-----Original Message----- From: Ed Greshko <ed.gres...@greshko.com> Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users <users@lists.fedoraproject.org> To: Fedora <users@lists.fedoraproject.org> Subject: Re: Restart F32 WiFi on ThinkPad P72 Date: Sun, 31 May 2020 16:30:30 +0800
On 2020-05-31 15:56, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 2020-05-31 15:51, Samuel Sieb wrote: > > On 5/31/20 12:40 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > > > On 2020-05-31 15:31, Samuel Sieb wrote: > > > > That's not normal. Normally you can have both ethernet and wifi > > > > connected at the same time. But for some reason, your laptop has a > > > > physical wifi disable when the ethernet cable is plugged in. > > > FWIW, this article > > > https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/gb/sk/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-p-series-laptops/thinkpad-p72-type-20mb-20mc/solutions/HT500407 > > > > > > suggests the P72 and a Fn key sequence to enable/disable the Wifi. My > > > old Acer laptop has a similarkey sequence which operates on the HW level > > > independent of any OS. > > Yes, most laptops have that, but from what he's said that's not the > > problem. The wifi is only disabled when the ethernet cable is plugged in. > > That's the weird part, but since it also happens in windows, it must be a > > hardware thing. > OK, this was a rather long thread which I wasn't closely following. I just > recall him saying at the start thatthere wasn't a switch on the laptop. I looked back in the thread and I could find no indication that the Fn key sequence was indicated to exist orwas tried. I understand that plugging in the ethernet cable results in a hard block. However, it seems one should at least see if the Fn key then overrides that. If that has been tried I can't find it. Then again, I've been distractedthese days. Most Windows users that I know only have one interface active at a time. So, the design of the ethernetdisabling Wifi may be based on those types. :-) :-) -- The key to getting good answers is to ask good questions._______________________________________________ Ed, The toggling behavior between Ethernet and WiFi is not new. It has been standard on the P72 since I purchased it and installed F29 in November 2018. I seem to recall the same behavior in the ThinkPad W700 laptop that the P72 replaced. I believe it's controlled by NetworkManager and has been simple and automatic. While the address configurations for copper and WiFi need not be different, I prefer setting the same local static address in each mode. That way all local systems can communicate continuously with the ThinkPad no matter which interface is active. --Doc Savage Fairview Heights, IL
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