Re: Wireless Communications Switch

I have a Satellite A660 notebook on which recently for some unknown reason the wireless communications has been turned off. On powering up the machine, the wireless indicator does not light up, but the adaptor when seen via Device Manager is enabled.
Communications diagnostics tells me to turn on the "Wireless Communications Switch" but I can't find one - not on the front; not on the left side; not on the right side; not on the back nor anywhere else.
Am I stupid or blind or Both? How do I turn on the "Wireless Communications Switch"

The answer is I was both blind and stupid. Didn't realise the illuminated icon on the keyboard above the function keys was a push button

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Hi thanks for your replies! Sorry if I'm slow on the forum, at first I couldn't find where my thread went! Apparently it's moved to under Wireless. Is there alert message to let us know when my question is being moved?
Thanks Paolo30, I am glad to know that Fn-F8 is enough. when I check Network Connections, the Atheros adapter is 'disabled'. Sorry may I ask if WLan card you are talking about in device manager = Atheros adapter? (Despite reading furiously on books to patch up my ignorance on the wireless last few weeks, still not sure the difference between 'adapter' and 'card'... :) Are they the same thing?
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