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What does 'aeroplane mode' mean? It appears on the 'Wired' page of the Network application.

Asked by el_gallo_azul

What does 'aeroplane mode' mean? In American it's probably 'airplane mode'.

It appears on the 'Wired' page of the Network application, and toggling its setting seems to affect its setting on both the 'Wired' and 'Wireless' pages.

I gather the Network application is part of Ubuntu settings.

In order to try to answer this question, I tried:
1. help.ubuntu.com
2. A Google search
3. Hitting 'F1' with the application active

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#1

Typically on aircraft, it is required to shutdown electronic devices that have transmission capacity.

Some network devices which are rf based can masquerade as non-wifi devices, so *presumably* the developers assume that the plane does not have ethernet,so it is safest just to switch off everything.

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el_gallo_azul (el-gallo-azul) said : 		#2

'Typically on aircraft, it is required to shutdown electronic devices that have transmission capacity.'

I understand this.

'Some network devices which are rf based can masquerade as non-wifi devices, so *presumably* the developers assume that the plane does not have ethernet,so it is safest just to switch off everything.'

I don't really understand this. What happens if I switch it to 'On'? What happens if I switch it to 'Off'?

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#3

Im not sure if I am answering your question correctly, but:

When aeroplane mode is active, all transmission devices should be disabled. When it is off, all transmission devices should function normally.

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el_gallo_azul (el-gallo-azul) said : 		#4

Thanks