Wireless does not turn on until nic cable is plugged in

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#1

Wireless does not turn on until nic cable is plugged in. Soon as I plug in a nic cable the wireless light on laptop comes on. Can anyone help to alleviate this issue please.

#2

What does connecting a network cable to my laptop have to do with my wireless then turning on?

#3

Are you using NetworkManager, or “ifup”.

If you are using “ifup”, then how is the device configured?

I see options for: “Boot Time”, “Cable Connection”, “Hot Plug”, “Manually”, “Never”, “NFS Root”.

Is it possible that you have it set for “Cable Connection” (which would not be appropriate for wireless).

#4

I have not used ifup. I have been using Network manager. I have not found an option where I can set the connection type.

#5

In a terminal try

ifconfig wlan0 up

without a cable plugged in and see if NetworkManager does anything.
I recommend you use the plasmoid instead of NetworkManager.
Also, the output of

lspci

would be helpful.