How to keep laptop running when lid is closed (20.04.3 LTS)

[Colin Law]

On Fri, 8 Oct 2021 at 08:00, Bo Berglund <bo.berglund at gmail.com> wrote:
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> My big problem now is that the laptop does not switch on WiFi until I have
> physically logged on via the GUI screen on the laptop itself. So I cannot keep
> the laptop stashed on the shelf and use it via the network...

Check in the wifi settings for that connection that you have enabled
Make Available to Other Users (or something similar).
I don't know if that is the problem, but I am hopeful.

Colin