WiFi hard blocked on linux but works on Windows

**chili555** · February 15th, 2021

`iwlist eno1 scan` does not yield any scan results.

eno1 is ethernet. Your wireless is likely wlp10s0f0 or similar.

**akash-karnatak** · February 15th, 2021

Usually ethernet begins with the letter "e", but this time even wireless interface has it,

Code:

$ iwconfig
enxbe85d1a50781  no wireless extensions.

lo        no wireless extensions.

enp8s0    no wireless extensions.

eno1      Ralink STA  ESSID:""  Nickname:"RT3290STA"
          Mode:Auto  Frequency=2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated   
          Bit Rate:1 Mb/s   
          RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Link Quality=10/100  Signal level:0 dBm  Noise level:0 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

**praseodym** · February 15th, 2021

Maybe "pin 20" is the solution

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2150597

**jeremy31** · February 16th, 2021

Originally Posted by praseodym

Maybe "pin 20" is the solution

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2150597

That should work, there is a video on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzAKcmlaH1M

**akash-karnatak** · February 16th, 2021

Thanks a lot guys, my WiFi is finally working. After taping pin 20, wifi is no longer hard blocked. @jeremy31 thank you for that video, I was really confused how the pins were numbered. And thanks to everyone for helping me out. I sure learned a lot while fixing my WiFi.