Preferences Hangs on "Turn Off Wi-Fi"

Lately Wifi fails to automatically connect.
While troubleshooting I tried turning of Wi-Fi in the Network Preferences Pane with the "Turn Off Wi-Fi" button.
When I do so, Preferences hangs, every time, even after a system restart.
Any ideas?
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Wanted the solution to work, but there's no option to Sync this iPod over Wi-Fi option on my Touch.
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No option to uncheck to opt out of automatic syncing. The auto syncing can only be stopped after it's started.
Solution found by searching the web:
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