Suddenly... No wifi!

Ralf Mardorf silver.bullet at zoho.com
Fri Nov 15 20:57:18 UTC 2019


On Fri, 15 Nov 2019 20:35:55 +0000, Chris Green wrote:
>On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 08:25:46PM +0100, Ralf Mardorf via
>ubuntu-users wrote:
>> On Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:58:56 +0000, Ian Bruntlett wrote:  
>> >Could you have a similar, obscure , switch causing this problem?  
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I wouldn't call a switch to turn off WiFi "obscure" :). My Linux gear
>> is connected by wire. However, for gear that is connected via air, a
>> switch to toggle between off and on IMO is a good thing.
>> 
>> 2 Cents,  
>
>Yes, but they are very rarely propoerly documented and it's often
>quite difficult (impossible) to tell whether WiFi is switched on or
>off. 
>
>Often there is no proper written manual and it's near impossible to
>find proper information about the switch and how it works.

OK, I understand. In the old days we owned well documented computers,
unfortunately they were more or less toys. Nowadays we own "real"
computers, but odd documentation. I don't experienced this related to
WiFi, since I seldom use WiFi, but I run into this issue related to
other domains, too. :(





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