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Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help

From "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux.ubuntu, comp.sys.laptops
Subject Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help
Date 2011-06-20 13:51 -0700
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <itobs0$nto$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References (4 earlier) <it98k1$667$1@dont-email.me> <kgkhv6pb94fhrl8m8v5vm3o34r2ggme0so@4ax.com> <hMadndAmQpFANWTQnZ2dnUVZ_qKvnZ2d@westnet.com.au> <itdjul$fm0$1@dont-email.me> <-pednel-2vcCZmfQnZ2dnUVZ_vmdnZ2d@westnet.com.au>

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"Simon Jones" <simon@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
news:-pednel-2vcCZmfQnZ2dnUVZ_vmdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
> Adam <adam@no_thanks.com>:
> >
> >  "Simon Jones" <simon@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
> >  news:hMadndAmQpFANWTQnZ2dnUVZ_qKvnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
> > > Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@notroachstupid.usant.invalid>:
> > > >  On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:23:57 -0700, "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >  [snip]
> > > >
> > > > >Thanks, if it weren't for all the good people on newsgroups,
> > > > >I eventually would give someone/something a nasty call myself.    :-)
> > > > >I think it's a design flaw when buttons/switches are placed where
> > > > >they can be turned ON/OFF by accident.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >  On some laptops, it's hard to type without activating the touch pad.
> > > >  For that reason, I like to disable the touch pad (if possible) and use
> > > >  an external wireless mouse (that's even easier with these little
> > > >  receivers that don't get knocked out all the time).
> > >
> > > I bought a Samsung laptop because it has a matt screen, not a glossy
> > > one. I was very happy to find I could turn the touchpad off in the
> > > BIOS. :-)
> > > --
> > > Simon.
> > > RLU: 222126
> > > UIN: 8948262
> >
> >
> >  Many thanks, will be trying the following ...
> >
> >  How to Disable the Touchpad on an Asus Laptop
> >  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0JlvAa3Mos
> >
> >  next week after system shutdown.
> >
>
> No captions! :-( I am guessing it is an option though.
> Let us know if it works please.
> --
> Simon.
> RLU: 222126
> UIN: 8948262


Done!!  Successfully disabled touchpad via BIOS.
And, no more turning on the scroll feature by accident.  Yes!!

Question about wireless connectivity though ...

Is there a way to setup my system such that
1)    connectivity is mutually exclusive
        [either wired or wireless connectivity; not both;
        having both messed up my network once]
2)    when wired connectivity is available, wireless is automatically disabled
3)    when wired connectivity is "not" available, wireless is automatically
enabled

Would be nice to have some connectivity intelligence setup in order to
avoid having to manually enable/disable wireless connectivity.

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lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-14 07:53 -0700
  Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Roy <rd@bj.com> - 2011-06-14 15:58 +0000
    Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-14 12:22 -0700
      Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Roy Strachan <rd@bj.com> - 2011-06-15 16:00 +0000
        Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-15 09:12 -0700
  Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Tazz <dmswaine@gmail.com> - 2011-06-14 15:19 -0300
    Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-06-14 13:28 -0500
    Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-14 13:40 -0700
      Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-14 21:51 -0400
        Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-14 20:23 -0700
          Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Wolf K <wekirch@sympatico.ca> - 2011-06-15 08:40 -0400
            Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-15 09:58 -0400
            Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-15 09:39 -0700
          Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@notroachstupid.usant.invalid> - 2011-06-15 10:41 -0500
            Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-06-15 11:28 -0500
              Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-15 10:07 -0700
                Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-06-15 14:56 -0500
                Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-15 14:11 -0700
            Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-15 09:48 -0700
            Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-16 01:55 -0500
              Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-16 09:15 -0700
                Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-17 01:57 -0500
              Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-16 12:02 -0700
                Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-17 02:00 -0500
                Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-20 13:51 -0700
                Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Andy <nospam@> - 2011-06-21 08:25 +1000
                Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-21 01:13 -0500
                Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Andy <nospam@> - 2011-06-21 17:35 +1000
                Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-21 10:39 -0700
                Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-21 11:55 -0700
                Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2011-06-22 20:19 +0200
                Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-22 11:35 -0700
                Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-22 01:07 -0500
                Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-22 00:22 -0700
                Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-22 04:30 -0500
                Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-22 10:16 -0700
        Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@notroachstupid.usant.invalid> - 2011-06-15 10:38 -0500
  Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2011-06-20 05:11 -0500
    Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-20 08:30 -0700
      Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2011-06-20 12:18 -0500
        Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2011-06-20 12:22 -0500
          Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-21 01:12 -0500

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