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I've been trying to get a ubuntu linux distro working on my computer the past day or two, and have everything working fine, except for my wireless card. I used the command

lspci -nn | grep 0280

and the response I got was 

04:05.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02)

Anyone know why I'm fine with Wired connections, but Wireless doesn't even find my network?

Braiam
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sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
animaletdesequia
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Sounds like your wireless card is turned off in software even though it's got power. Go into the control panel and look for an On/Off switch graphic and make sure it's set to "On". I had the same problem with my laptop and that was the solution.

Lex
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  • That wasn't it either, but thanks for the help. I managed to find the issue here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/55868/how-to-install-broadcom-wireless-drivers-bcm43xx in case anyone else every has the same issue :) – STG Jan 07 '14 at 20:15