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Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 11:25:26 -0500
From: Michael Crute <mcrute@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Radio Frequency Kill Switch
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On 12/22/05, Jean Magnan de Bornier <jean@bornier.net> wrote:
> Le 22 d=E9cembre =E0 17:02:52 Christian Heim <phreak@gentoo.org> =E9cri=
t notamment:
>
> | On Thursday 22 December 2005 16:52, Jean Magnan de Bornier wrote:
> | > ................
> | > ipw2200: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is on
> | > Kill switch must be turned off for wireless networking to work
> | > ................
> >
> | It's refering to an switch on your _case_ of the notebook, which turn=
s
> | wireless on or off ...
>
> So it's hardware?
IIRC with the ipw2* line it could also be an option in your BIOS and
some laptops have a *magic switch* that requires a special software
package to toggle (sorry for being so vague, I don't remember the name
of the package).
-Mike
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