Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2017 18:10:28 -0500 (EST) From: Mouse <mo...@rodents-montreal.org> Message-ID: <201712032310.saa25...@stone.rodents-montreal.org>
| I don't know. I have never used bluetooth at all, Does that mean that you're a wired mouse, or do use USB and a dongle and some proprietary protocol? Sorry ... that was just impossible to resist. | If bluetooth interfaces don't show up in ifconfig, While I suppose a bluetooth interface could be used for general networking, they generally aren't - but for keyboards, *mice*, audio (speakers, headsets, ...) etc. Most would never appear in ifconfig and no-one would want them to. That is despite the fact that the interface uses sockets, and is a (limited) network protocol. | and there's nothing analogous, The API has the support needed to create a program to list all bluetooth devices (or so it seems), but I don't know if anything has yet been created to do that. But while I'm here, I'd agree with your earlier point, there are situations when disabling high power wireless comms is a good idea, but where it is perfectly OK to leave bluetooth enabled - even if that isn't what most "kill wireless" hardwired or soft keyboard buttons do. kre