Help: setup wireless and wired network co-exist.

[xindao]

Hello everyone,

First, thank you for reading my thead.
I have this problem with Windows XP system. Would you please give me some advice or suggestions I should do?

I have a notebook computer that has both wireless and wired network connctions. I want to know if it is possible for me to setup that I use Wireless connection to connect to internet only and Wired connection to connect to LAN only ? or just location destop?
When I plug both wireless and wired connection together.
The wired connection will become primary connection. The wireless connection will just no use.

Or there is a way that to set IE or other internet applications to use wireless only?

Thanks in advance.

 

[JackMDS]

You can not use them at the same time.

Unplug the cable and it will use the Wireless.

:sun:

 

[novasatori]

I have a similar problem..

copy & paste...

So I am using an Intel Pro/Wireless 2200 B/G, and a 10/100 nic in a laptop.

Setup like this.

The wireless is on a wireless AP in ip address block 192.168.1.xxx.

The ethernet is on ip address block 10.xxx.xxx.xxx.

The 192.168.1.xxx address has full internet connectivity, whereas the 10.xxx.xxx.xxx address has access only to my private wired lan.

So the problem.

Whenever the wireless connection initiates first, and I plug in the ethernet when I come home, everything works great the internet and lan both work fine. Once it drops connection to wireless even for a MS is when the problem starts. Once that happens Windows XP attempts to use the 10.xxx.xxx.xxx for interent exclusively, and I can't seem to get it to switch back without disabling the ethernet connection, and wireless, and restarting them wireless first, then ethernet.

I've tried with enabling automatically detect proxy settings, without it, and I just can't figure out why its doing this. Clearly the router on the lan cant resolve the addresses so I would think it would try the wireless, but its not working.


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So there is no way for a setup like this to work?

I'm guessing the only way is to have the two router connected physically or wirelessly right?

I tried bridging the two connections and it worked for a little while, but then messed up like normal, and diverted to the ethernet.

 

[JackMDS]

You can put two NICs in each computer and create two parallel networks.

One with Wireless goes through the Router, and one wired using a separate switch.

Configure the Internet Network with TCP/IP and No sharing, and the Wired with NetBEUI and sharing.

:sun:

 

[GrandVizor]

Hi JackMDS,

I also have the same problem.
Two network, wireless and wired.
Wired: 10.1.1.0/24
Wireless: 192.168.0.0/24

Is there a software or a way to configure certain ip goes to certain connection?
like for example, I want to route xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx to go to wired connection instead of wireless.
wireless will be the main connection

 

[Peetoeng]

Check the 'route' command line (route -help for manpage). It will let you add routing information such as route this range of IP destination from this interface via that gateway.

Originally posted by: GrandVizor
Hi JackMDS,

I also have the same problem.
Two network, wireless and wired.
Wired: 10.1.1.0/24
Wireless: 192.168.0.0/24

Is there a software or a way to configure certain ip goes to certain connection?
like for example, I want to route xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx to go to wired connection instead of wireless.
wireless will be the main connection