Hmm there is a chance that it did not detect either well. See this bug for the bugreport as a number of people are having the same issue.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/944354

However this seems to be helping folks to get online.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1645716

Probably a similar set of needs for the Ethernet drivers.

They might be easier to resolve.

On Jul 22, 2012 12:22 AM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yeah.... I just checked and nothing appears to be blocked
> How do I give you enough info,  Brian? 
>
> As for restarting the computer after the update I didn't really update it. I burned an install disk and did a fresh install preserving /home.
>
> As for the wireless chip it is a:
> Ralink corp. RT5390 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe
>
> but it can't only be the card because the ethernet is not working either. No Networking seems to have been setup.
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 9:05 PM, Brian Cluff <brian@snaptek.com> wrote:
>>
>> Not having enough info, here's my stab in the dark...
>> Have you checked to see if the radio got turned off?
>>
>> To check, run as root:
>> rfkill list all
>>
>> If it says they are soft blocked, just run:
>>
>> rfkill unblock all
>>
>> If it says they are hard blocked, then you have a switch on your laptop that got turned off, just turn it back on.
>>
>> Brian Cluff
>>
>>
>>
>> On 07/21/2012 12:07 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>>
>>> Everything was working great on my laptop and then I up graded. Well,
>>> everything ran great still for about a month but then I shut my computer
>>> down and then the next day I start my computer again but as it is
>>> booting am told 'waiting for network configuration...' Then 'Waiting up
>>> to 60 more seconds for network configuration...' Then the login screen
>>> appears. I login but the network is still down until I open a terminal
>>> and type:
>>>
>>> ifconfig wlan0 up
>>>
>>>
>>> Well, The little blue networking light comes on when I type ifconfig but
>>> no pages will load and I can't rsync so I guess it doesn't work still. I
>>> know it isn't the card because another OS I have on the computer acts
>>> normally when it is loaded.
>>>
>>> Could someone tell me what is going on?
>>>
>>> --
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