--- laptop-mode-tools-1.59/etc/laptop-mode/conf.d/ethernet.conf
+++ laptop-mode-tools-1.59/etc/laptop-mode/conf.d/ethernet.conf.new
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 DEBUG=0
 
 # Control Ethernet settings?
-CONTROL_ETHERNET="auto"
+CONTROL_ETHERNET=0
 
 # Handle throttling of the ethernet deivce under specific circumstances
 BATT_THROTTLE_ETHERNET=1