Disable WLAN on Squeezebox Touch

[Valentino]

I do think that many users would appreciate being able to switch off the WiFi all together easily from the menu when using ethernet. In my opinion this should be a high priority in the upcoming server releases.

mozart_puccini's absolutely right. Why do unnecessary experiment's on our children's health?

C'mon, Logitech. You actually risk doing a Toyota here.

[weresloth]

mozart_puccini's absolutely right. Why do unnecessary experiment's on our children's health?

C'mon, Logitech. You actually risk doing a Toyota here.

I concur completely. In fact, I feel we should organize ourselves and petition microwave oven manufacturers, as well as cordless phone companies and bluetooth device makers to stop selling their products, as they also operate in the same radio spectrum as wireless network devices.

[Phil Leigh]

I concur completely. In fact, I feel we should organize ourselves and petition microwave oven manufacturers, as well as cordless phone companies and bluetooth device makers to stop selling their products, as they also operate in the same radio spectrum as wireless network devices.

Chortle chortle...

We also need to shut down the large hadron collider in case it melts the planet... oh, hang on a minute, that's operated by physicists so it must be OK

[Mnyb]

it's pure FUD wifi is not "dangerous" people have no sense of proportions at all .

Do you perhaps venture outside your home ? what do we eat smoke and drink ?
Being to the gym lately ?

There is formalin in hair shampoo, what about synthetic sweeteners in light products ?

Statistically there are as much drunk drivers as there are Taxi drivers on a busy street, you could be runned over anytime ?

That candy bar you are munching on is probably million times more dangerous to your health than wifi ? hardened fats urgh ?

If you give the children candy you can give them wifi too, which is the largest health hazard ?

[JohnSwenson]

So the Touch doesn't automatically disable the wifi when an ethernet cable is plugged into it, like the SB/Transporter units do? If so, that's disappointing...

The Touch DOES do a form of shutting down the wifi radio if that connection is not being used, but that does not necessarily completely disable the radio. If you have a USB or SD card plugged in they are being shared via samba and that might still be accessed via wifi from another device even if the touch's player is currently being fed from a wire. So the wifi is still there but not doing much. Every so often it keeps track of whats out there and if any body wants to connect.

The command I gave shuts it down completely, period.

John S.

[qirex]

I concur completely. In fact, I feel we should organize ourselves and petition microwave oven manufacturers, as well as cordless phone companies and bluetooth device makers to stop selling their products, as they also operate in the same radio spectrum as wireless network devices.

Also whoever is responsible for that big ball of gas in the sky that mercilessly broadcasts massive amounts of electromagnetic radiation at the earth for HOURS a day.

[Mnyb]

Also whoever is responsible for that big ball of gas in the sky that mercilessly broadcasts massive amounts of electromagnetic radiation at the earth for HOURS a day.

Thats actually an unshielded fusion reactor !!

[mozart_puccini]

Well, I knew that I would triger such concersations and people starting to make fun of someone trying to be reasonable. I truly appreciate John's useful comments on how to switch off the WLAN devide, that is what I want to do.

BTW, let me give you my thinking concerning the discussion about microwave and all the other things which we are exposed to anyhow:

YES, we are exposed to microwavem YES, we receive UMTS and other micro waves all over. Compare micro wave to radio actrivity. A few waves dont kill you tha tis right, BUT the waves accumulate like x-rays in your body. So the goal must not be to resignate and give up because there is too much radio out there, the way forward shoule be INTELLIGENT use of digital micro waves where we need them. Do I need WLAN in my childs room if I have a CAT7 Ethernet plug in her room? I hope you agree that its foolish to expose a child to more waves if a CAT7 is availabe. Thanks for all the jokes. Time will tell. I hope your jokes all remain jokes in 10 - 15 years from now. In that sense.

[NewBuyer]

The Touch DOES do a form of shutting down the wifi radio if that connection is not being used, but that does not necessarily completely disable the radio. If you have a USB or SD card plugged in they are being shared via samba and that might still be accessed via wifi from another device even if the touch's player is currently being fed from a wire. So the wifi is still there but not doing much. Every so often it keeps track of whats out there and if any body wants to connect.

The command I gave shuts it down completely, period.

John S.

Hi John Swenson - I too am grateful for the extremely helpful information. Thanks!

To Mozart Puccini - Like you (and many others), I prefer to minimize these exposures in my home - there is nothing wrong with that, especially when children are involved. Try to have a sense of humor with some of the other posts around here - it's just a convenient way that some people express their opinion. After all, it is actually kind of an amusing simple line of reasoning, don't you agree? If something's popular, legal, and can't be perceived with the senses, then it clearly must be absolutely & exactly identical to all else that fits that same description, and therefore must "obviously" be perfectly ok and fine - right? I hope so!

[ghostrider]

I can't figure out why you would buy a touch for a five year old.