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iMac - Temporarily turning off the ethernet connection and using WiFi only.

How do I temporarily turn off the ethernet connection on my iMac the when wanting to use the WiFi connection only?

Thank you.

Ray


iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 12.3

Posted on Apr 2, 2022 11:53 AM

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Posted on Apr 2, 2022 5:56 PM

Jack, I'm not sure why it didn't work for me, but I found this method that the did the trick.

Drop down at the bottom. Select 'Make Service Inactive' and/or 'Make Service Active' based on its current condition.

Thanks for your quick response and suggestion.

Ray


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Apr 2, 2022 5:56 PM in response to Jack-19

Jack, I'm not sure why it didn't work for me, but I found this method that the did the trick.

Drop down at the bottom. Select 'Make Service Inactive' and/or 'Make Service Active' based on its current condition.

Thanks for your quick response and suggestion.

Ray


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Apr 2, 2022 12:14 PM in response to Jack-19

Thank you, but I see you have your Cable Unplugged. If I leave my cable in, I can set the iPv4 as Off, but the connection still remains even after clicking Apply. To test this, I turned off my WiFi and I was still able to browse the internet. Very strange. I was hoping for a Turn Off setting like the one for WiFi.

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Apr 2, 2022 12:18 PM in response to Ray Donato

Ray Donato wrote:

Thank you, but I see you have your Cable Unplugged. If I leave my cable in, I can set the iPv4 as Off, but the connection still remains even after clicking Apply. To test this, I turned off my WiFi and I was still able to browse the internet. Very strange. I was hoping for a Turn Off setting like the one for WiFi.

I know I have my cable unplugged, but it should still disable Ethernet.


Jack

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