Re: Command for toggling WLAN on/off

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Wed, 2014-05-14 at 06:39 +0200, Kai wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> is there any command, I can use to set a shortcut for toggling wlan on/off?
> That would be great!

If you're using NM 0.9.8.x, you can use:

nmcli nm wifi [on | off]

If you're using NM 0.9.9+, you can use:

nmcli radio wifi [on | off]

These commands will also toggle the kernel's rfkill switch devices, so
if your wifi card is hooked up to them, it will be completely powered
down.

Dan