I've got both onboard lan and a wireless pci card in my system now. When I installed the wireless, every network/internet program automatically switched to the wireless card, but some don't work well with the slower speed of the wireless. Is there a way that I can tell certain programs to go to wired lan and others to go to wireless? Is there a way for me to set one connection to default and the other to extra?
how to configure dual network access?
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I have no idea. But why the heck are you trying to use both?
If you have a wired connection already, what's the point of having the wireless one too? I could understand for a LAN possibly, but why get the internet over both?
If you have a wired connection already, what's the point of having the wireless one too? I could understand for a LAN possibly, but why get the internet over both?
well i'm currently testing the wireless card because we don't need the wire tripping everyone up (I live in a trailer and can't drill to put it underneath). I'm concerned that when we get rid of the wire the programs I'm running now won't be able to handle the 1/3 speed of wired. So while I do have both, I'd like to be able to tell my programs which to use.
None that I've ever heard of.
Nope, I'm going to bet that the wired connection takes precendence. I could be wrong though.
Your best bet is to decide if you really need high speed data transfers through your private network. If yes, then 10/100 wired is the way to go. If you really need wireless, then go with the 802.11g. If you only need internet access though, then 802.11b is perfectly fine and you likely won't notice any difference between that and anything else as far as internet speed is concerned.
Well actually, when I installed wireless, it took over. Now if I leave it active, the wired just gets ingnored. I was hoping it'd be the other way around. That would at least have been more efficient. I bought a wireless G pci card, and it averages between 36 and 48, so it's not bad, but it's not 100 percent reliable, and the router's only 30 feet away, plus I run a lot of p2p and ffxi really eats it up
36 and 48 what? percent? That's kinda low for 30 feet. Do you have the antenna blocked or something? You might try playing around with NetStumbler to see if you can improve your wireless connection. link
If you do a lot of peer to peer stuff, especially bittorrent, then you may have issues with the high volume of connections.
For my main rig, which does a LOT of internet downloading and bittorrent downloads, I keep it wired. The only reason I personally use wireless is for laptop internet access from around the apartment. Simply internet surfing only.
If you do a lot of peer to peer stuff, especially bittorrent, then you may have issues with the high volume of connections.
For my main rig, which does a LOT of internet downloading and bittorrent downloads, I keep it wired. The only reason I personally use wireless is for laptop internet access from around the apartment. Simply internet surfing only.
well I'm not sure about percent, but it's 36 or 48 mbps, which if compared to 100, then i guess it is percent. I'll try netstumbler. Thanks
Come on guys, this is easy. You can't set it up for a speciific program to use a particular adapter (unless the actual program supports it), but you can set up the priority in Windows (2000/XP at least). Right click on My Network Places (in Windows XP), go to Properties, then the advanced menu, then advanced settings. Here you'll be able to tell Windows which adapter you want to use first. In the Connections field, move the adapter you want to take priority to the top of the list.
Is that what you were trying to do?
Is that what you were trying to do?
If you really live in a trailer, my guess is go to compgeeks and get the 1000' spooler with crimper kit and start making wires around the trailer. 
well, i went to the connections field like you said, but the only thing there was "[Remote Access connections]". Do I need to set something differently in order to see my connection options?
I have lots of network supplies and the means to make wires, but the problem here is running them. The skirt around our trailer is permanent, so we can't get under it.
Dude, you've got something jacked up there. Make sure both of your network adapters are enabled. You should see something like, "Local Area Connection X," or "Wireless Connection" in the Connections field.
When you right click on My Network Places and go to properties, do you see all your network adapters there?
yes, both of them . They're firewalled, and I'm running norton internet security if that matters.
Did you try what JackBurton suggested?
a) Right click on My Network Places and select 'properties'
b) Go to the 'advanced' drop down menu, and select 'advanced settings'
c) You should now see 'adapters and bindings' tab up. On the top, you should see your network connections listed in a 'connections' box.
d) Highlight your wired LAN and press the up arrow until it's at the top.
e) Press OK. Your computer should now use the wired network as the default one.
If you don't see either of your connections in that 'connections' box, then your OS is screwed somehow.
a) Right click on My Network Places and select 'properties'
b) Go to the 'advanced' drop down menu, and select 'advanced settings'
c) You should now see 'adapters and bindings' tab up. On the top, you should see your network connections listed in a 'connections' box.
d) Highlight your wired LAN and press the up arrow until it's at the top.
e) Press OK. Your computer should now use the wired network as the default one.
If you don't see either of your connections in that 'connections' box, then your OS is screwed somehow.
Exactly.
Like I said dude, if both adapter are installed properly, and you don't see an entry for them in the "Connections" box, something is jacked up with your machine.
What OS are you running?
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