Wi-Fi is still not connecting

I forgot to mention that on the old desktop I used an wi-fi dongle that had a free drive, but it's not working on the laptop. I only get "device no ready"

Hehe, I connected another dongle that uses the same free driver and it worked. But this one is huge and even has a full sized wi-fi antenna!

I am running a Dell Latitude E5500 and I am experiencing connectivity problems with Trisquel (7.0 full GNOME version), too.

My wireless card is an Intel, not the usual Broadcom card that comes with Dell laptops and creates so many connectivity problems for Linux users. I am not saying the problem is not the Intel card, it very well could be; I am simply noting the usual Broadcom problem is definitely not the problem.

Using the ethernet/cable connection is a breeze. It's automatic.

But when I boot up and try to connect via wireless, no wireless connections appear (there are four of them to choose from here, two with passwords, two without). All other computers and wireless devices connect without issue--so, suffice to say, the problem is not the wireless service. This Dell is running other distros on the hard drive and are connecting just fine.

I've tried everything. I am befuddled. I don't get it.

Anyone?

I find use of the TP usb wifi radio to be plug-and-play with Trisquel7, on a Toshiba Satellite laptop, which also has the Intel wifi thing, known not to be supported by software libre. One minor annoyance, though: If I boot or awaken this machine, with the wifi switched on and the usb not plugged in, the system will try to activate the intel, causing slow-down and, presumably, a huge log of the situation. From another post, I learned of blacklisting the offending module; will try this. Meanwhile, it is enough to start with the front panel wifi switch off, and the dongle unplugged. Once the system is going, I insert the dongle, and throw the switch, and all's well.

Thanks for the help, lembas, onpon4, and Dave_Hunt. I think I can take it from here.

Apologies to rjltrevisan, for hijacking your thread. That was not my intention. Hope you get all your connectivity issues handled!

Update: I opted to purchase my USB dongle from inside Thailand. I was not able to find anywhere the Penguin dongle as advertised on this site, but I did find this: TP-LINK Model NO. TL-WN722 from a shop in Hua Hin. It has precisely the same chip set as the Penguin model-and it worked perfectly-plug and play.

I forgot to mention that on the old desktop I used an wi-fi dongle that had a
free drive, but it's not working on the laptop. I only get "device no ready"

Hehe, I connected another dongle that uses the same free driver and it
worked. But this one is huge and even has a full sized wi-fi antenna!

I am running a Dell Latitude E5500 and I am experiencing connectivity
problems with Trisquel (7.0 full GNOME version), too.

My wireless card is an Intel, not the usual Broadcom card that usually comes
with Dell laptops and creates so many connectivity problems for Linux users.
I am not saying the problem is not the Intel card, it very well could be; I
am simply noting the usual Broadcom problem is definitely not the problem.

Using the ethernet/cable connection is a breeze. It's automatic.

But when I boot up and try to connect via wireless, no wireless connections
appear (there are four of them to choose from here, two with passwords, two
without--but none appear). All other computers and wireless devices connect
without issue--so, suffice to say, the problem is not the wireless service.
My other laptops running other distros are connecting just fine, too.

I've tried everything. I am befuddled. I don't get it.

Anyone?

I find use of the TP usb wifi radio to be plug-and-play with Trisquel7, on a
Toshiba Satellite laptop, which also has the Intel wifi thing, known not to
be supported by software libre. One minor annoyance, though: If I boot or
awaken this machine, with the wifi switched on and the usb not plugged in,
the system will try to activate the intel, causing slow-down and, presumably,
a huge log of the situation. From another post, I learned of blacklisting
the offending module; will try this. Meanwhile, it is enough to start with
the front panel wifi switch off, and the dongle unplugged. Once the system
is going, I insert the dongle, and throw the switch, and all's well.

Thanks for the help, lembas, onpon4, and Dave_Hunt. I think I can take it
from here.

Apologies to rjltrevisan, for hijacking your thread. That was not my
intention. Hope you get all your connectivity issues handled!

able to find anywhere the Penguin dongle as advertised on this site, but I
did find this: TP-LINK Model NO. TL-WN722 from a shop in Hua Hin. It has
precisely the same chip set as the Penguin model-and it worked perfectly-plug
and play.