Killswitch

Discussion in 'Networking' started by enderandrew, Apr 25, 2009.

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    enderandrew

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    I have installed openSUSE 11.1 on an Acer Aspire One A150 for my mother. Wireless was working initially, but now NetworkManager always says Wireless Disabled.

    The ath5k module is loaded, and there don't appear to be any error messages, but iwconfig and iwlist show that the wireless card is powered off. I believe this is due to the physical kill switch. However, sliding the switch over doesn't appear to do anything. Using Google I see other people have had this problem. How can I reset the switch? It seems to default to disabled. Do I need to configure the switch in Xorg somehow?
     
    enderandrew, Apr 25, 2009
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    melhiore

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    Old post but I'll try. Try right-click on Network Manager icon and check if you have Enable Wireless ticked...
     
    melhiore, May 5, 2009
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    RLJSHO

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    Where do you find the "Network Manager Icon"? :?:
     
    RLJSHO, May 16, 2009
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