[SOLVED]wifi is ''hardware disabled" any ideas?

I'm using 64 bit arch linux with gnome 3.4.
and I have gnome network manager. Wifi was working well till few days ago when I disabled it for some days. Now I can't start wifi. When I click on networkmanager icon. It shows wireless - hardware disabled and can't be switched on.
Last edited by ebshankar (2012-06-16 04:42:10)

adamrehard wrote:Provided this is a laptop, look an your keyboard and see if there's a button that turns off the wifi. It's really easy to miss.
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