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From: Maciej Milewski <milu@dat.pl>
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Cc: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com>
Subject: Re: turning off the wireless network radio
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Dnia wtorek 14 lipiec 2009 o 07:38:49 Chad Perrin napisa=B3(a):
> I'm having a real bitch of a time trying to figure out how to shut down
> the wireless adapter's radio.  The driver module won't unload as long as
> the adapter is active, and neither ifconfig nor iwicontrol are providing
> a solution either.
>
> I'm using (as you may have guessed by mention of iwicontrol) an Intel
> wireless adapter, with if_iwi.ko as my driver module.  It's an Intel
> PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection according to pciconf -lv.
>
> Thanks in advance.
You can try doing this by software switch:
sysctl -a | grep rfkill
dev.ath.0.rfkill: 0
This switch should disable radio.
I don't know if it is supported by iwi driver but you can try.

Cheers,
Maciej Milewski