Thanks for your suggestion. I checked the Bios setup. There is an option of LAN/WLAN switching, which was on, and created the problem I reported earlier.
Therefore, I request you to close the bug. Thanks again for your time. Subhashis On Saturday, 12 April 2014 4:06 AM, Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk> wrote: Control: tag -1 moreinfo > >On Fri, 2014-04-11 at 20:50 +0530, S. Roy wrote: >> Package: src:linux >> Version: 3.2.54-2 >> Severity: important >> File: >> /lib/modules/3.2.0-4-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlwifi.ko >> >> I am using a HP EliteBook Folio 9470m laptop. >> When my wireless is on, if I plug in the ethernet cable, I get a message: >> "iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to disable radio", >> causing the wireless to stop working. >> >> I wanted to use the wired network for internet communication and the >> wireless to act as a local wifi hot spot, which fails due to the wireless >> problem. >[...] >> I tried switching off the hardware switch, and then ran 'rfkill status', >> which >> showed >> 'Hard Blocked: yes' for all the interfaces (as expected). >> When I again pressed the wireless button (toggle switch), the above message >> repeated. >> >> However, after disconnecting the ethernet cable, I get a message: >> "iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to enable radio". >[...] > >I suspect that this may be a bug/misfeature in the BIOS. Have you >checked whether there is an option in the BIOS setup program to control >it? Have you tied contacting HP about this problem? > >Ben. > >-- >Ben Hutchings >I'm not a reverse psychological virus. Please don't copy me into your sig. > >
