Get error for no wifi adapter even though my laptop should have one internally. I currently have the laptop connected to an ethernet cable; i've tried looking at other forum posts but no luck fixing my issue.
Have you tried Software & Updates tab across to Additional Drivers. See if anything there for your wifi?
What is your wifi adapter?
and/or:
What is your specific machine make/model?
Can you please post the output of
sudo lshw -C network
in terminal?
it says there are no additional drivers
What brand/model is your computer?
Can you please post the output of
rfkill list
to show if something is blocked?
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You could try it with changing the Powersave Settings:
The output shows that the wifi is hard blocked. Please look if a switch on your computer has turned wlan off, e.g. flightmode or a key combination.
If you don't find a switch take a look in your BIOS if WLAN is disabled there.
The switch should be on the right side of your notebook, as far as I read about.
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They are blocked, okay.
If @Forpli's Advice with the physical Toggle or the BIOS Setting shouldn't work, open the Terminal and type one after the other:
rfkill unblock phy0
rfkill unblock dell-wifi
rfkill unblock dell-bluetooth
that was my problem thank you very much! I've never seen a laptop with that before haha.
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My laptop has a similar one. Glad to hear that it works now!