Jaunty, network manager and wifi switch off

Just wondering if anyone has found a way round this: when I turn off the wifi using the switch, the network manager doesn't seme to notice: it notices that the connection has gone, but keeps trying to re-connect, eventually bringing up a dialog asking for the password for the last connected network.

This is (a) annoying and (b) probably wasting some battery, and the point of switching off the wifi in the first place was to save power when there's no need for a connection (or none available).

Any thoughts / alternatives?

 

Not much help I know, but I'm getting the same syndrome even when wifi is on. keeps asking for network key?

 

I had that yesterday at work, but it proved to be a faulty router in that particular zone: I've not seen it otherwise.

Perhaps for the 'wifi turned off' situation I just have to manually disable wireless in NetworkManager at the same time; there should be a better way, though!

 

The "kill switch" works properly, if you insert the correct code for it in ie. rc.local. It doesn't disable the device, it disables the radio. I have tested this myself several times, and it does save considerable battery time.

 

Yes, I can get the radio to go off using the switch - but the network applet doesn't seem to be 'aware' of this and keeps trying to connect!

 

Although it goes completely against the linux ethos I use ndiswrapper and have never had this problem, as a bonus I also have the solid light to show that the wireless is active.

 

Did you Ndis the xp driver from acer...? and do i understand that your wifi light works too ...?