What is to correct way to disconnect WiFi?

[spwx]

Should i use:

ifdown wlan0

or

wpa_cli disconnect

Thank you!

[DougieLawson]

Yes.

I use ifdown on the very rare occasions.

Normally I'll run that as an at job.
at 01:00
ifdown --force wlan0
ifup wlan0
ctrl+D

That way I can do it via ssh and not lose connectivity.

[spwx]

Thanks for the reply.

Just to clarify, you are saying to use ifdown wlan0?

[DougieLawson]

Thanks for the reply.

Just to clarify, you are saying to use ifdown wlan0?

That's the command that works for me.