My iMac keeps turning WiFi on by itself

I have an iMac running osx 10.7.2 and I want WiFi disabled because it's connected directly to a home ethernet. The **** things keeps turning Wifi back on by itself. If I disable wifi, sometimes within about an hour its back on and sometimes its a day or two but it always happens and annoys the **** out of me.
I've tried enabling it so you need the system password to change the wifi settings but it still tries to turn it on by showing a password dialog all the time now.
Anyone else having this issue or no a way to stop it and "permanently" turn off wifi..?
Thx,
Jason.

Jason Scott5 wrote:
I have an iMac running osx 10.7.2 and I want WiFi disabled because it's connected directly to a home ethernet. The **** things keeps turning Wifi back on by itself. If I disable wifi, sometimes within about an hour its back on and sometimes its a day or two but it always happens and annoys the **** out of me.
I've tried enabling it so you need the system password to change the wifi settings but it still tries to turn it on by showing a password dialog all the time now.
Anyone else having this issue or no a way to stop it and "permanently" turn off wifi..?
Thx,
Jason.
I'm running 10.8.5 and I just noticed my 2007 iMac was doing the same thing. actually it's not turning the Wi-Fi back on, it is trying to turn it on/it is searching for Wi-Fi sometimes after I wake it from sleep. We don't need the extra radiation or whatever that it produces when it's doing that. wonder if it's got something to do with the fact that I use speakable items? Any ideas appreciated , thanks

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