# Wifi Disabled

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/wifi-disabled/22562>\
**Category:** SLED Applications\
**Created:** [April 28, 2012, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/wifi-disabled/22562 "2012-04-28T10:57:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![naren\_bishayee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@naren\_bishayee](https://forums.suse.com/u/naren_bishayee)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/wifi-disabled/22562/1 "2012-04-28T10:57:04Z")

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Hi all,  
I’m using SLED 11 SP2 32 bit with gnome only. On my laptop, last day i just press wifi button & after 2-5 seconds the wifi is disabled, it’s very normal, & later when you want, just press that wifi button & again it will enable , but on my system, i cant enable the wifi again. If i right click on the Network icon from taskbar, the “Enable Wireless” option is not active. Last day i use the wifi, & it was ok.

So, please some one help me to activate the wifi.

I’m using DELL Laptop, I manually configured & installed the wifi driver, after sp2 migration.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/wifi-disabled/22562/2 "2012-05-03T15:30:19Z")

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**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/wifi-disabled/22562/3 "2012-05-03T15:43:06Z")

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> [@naren bishayee](#):
>
> Hi all,  
> I’m using SLED 11 SP2 32 bit with gnome only. On my laptop,  
> last day i just press wifi button & after 2-5 seconds the wifi is  
> disabled, it’s very normal, & later when you want, just press that wifi  
> button & again it will enable , but on my system, i cant enable the wifi  
> again. If i right click on the Network icon from taskbar, the “Enable  
> Wireless” option is not active. Last day i use the wifi, & it was ok.
> 
> So, please some one help me to activate the wifi.
> 
> I’m using DELL Laptop, I manually configured & installed the wifi  
> driver, after sp2 migration.

Hi  
So your saying with SP2 it was working and now it’s not? Or are you  
running a dual boot with windows and it’s working fine there with using  
the keys to enable/disable?

Do you see messages as follows in the output from the command dmesg;

```auto
dell_wmi: Received unknown WMI event (0x11)
```

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