Tried thread [SOLVED] Acer InviLink Nplify & Ubuntu 10.04
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1879562&highlight=Acer+InviLink+N plify
as it looks close to my problem but suggested links do not work.
Here is the code as requested in that post:
code
maureen@maureen-notebook:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release; uname -a DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=lucid
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS"
Linux maureen-notebook 2.6.32-45-generic #101-Ubuntu SMP Mon Dec 3 15:41:13 UTC 2012 i686 GNU/Linux
maureen@maureen-notebook:~$ lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 05)
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation Device [14e4:4727] (rev 01)
03:00.0 Class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device [10ec:5209] (rev 01)
maureen@maureen-notebook:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

maureen@maureen-notebook:~$ rfkill list all
maureen@maureen-notebook:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
binfmt_misc 6587 1
ppdev 5259 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 203472 1
snd_hda_intel 22069 2
snd_hda_codec 74297 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 5412 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm_oss 35308 0
snd_mixer_oss 13746 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 70694 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy 1338 0
snd_seq_oss 26722 0
snd_seq_midi 4557 0
snd_rawmidi 19056 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 6003 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 47263 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_mid i_event
snd_timer 19130 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 5700 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi ,snd_seq
uvcvideo 57438 0
snd 54244 16 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec, snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_se q_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
led_class 2864 0
videodev 34457 1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat 13251 2 uvcvideo,videodev
fbcon 35102 71
psmouse 63677 0
serio_raw 3978 0
tileblit 1999 1 fbcon
font 7557 1 fbcon
bitblit 4707 1 fbcon
softcursor 1189 1 bitblit
video 17375 0
output 1871 1 video
soundcore 6620 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 7076 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
vga16fb 11385 1
vgastate 8961 1 vga16fb
lp 7028 0
parport 32635 2 ppdev,lp
usbhid 36110 0
hid 67288 1 usbhid
ahci 32680 2
r8169 34140 0
mii 4381 1 r8169
maureen@maureen-notebook:~$



Ubuntu is installed alongside Windows 7.
Wireless seems to be OK in Windows, ie I get a list of sources with secured access.


Would appreciate any help!