Command line to disable Wifi?

Can anyone tell me how to disable wifi on my MAC at the command line?

Posted on Aug 22, 2023 9:33 PM

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ekassos

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Posted on Aug 22, 2023 11:42 PM

Use

networksetup -setairportpower en0 off

to turn it off and

networksetup -setairportpower en0 on

to turn it on.

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ekassos

Level 4

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Aug 22, 2023 11:42 PM in response to mol113

Use

networksetup -setairportpower en0 off

to turn it off and

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to turn it on.

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