Patrick, Which distro are you using??? There may be a network control in the menus. Do 'ifconfig' and 'iwconfig' from your root prompt and post the results. That may give us a better understanding of what's happening. Also - what is the make / model of your wifi card? That can be found out by doing 'lspci | grep network' and post the results. Maybe having that info will help us help you further.
Thanks, ------------------------------------------------------------ <>< Scott Vargovich <>< ------------------------------------------------------------ ~~~OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E~~~ ------------------------------------------------------------ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> Chat Google Talk: [email protected] Y! messenger: airpath_scottv MSN: [email protected] AIM: Airpath ScottV Contact Me [image: Facebook]<http://www.facebook.com/tonyaw?v=wall&story_fbid=113208095380521#%21/?ref=home>[image: Twitter] <http://twitter.com/bluesfreak72> --- @ WiseStamp Signature<http://my.wisestamp.com/link?u=y9hmyrgkp2n9b94h&site=www.wisestamp.com/email-install>. Get it now<http://my.wisestamp.com/link?u=y9hmyrgkp2n9b94h&site=www.wisestamp.com/email-install> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Patrick <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think I tried ifconfig a few days ago and it didn't work. > I'll try it again and let you know. It ran silent with no effect. > > Patrick > > > > On Jun 9, 11:28 am, Scott Vargovich <[email protected]> wrote: > > Patrick, > > > > I've found that the ifup/ifdown commands are distro-specific. Some > distros > > allow it and some don't. The 'ifconfig <interface> up/down' is > universal. > > I believe it's the command that actually executes when ifup/ifdown is > > issued. I hope I haven't made the issue clear as mud. > > > > HTH, > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > <>< Scott Vargovich <>< > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > ~~~OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E~~~ > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. > > > > ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> > > > > Chat Google Talk: [email protected] Y! messenger: airpath_scottv > MSN: > > [email protected] AIM: Airpath ScottV > > Contact Me [image: > > Facebook]< > http://www.facebook.com/tonyaw?v=wall&story_fbid=113208095380521#%21/.. > .>[image: > > Twitter] <http://twitter.com/bluesfreak72> > > > > --- @ WiseStamp > > Signature< > http://my.wisestamp.com/link?u=y9hmyrgkp2n9b94h&site=www.wisestamp.co...>. > > Get it now< > http://my.wisestamp.com/link?u=y9hmyrgkp2n9b94h&site=www.wisestamp.co...> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Patrick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > In Windows you use Fn-F2 at the same time. My book must have the > > > wrong > > > info. I'll try "ifconfig wlan0 up" instead of "ifup wlan0". > > > > > THX. > > > > > Patrick > > > > > On Jun 9, 10:25 am, Daniel Eggleston <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Wed, Jun 09, 2010 at 08:14:35AM -0700, Patrick wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > What is a surefire way of turning on and off the wlan0 when not in > > > > > use ? > > > > > I have tried some commands but they didn't work of course. Most of > > > > > the > > > > > time the wlan0 is not in use and could be turned off. > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > Patrick > > > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux > Users > > > Group. > > > > > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > > > > > To unsubscribe, send email to > > > [email protected] > > > > > For more options, visit our group athttp:// > > > groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > > > > > What have you tried? Define off. You can delete the configuration, > or > > > > just disable it, remove the kernel module, pop the card out of the > > > > laptop, use the wireless card power switch if you have one... it > depends > > > > on your hardware, software, and what you're trying to achieve. > > > > > > application_pgp-signature_part > > > > < 1KViewDownload > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > > > Group. > > > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > > > For more options, visit our group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > > > -- > > <>< Scott Vargovich <>< > > ------------------------------------------ > > OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E > > ------------------------------------------- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > -- <>< Scott Vargovich <>< ------------------------------------------ OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E ------------------------------------------ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
