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All ipks for GL.iNet's official firmware.
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[Feature] Switch 3G/4G modem on/off by hardware button #16

Open ottpeter opened 2 years ago

ottpeter commented 2 years ago

On the GL-E750, turning the mobile Internet modem on-off is complicated, because I don't want to log in to the admin panel from my phone, I don't consider it safe enough. This means that I can't turn the modem off when I don't have access to my laptop. This is not only a problem because of bandwidth overuse, but also because the device has an overheat problem, indeed it's possible that I already cooked some of the antenna, because 5Ghz is not working as it used to do. Although this might be a software problem as well.

Regardless, being able to turn off the modem would be really helpful, even if it wouldn't solve the entire overheat problem, but at least it would be possible to use only wi-fi as Internet source which produces less heat. And from the perspective of using up all the monthly 3G/4G allowance, it would be an absolute win.

nafarinha commented 11 months ago

+1 for this feature. If this answer on the official forum also applies to GL-750, the script could be launched with the switch