>>>>> "LuKreme" == LuKreme  <[email protected]> writes:

LuKreme> On 5-Oct-2010, at 14:57, Scott G. Lewis wrote:

>> I realize there's a whole career path for argumentative IT guys, but that's
>> just not always the right approach. Sometimes you can just say "hey boss,
>> this will almost certainly never happen (boss reply: i know, i know), but i
>> can fix it in about 5 minutes".

LuKreme> You can script if it nothing else.

LuKreme> Just check for the status of the Ethernet (en0) and if it is active, 
turn off the wifi (en1).

LuKreme> Throw a LaunchAgent together to call it every 20 seconds or so…

LuKreme> Something like this (untested)

LuKreme> if ifconfig en0 | grep "status: active";
LuKreme>   then /usr/sbin/netwroksetup -setairportpower off
LuKreme> fi

You only need to check when the net configuration changes.
There's a script for that on today's macosxhints.com of all things:

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20100927161027611

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