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bucolic_frolic

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5. HERE might be some useful info ----

Reply to defacto7 (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 5, 2017, 10:46 PM

Nov 2017

sudo rfkill list all

0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: brcmwl-0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
2: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
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So this is telling me there is a hard block on brcm and hp-wifi I think?

Hard block might be the modem/router firewall?

Is that what it's saying to you?

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Linux Mint 18.1 won't recognize wireless connections [View all] bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 OP

did you just install it d_r Nov 2017 #1

It sometimes depends on your hardware... defacto7 Nov 2017 #2

HERE might be some useful info ---- bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 #5

It means.. defacto7 Nov 2017 #6

wow, thanks ... no rfkill didn't work bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 #10

Good luck. defacto7 Nov 2017 #11

One other stupid question... defacto7 Nov 2017 #3

Well thanks for the suggestions so far bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 #4

Did you find any other conflicting drivers? defacto7 Nov 2017 #7

do I have to unblock the router firewall or unblock outgoing traffic? bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 #8

These have nothing to do with a firewall. defacto7 Nov 2017 #9

Yes, connection established bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 #12

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