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Re: Wireless card not showing up



eduardo@kalinowski.com.br wrote:
> Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum escreveu:
> > Hi.
> >
> > This may not even be a Debian issue but i dont know
> where to start.
> >
> > I have a ThinkPad T60 running Lenny. Its normally
> plugged into an Ethernet port. I realized recently that only
> the wired network is showing up 
> > in my networking tools, even though the machine does
> support WiFi.
> >
> > I rebooted it and i still only have my Ethernet card
> showing up. And when i look over the output of dmesg, theres
> nothing at all there for my wireless
> > card, at least nothing i can see.

[etc.]
 
> Is there a switch or button to turn the wireless card
> on/off? Is it on?

Yes there is a switch, and its definitely on. I thought that might be it and switched it off and on and its on. At least, its in a clearly 
physically different position than "off", it clicks into place.

I expected that even if switched off it would show up in dmesg though.

Jen


      


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