-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Greshko <ed.greshko(a)greshko.com>
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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...
> >
> > 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