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How to unmount usb wireless adapter?

Asked by Leo Newburn

I'm running ubuntu 11.10. I connect to the inet via a Belkin usb wireless adapter. After I disconnect from the inet, the only way I can turn off the usb's blinking light, to ensure it's not "hot" before I unplug it is to power down the computer.

I don't see any "safely remove" or "eject" icons available in file manager nor in disk utility.
~Leo

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Jeet (gour-jitendrasingh) said : 		#1

Leo,
run this command

-> ifconfig
find out your wireless plug ID for example : wlan0 etc.
run following command :
-> sudo ifconfig wlan0 down
reconnect using
-> sudo ifconfig wlan0 up

revert if any other help needed.

~~J

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Leo Newburn (leokn) said : 		#2

...will do; thank you.

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Leo Newburn (leokn) said : 		#3

leo@leo-DIM4500:~$ ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
          RX packets:2172 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:2172 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:161704 (161.7 KB) TX bytes:161704 (161.7 KB)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 94:44:52:eb:68:2d
          inet addr:192.168.2.5 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::9644:52ff:feeb:682d/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
          RX packets:2480 errors:0 dropped:317 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:1762 errors:0 dropped:1 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:1322050 (1.3 MB) TX bytes:469173 (469.1 KB)

##########################

leo@leo-DIM4500:~$ ifconfig wlan0 down
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Permission denied
leo@leo-DIM4500:~$

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Jeet (gour-jitendrasingh) said : 		#4

Once try
sudo ifconfig wlan0 down

On 10-Feb-2012 7:15 AM, "Leo Newburn" <email address hidden>
wrote:

Question #186696 on gnome-nettool in Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gn...
   Status: Answered => Open

Leo Newburn is still having a problem:

leo@leo-DIM4500:~$ ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
         inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
         inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
         UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
         RX packets:2172 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
         TX packets:2172 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
         collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
         RX bytes:161704 (161.7 KB) TX bytes:161704 (161.7 KB)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 94:44:52:eb:68:2d
         inet addr:192.168.2.5 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
         inet6 addr: fe80::9644:52ff:feeb:682d/64 Scope:Link
         UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
         RX packets:2480 errors:0 dropped:317 overruns:0 frame:0
         TX packets:1762 errors:0 dropped:1 overruns:0 carrier:0
         collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
         RX bytes:1322050 (1.3 MB) TX bytes:469173 (469.1 KB)

##########################

leo@leo-DIM4500:~$ ifconfig wlan0 down
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Permission denied
leo@leo-DIM4500:~$

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