On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:24:10PM -0400, Martin Dubuc wrote:
On most laptops, there is a way to disable Wi-Fi either through function keys or kill switch. I am wondering if there is a way programmatically speaking to figure out whether or not Wi-Fi is currently disabled because the user has pressed the Wi-Fi function key or turned Wi-Fi off with the kill switch.
You can install "rfkill" package and use same-named command: % rfkill list 0: tpacpi_bluetooth_sw: Bluetooth Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no 2: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no