1.edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ath0 IPV6INIT=no ONBOOT=no USERCTL=no PEERDNS=yes TYPE=Wireless DEVICE=ath0 HWADDR=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx /dev/null 2>&1 fi 4. make it executeable chmod +x /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-wireless 5. in the common ifdown script search for a line like OTHERSCRIPT="/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-${DEVICETYPE}" and add this above # Is the device wireless? is_wireless_device ${DEVICE} && . ./ifdown-wireless 6. ifup ath0 so 7. could be edit /etc/rc.local and add a line /sbin/ifup ath0 -- This is an email sent via The Fedora Community Portal https://fcp.surfsite.org https://fcp.surfsite.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=236609&topic_id=39681&forum=10#forumpost236609 If you think, this is spam, please report this to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and/or blame odcheck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx