the wireless off. Not only could you have 'Airplane mode', disable the wireless, but there was also a small switch that turned it off.
Sure enough, there it was - a tiny switch hidden under the USB port where I plug in a mouse. It was quite easy to nudge this switch when setting the laptop down and disabling the wi-fi.
Aghhhh!!!!! So, I've either wasted a morning with a non-existant fault, or I've spent a morning learning about Ubuntu and wireless networks!
So, If you have a Dell laptop, watch out for a small switch!
Someone else had the same problem and discovered that you could accidentally turn the wireless off. Not only could you have 'Airplane mode', disable the wireless, but there was also a small switch that turned it off.
Sure enough, there it was - a tiny switch hidden under the USB port where I plug in a mouse. It was quite easy to nudge this switch when setting the laptop down and disabling the wi-fi.
Aghhhh!!!!! So, I've either wasted a morning with a non-existant fault, or I've spent a morning learning about Ubuntu and wireless networks!
So, If you have a Dell laptop, watch out for a small switch!