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Brand new to Ubuntu/Linux. Trying to get HP Mini netbook working better. It was unusable with Windows 7 (too slow).

So far it flies with Ubuntu, but no WiFi. I can see all the WiFi connections from my home, the neighbors, etc. I believe it connected briefly during installation, but I can't get it to connect now.

This is a clean install. The WiFi for all other home devices is working fine. Network specs are below. One of the moderators said it should work. The wired interface is working great, BTW.

Thank you in advance for your help

Machine is HP Mini 110. Ubuntu version is 13.04. Would I have better luck with 12.04?

01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E 
  PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:148a]
Kernel driver in use: r8169

02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless 
  LAN Controller [14e4:4727] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:145c]
Kernel driver in use: wl
edwin
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buzz999
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    Welcome to askubuntu! What do you mean by a moderator said...? – edwin Jul 14 '13 at 00:23
  • Have you tried checking if your wifi is being either hard or soft-blocked by any chance? If not then type 'rfkill list all' – matv1 Jul 14 '13 at 01:44
  • Sorry, copied from another forum that had a response from a moderator. This worked, by the way: sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source

    sudo modprobe brcmsmac

     – buzz999 Jul 15 '13 at 04:17

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This should get your wireless working.

sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source

sudo modprobe brcmsmac
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