I found this solution, and worked perfectly on a Lenovo g40-30 so it should work in other lenovo pc...
quote: for one time test: sudo rmmod ideapad_laptop for working after reboot: echo "blacklist ideapad_laptop" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d /blacklist-ideapad.conf found it in: http://askubuntu.com/questions/507470/wifi-not-working-on- ubuntu-14-04-lenovo-g-50-30/535976#535976 prior to that I re-installed the module, updated the kernel to 3.16, and none of that worked. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1240940 Title: Need support for Realtek Wifi card rtl8723be [10ec:b723] Status in HWE Next Project: Fix Released Status in HWE Next trusty series: Fix Released Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “linux” source package in Trusty: Fix Released Bug description: This device is appearing in some OEM machines, but driver is not yet available upstream. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1240940/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp