** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Won't Fix
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needs option to disable wireless when on wired network
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/390564
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NetworkManager just marks the interface down when wireless is disabled.
It's up to the driver to do the right thing with regards to powering off
the radio, LED, etc...
If it's a legacy driver, there's not much hope that this will get fixed.
If it's a newer mac80211-based driver, this should work
1. it's a pitty that upstream won't add this feature, but as you said,
we can't do much about it here.
2. I agree that the power savings are minimal, but when I disable a
wireless adapter, I always expect it to disable its radio and LEDs, too,
if possible. On my Thinkpad X200m when I disable wirel
Oops, looks like I can't mark it WontFix. Could someone ( asac? ) who
has the power to do so, please back me up on this?
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needs option to disable wireless when on wired network
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/390564
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You really bring up two separate issues.
1. Wireless connection stays active when a wired connection is made.
This has been brought up on the Network Manager mailing list multiple
times as this behavior is a change from the way NetworkManager 0.6.x
worked. There's a real reluctance on the part o
