Wired with Wireless
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Another received this week from Milton Goh for his Windows XP Pro notebook.
I have a home network with a wireless access point. I would like to surf via local area network or wirelessly using my notebook computer. My problem is that it seems that I can do the above, but only after reconfiguring the notebook network settings each time.
Is there a way to permenently configure my notebook with fixed settings? He is using Windows XP Pro edition
The wireless network connectivity will have priority if there is a already a detected access point in your wireless network settings. If you wish to intervene and not let the wireless connect automatically when your notebook is in range, the simplest thing to do is use a physical switch to switch on / off the wireless.
Most notebooks today have such a switch. Should your notebook not be equipped with a switch, you can turn to the software switch.
Under wireless LAN Access Point Properties, you can set the connectivity to “On Demand”. This means that if you need to connect, you need to go into the list of available APs and click “Connect”.
| Having to reconfigure your notebook setting each time sounds a bit strange. As long as all the APs you attemp to connect to are using DHCP and your home AP is also configured this way, you should be able to connect and receive the necessary setting to use that AP, with the exception of “Secure” APs. |
