I can't turn my WiFi Off??

This seems stupid, because most people complain the other way around
My laptop has a WiFi button (not switch) that turns a led on/off according to the WiFi state. The thing is...I can't turn the damn led off!!
This isn't really an issue, because most of the time I'm using my wireless, but sometimes it's handy to turn it off so I can save some battery when I'm studying and don't need an internet connection.
This button used to work about 2 months ago, before I sent my laptop for repair (turns out they gave me a new one because of the delay, but that's a different story), and now I did a fresh Arch install and I have this little...err...bug?
What could this be?
Thanks

It's running
I already checked dmesg and nothing happens. It works with Vista, so...
With my old laptop (it's the same model) brightness didn't work, and now this. I guess i'll wait for a new update

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Fix For iOS 6 WiFi Problems?
http://tabletcrunch.com/2012/09/27/fix-ios-6-wifi-problems/
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http://www.iphonehacks.com/2012/09/fix-wi-fi-connectivity-issue-after-upgrading- to-ios-6.html
iOS 6 iPad 3 wi-fi "connection fix" for netgear router
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsWS4ha-dn0
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iPad: Issues connecting to Wi-Fi networks http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3304
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