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Hoomer70

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Registered: 2024-03-04

Posts: 5

Plugin for network control on/off?

Hello, is there a plugin for the XFCE desktop or for the bar to activate/deactivate the network?
Unfortunately, I have not been able to find one so far.

Many thanks for help in advance.

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 12,537

Re: Plugin for network control on/off?

What do you use to manage your network?

If its NetworkManager, you can use the nmcli utility to disable and enable your network card. For example:

$ nmcli dev
DEVICE         TYPE      STATE                   CONNECTION 
wlan0          wifi      connected               xxxxxx   
lo             loopback  connected (externally)  lo         
p2p-dev-wlan0  wifi-p2p  disconnected            --         
enp0s31f6      ethernet  unavailable             --    

..."wlan0" is my device.

nmcli dev down wlan0

...disables it and:

nmcli dev up wlan0

...enables it.

As for Xfce tools, you could use a launcher script, the genmon plugin, or the wavelan plugin.

For the wavelan plugin, change the value of the "Wifi Manager Command" to:

sh -c "[[ "$(nmcli dev status | grep ^wlan0 | awk '{print $3}')" == "disconnected" ]] && nmcli dev up wlan0 || nmcli dev down wlan0"

...change "wlan0" to your specific device name. That command is executed when you click on the plugin icon and will basically toggle the up/down status of your network device.

You can do something similar with a launcher or the genmon plugin.

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eriefisher

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From: ON, Canada

Registered: 2008-10-25

Posts: 934

Re: Plugin for network control on/off?

Assuming NetworkManager and the applet in the system tray, right click on the icon and uncheck "Enable Networking" or "Enable Wifi".

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ToZ

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Registered: 2011-06-02

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Re: Plugin for network control on/off?

Assuming NetworkManager and the applet in the system tray, right click on the icon and uncheck "Enable Networking" or "Enable Wifi".

I might have a tendency to over-complicate things.....

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eriefisher

Wanderer

From: ON, Canada

Registered: 2008-10-25

Posts: 934

Re: Plugin for network control on/off?

Assuming NetworkManager and the applet in the system tray, right click on the icon and uncheck "Enable Networking" or "Enable Wifi".

I might have a tendency to over-complicate things.....

Haha! But you understand the inner workings better than anybody.

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But it's all right, when you're all in pain and you feel the rain come down
It's alright, when you find your way, then you see it disappear
It's alright....
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Hoomer70

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Registered: 2024-03-04

Posts: 5

Re: Plugin for network control on/off?

Thank you in advance for your comments. I'm a bit stressed at the moment.
I will have to take a closer look and then get back to you.