Thread: Wireless not working wifi/wimax link 5150

hello,
can't find wireless connections after installing ubuntu 11.10 3.0.0-16-generic i686 (cable internet working).
machine type - lenovo sl400 thinkpad (laptop)
netwotk hardware - intel corporation wimax/wifi link 5150

ifconfig
eth0 link encap:ethernet hwaddr 00:1e:8c:96:b8:d2
inet addr:10.0.0.6 bcast:10.0.0.255 mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::21e:8cff:fe96:b8d2/64 scope:link
broadcast running multicast mtu:1500 metric:1
rx packets:16384 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
tx packets:11295 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
rx bytes:21303162 (21.3 mb) tx bytes:1505517 (1.5 mb)
interrupt:45 base address:0xa000

lo link encap:local loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 scope:host
loopback running mtu:16436 metric:1
rx packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
tx packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
rx bytes:680 (680.0 b) tx bytes:680 (680.0 b)

iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wwan0 no wireless extensions.

wmx0 no wireless extensions.

lsmod
module size used by
parport_pc 32114 0
ppdev 12849 0
vesafb 13489 1
joydev 17393 0
bnep 17923 2
rfcomm 38408 8
nvidia 10390874 43
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 31426 1
snd_hda_codec_conexant 52460 1
snd_hda_intel 24262 2
snd_hda_codec 91859 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_ intel
snd_hwdep 13276 1 snd_hda_codec
i2400m_usb 35737 0
i2400m 101240 1 i2400m_usb
wimax 33525 1 i2400m
snd_pcm 80435 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
cdc_ether 13312 0
uvcvideo 67271 0
usbnet 25214 1 cdc_ether
cdc_wdm 17317 0
cdc_acm 22305 0
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
videodev 85626 1 uvcvideo
snd_rawmidi 25241 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
binfmt_misc 17292 1
snd_seq 51567 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
btusb 18160 2
snd_timer 28932 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 14172 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
iwlagn 273980 0
mac80211 393421 1 iwlagn
bluetooth 148839 23 bnep,rfcomm,btusb
r592 17808 0
memstick 15857 1 r592
psmouse 73673 0
serio_raw 12990 0
r852 17901 0
sm_common 16737 1 r852
nand 49706 2 r852,sm_common
nand_ids 8547 1 nand
nand_bch 13003 1 nand
bch 21757 1 nand_bch
nand_ecc 13070 1 nand
mtd 35852 2 sm_common,nand
snd 55902 14 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_ intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi, snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
cfg80211 172427 2 iwlagn,mac80211
soundcore 12600 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 14115 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
video 18908 0
asus_laptop 19050 0
sparse_keymap 13658 1 asus_laptop
lp 17455 0
parport 40930 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
ahci 21634 3
libahci 25727 1 ahci
sdhci_pci 13658 0
sdhci 27360 1 sdhci_pci
firewire_ohci 35854 0
firewire_core 56937 1 firewire_ohci
crc_itu_t 12627 1 firewire_core
r8169 43104 0

sudo lshw -c network
pci (sysfs)
*-network unclaimed
description: network controller
product: wimax/wifi link 5150
vendor: intel corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
version: 00
width: 64 bits
clock: 33mhz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:fd6fe000-fd6fffff
*-network
description: ethernet interface
product: rtl8111/8168b pci express gigabit ethernet controller
vendor: realtek semiconductor co., ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:0c:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 02
serial: 00:1e:8c:96:b8:d2
size: 100mbit/s
capacity: 1gbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33mhz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3lk-napi duplex=full firmware=n/a ip=10.0.0.6 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=mii speed=100mbit/s
resources: irq:45 ioport:e800(size=256) memory:f8fff000-f8ffffff memory:f8fe0000-f8feffff memory:f8f00000-f8f0ffff
*-network:0 disabled
description: ethernet interface
physical id: 1
logical name: wwan0
serial: 02:80:37:ec:02:00
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=cdc_ether driverversion=22-aug-2005 firmware=mobile broadband network device link=no multicast=yes
*-network:1 disabled
description: ethernet interface
physical id: 2
bus info: usb@1:2
logical name: wmx0
serial: 00:1d:e1:01:9f:61
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: driver=i2400m firmware=i2400m-fw-usb-1.5.sbcf link=no

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
* running /etc/init.d/networking restart deprecated because may not enable again interfaces
* reconfiguring network interfaces... [ ok ]

anyone?

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