Chapter 36.  Disable wifi sleep
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Chapter 36.  Disable wifi sleep

  1. Test if it's on: iw wlan0 get power_save If it's on, it will say Power save: off

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    Source: Stackoverflow

  2. Create a unit file with sudo systemctl --full --force edit wifi_powersave@.service and paste in wifi_powersave@.service.

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    wifi_powersave@.service source

    [Unit]
Description=Set WiFi power save %i
After=sys-subsystem-net-devices-wlan0.device

[Service]
Type=oneshot
RemainAfterExit=yes
ExecStart=/sbin/iw dev wlan0 set power_save %i

[Install]
WantedBy=sys-subsystem-net-devices-wlan0.device

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  3. Enable it with sudo systemctl disable wifi_powersave@on.service sudo systemctl enable wifi_powersave@off.service