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[Jay Mistry <jaylinux53@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 3/5/09, Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jay Mistry wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > ... does anyone know how to turn on the "wireless active" indicator
> > > on an IBM/Leonov Thinkpad?  (when the interface is active of course).
> > >
> > > /Per
> > > --
> > > Per Jessen, Zürich (2.1°C)
> >
> > On the ThinkPad R61, there is a button on the extreme left of the
> > armrest panel facing towards you-this toggles wireless radio on/off.
> > Perhaps this is what you were looking for? YMMV, but look for a
> > similar button in your model of TP.
>
> I've got a couple of R51e models, and I don't see any such button.  I
> think the switch on/off wifi is done with the blue Fn+<otherkey>.
> Besides, the wifi is working fine, it's only the indicator that isn't
> on.

Blue on/off Fn Key + also, (on R61, not sure about R51) there is a
Radio Button to toggle Wireless on/off (see first image under
"Input/Output Ports" at
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3814).
Are you able to connect through the wirless card?, else it may only be
a LED problem.

In addition, Wireless Card is controlled by BIOS, which one can access
through ThinkVantage at boot. Try checking/changing the BIOS setting
as well.

This is for the R61 TP, as I said earlier your settings may be
different. If you have the ThinkVantage Manual installed, it may help
in troubleshooting the wireless card problem.

Jay

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