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Automatically disable Wifi when an Ethernet connection (cable) is plugged in on a Mac

ADAPTED FOR MY OWN USE

Modified for use on M1Max Macbook Pro using a desktop dock for ethernet, and wifi when off dock.

Overview

This is a bash script that will automatically turn your wifi off if you connect your computer to an ethernet connection and turn wifi back on when you unplug your ethernet cable/adapter. If you decide to turn wifi on for whatever reason, it will remember that choice. This was improvised from this mac hint to work with Yosemite, and without hard-coding the adapter names. It's supposed to support growl, but I didn't check that part. I did, however, add OSX notification center support. Feel free to fork and fix any issues you encounter.

Most the credit for these changes go to Dave Holland.

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