Actually this is solved. The problem was you cannot press both FN and F2 down at the same time. They have to press one and then the other. Then it goes on and off.
Thasnks for your offers of help then. Patrick013 On Jun 15, 9:54 am, Scott Vargovich <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/...>[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 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 > ------------------------------------------- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. 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