How to disable wireless card ath0

Discussion:

ML mail

2011-10-24 19:42:10 UTC

Hello,

I am running OpenBSD 4.9 i386 on an Apple Mac mini and these mac mini
have one ethernet as well as one wireless card. I will only be using the
ethernet card so I wanted to be sure that my ath0 is disabled and not all the
time scanning. Basically I would like it to be off so that it doesn't emit any
radio signals.

If I don't configure the card is this already the case? or do
I need to enforce this through an ifconfig ath0 down? I couldn't find anything
about this topic on the FAQ...

Just in case here is the ifconfig output for
ath0.

ath0: flags=8822<BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500

lladdr 00:1c:xx:xx:xx:xx
priority: 4
groups: wlan

media: IEEE802.11 autoselect (OFDM6)
status: no network

ieee80211: nwid ""
inet6 xxx::xxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx%ath0 prefixlen 64
scopeid 0x2

Regards,
ML

Jan Stary

2011-10-24 20:39:36 UTC

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Post by ML mail
Hello,
I am running OpenBSD 4.9 i386 on an Apple Mac mini and these mac mini
have one ethernet as well as one wireless card. I will only be using the
ethernet card so I wanted to be sure that my ath0 is disabled and not all the
time scanning. Basically I would like it to be off so that it doesn't emit any
radio signals.
If I don't configure the card is this already the case? or do
I need to enforce this through an ifconfig ath0 down? I couldn't find anything
about this topic on the FAQ...

http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#BootConfig

ML mail

2011-10-24 21:06:06 UTC

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mhh, I must be blind! Thanks it worked perfectly by using "disable ath".

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http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#BootConfig

Jonathan Gray

2011-10-24 22:55:45 UTC

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This is stupid and not required, simply don't configure
the interface with ifconfig or hostname.ath0 and it won't
scan.

Post by ML mail
mhh, I must be blind! Thanks it worked perfectly by using "disable ath".
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: How to disable wireless card ath0

http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#BootConfig

Zantgo

2011-10-25 00:45:12 UTC

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please explain why you bought a Mac!

Post by Jonathan Gray
This is stupid and not required, simply don't configure
the interface with ifconfig or hostname.ath0 and it won't
scan.

http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#BootConfig

ML mail

2011-10-25 06:38:45 UTC

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I didn't buy it, just got it for free and I am playing around... In my opinion
OpenBSD is an universal operating system and why not use it with other
computers. Actually OpenBSD should be installed on all computers, that would
be a better world ;-)

----- Original Message -----
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To: Jonathan Gray <***@goblin.cx>
Cc: ML mail
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Sent: Tuesday,
October 25, 2011 2:45 AM
Subject: Re: How to disable wireless card ath0
please explain why you bought a Mac!

El 24-10-2011, a las 19:55, Jonathan

Post by Jonathan Gray
This is stupid and not required, simply

don't configure

Post by Jonathan Gray
the interface with ifconfig or hostname.ath0 and it won't

scan.

Post by Jonathan Gray

Post by ML mail
mhh, I

must be blind! Thanks it worked perfectly by using "disable ath".
----- Original Message -----

Post by Jonathan Gray

Post by ML mail
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011

10:39 PM

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