Thread: Wireless Trouble

i have hp pavilion ze4900 ubuntu 11.04 installed in dual boot config. able online if connect computer directly wireless router. but...i can not connect online wireless card. advise appreciated. (i new linux can tell going more windows, providing can on wireless problem). i've included info in post think helpful sme may want talk me through this.

after typing lspci -nn in terminal comment in addition more.

02:06.0 network controller [0280]: broadcom corporation bcm4306 802.11b/g wireless lan controller [14e4:4320] (rev 03)
<this wireless network card>

nm-tool provides data

- device: wlan0 ----------------------------------------------------------------
type: 802.11 wifi
driver: b43
state: unavailable
default: no
hw address: 00:90:4b:b9:25:70

capabilities:

wireless properties
wep encryption: yes
wpa encryption: yes
wpa2 encryption: yes

wireless access points

<i notice says state: "unavailable" ...???>

and lshw -c network displays following:

*-network disabled
description: wireless interface
physical id: 1
logical name: wlan0
serial: 00:90:4b:b9:25:70
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=b43 driverversion=2.6.38-8-generic firmware=n/a multicast=yes wireless=ieee 802.11bg

hope there easy fix problem. have read through number of forums , wireless seems common problem.

again appreciated!

at quick peek says network "disabled". if right click network manager, "enable wireless" have checkbox in ?

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