Ubuntu
network-manager package

  1. Bug #1172151
  2. Comment #4

Comment 4 for bug 1172151

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Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport) wrote : Re: ASUS F75A wi-fi disabled by hardware switch

Good news!

I've discovered a workaround that persist reboot:

1) sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
2) Add this line:
blacklist asus-nb-wmi
3) Save your edit.

After performing these steps, I rebooted the laptop, logged in, and it connected via wi-fi automatically!