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AmirAz

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Registered: 2016-09-19

Posts: 2

How to turn off a spescific wifi adaptor

I have two wifi adapators, the built-in adaptor of the laptop, and another one via usb. Is there a way to turn one of them off without turning off the other? When I try:
sudo ip link set wlp2s0 down
The adaptor turns off for a while, but after 30 seconds it automatically turns on again. what should I do?

Last edited by AmirAz (2016-09-19 18:33:19)

ewaller

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Re: How to turn off a spescific wifi adaptor

Welcome to Arch Linux.  To avoid confusion, you may want to fix your homophone. (to->two)

What are you using to control your wireless network controllers?  (NetworkManager, systemd-network, wicd,  netctl....)

Last edited by ewaller (2016-09-19 18:40:19)

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AmirAz

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Registered: 2016-09-19

Posts: 2

Re: How to turn off a spescific wifi adaptor

Welcome to Arch Linux.  To avoid confusion, you may want to fix your homophone. (to->two)

What are you using to control your wireless network controllers?  (NetworkManager, systemd-network, wicd,  netctl....)

NetworkManager

Last edited by AmirAz (2016-09-19 18:34:30)

Mr.Elendig

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Re: How to turn off a spescific wifi adaptor

Just disable it in your favirite networkmanager frontend.

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fsckd

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Re: How to turn off a spescific wifi adaptor

Hi AmirAz, I got your report. There's no need to delete this thread. If the stated solution works for you, just mark the thread as solved (edit the first post and add [SOLVED] to the title as directed in here). The thread can serve as a reference for other people with a similar question. Thanks.

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