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Some days ago I install on my PC elementary OS 0.4.1 Loki with parallel Win 8.1.

But I have a trouble. When start elementary OS, I have only wired connection and can't switch it on wireless. The slider doesn't respond.

Write this from Win 8.1 with connection to WiFi.

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  • Can you open System Settings, go to Network and turn wireless on from there? Does it work?
    – Maccer
    Aug 2, 2018 at 7:37

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Reset to default
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Steps to produce

  1. Find your wifi driver over Google (or whatever search engine you prefer)

  2. inside the source direct, make and install the drivers.

Reason : This is a restricted feature on NT kernel, which basically hijack propreatery drivers regardless of System shutdowns.

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  • I'm sorry, but I'm noob. I have broadcom 802.11n. Ok. I find driver. Download it with instruction. Do all step-by-step but something going wrong with wl.ko. Terminal writing smth like wl.ko does not exist or is not the right way.
    – Антон Коваленко
    Nov 4, 2017 at 21:02
  • Post the output of "ipconfig"
    – Sudarshan Kakoty
    Nov 5, 2017 at 4:38

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