loss of wi-fi connection [solved]

Internet Connectivity
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We have a laptop running Ubuntu 14.04 which routinely accesses the internet via wi-fi.

Today it won’t connect, despite the fact that it reports the signal as strong/excellent (and my iPod connects effortlessly from the same room).

I haven’t changed anything since yesterday. I’ve deleted the connection several times, rebooted, shutdown, and tried again. Nothing.

The router is set not to broadcast the SSID.

Any ideas folks, (Mark)?

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Have you tried rebooting the router ?

what’s the output from:

sudo iwlist scan
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Bingo! Rebooting the router worked.

Don’t know why I hadn’t tried it in the first place. Probably because the iPod connected easily and the wired connections were fine. And because I’m no comms expert and I was bogged down at the laptop end, tweaking settings and looking for something more complicated.

Thanks Mark…

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No problem Mike :slight_smile: