[ltp] Re: [Ipw2100-devel] Re: [ACPI] ibm-acpi-0.3

[Joachim Schrod]

>>>>> "aw" == a wyrwa <André Wyrwa> writes:

>> > Does this means that the button press magically changed
>> > the state of the radio in hardware?  I didn't see any
>> > processing inside the driver to do that.
>> 
>> No. The listed radio.sh script just unloads the ipw2100 module from
>> memory which effectively disables the wireless network connection.

aw> Exactly. It seems that the wireless adaptor is always on, concerning the
aw> hardware side, just like ethernet. It's the same with the atheros
aw> module.

In that context: what does the radio icon on my T41 mean?
That WLAN is active, or that it is on?
When I unload ipw2100, the icon goes off; but it could mean any of
that.

	Joachim

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