You may have already resolved the issue if not, upper rh corner of desktop, click on wifi icon, at window, scroll down and check enable wireless.
I just upgraded to Unbuntu 12.04 and now my wireless connection is not working. It worked fine until I restarted my computer. What happened? Help!

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