wireless always on

TheRealDeal · 08-23-2005, 12:45 AM

Hi all.

I have a notebook running ipw2200. The wireless functionality works fine, however I am unable to turn the wireless off unless I unload the module.

If I press the wireless button nothing happens.

Any ideas?
Thanks

Half_Elf · 08-23-2005, 10:15 AM

wireless button, you mean on the keyboard of your laptop?
Well.. this is likely to be _software_ button (mean the button call the windoze xp driver that call some windoze xp function) so it won't work in linux unless you map it somehow to a script or program.

What is "ifconfig wlan0 down" (or eth0 or wifi0 or whatever the device name) is doing?

TheRealDeal · 08-23-2005, 05:34 PM

Hi elf,

Thanks for your reply. The button isn't on the keyboard of my laptop, it is on the front, it is a button which is used only for turning the wireless on/off. It is not part of the keyboard. However it doesn't do anything.

I have another notebook, a different model and the button works fine on that one.

I don't mind if I have to map the button. Do you have any places you can point me to so I can figure out how to do that? I haven't done that before?

Thanks alot.

Regards
Craig

LeakyRoof · 08-24-2005, 10:37 PM

That button isn't necessary really. As Half-elf points out, you've got a simple software solution... in term type:

ifconfig <iface> down

If you're not already root, you'll prolly have to 'su' first

If you don't already know what your interface is, simply type:

iwconfig

This will list all interfaces, and identifies which are wireless as the ones with a status other than "no wireless extensions".

LR

TheRealDeal · 08-24-2005, 11:07 PM

Thanks alot guys.

The software solution works for me.

Thanks again
Craig