- Installing WiFi card on laptop
- Posted by Alec on January 1st, 2004
I've just bought a 802.11b WiFi card for my laptop, which has ethernet port.
Laptop is configured to connect to internet through LAN. When I install the
WiFi card with driver, will it create conflict with ethernet port? How can I
switch between wired and wireless? Laptops I've seen that come ready
equipped with WiFi have a little switch to choose between the two. Is there
anything special I have to do with settings, and how can I configure IE6?
I'm grateful for any help.
Alec
- Posted by Tiscali Tim on January 1st, 2004
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Alec <alexis2525@REMOVETOREPLYmail.com> wrote:
I'll be interested to see what the experts say because I have a laptop with
built-in ethernet port - and I may wish to go wireless at some future point.
My guess is that it's the network settings telling the laptop how to connect
to your LAN which you have to change - and that LAN-based Internet access
will then take care of itself.
On my machine, under Settings/Control Panel/Network Connections/Local Area
Network/Properties, there is a box saying "Connect using (the built-in
Ethernet port)". Maybe this becomes a drop-down menu if there's more than
one means of connection to choose from?
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Cheers,
Tim
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- Posted by tfp ntl on January 1st, 2004
I've got a Tosh laptop with a PCMCIA ethernet card installed in slot one,
when I got a wireless network at home I bought a wifi card and that is in
slot two. Running W2k I can plug into the network at home or any work
location using the wired card, or use the wifi if a wired connection is not
available, it always seems to sort itself out... you may be worrying
unduly.. but a good question none the less.
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- Posted by Bobby on January 1st, 2004
When I installed my PCMIA wireless network card, I disabled the built-in
Ethernet card. Seems to work OK for ICS between laptop and desktop PCs.
Bobby
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- Posted by Ric on January 1st, 2004
Alec wrote:
just stick it in and feed it the drivers. no conflicts should happen and
under 2000 or XP it'll seamlessly switch between the 2.
life is easier if both LAN card and wifi card can work on DHCP, though.
thw switch doesn't flick between the 2 - it just turns off the wifi card
which has the same effect.
ric
- Posted by David Wade on January 2nd, 2004
"Ric" <news@spamless.infobubble.co.uk> wrote in message
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Both my laptop, and the business one have this set up, and it seldom causes
any problems.
