Alternating between wired and wireless networking

[Anthony]

Hi all --

I posted a little while ago about constantly 'losing' access to my wireless
connection through my Linksys router -- that is to say, I often lose the
ability to access the Internet or my network through the wireless connection
(although I can ping sites and check e-mail through OutlookXP). I have my
desktop hard-wired to the router, and I use wireless access for my laptop.
Both computers are running Windows XP, and I'm using a WPC11 Linksys
Wireless adapter.

For transferring larger files to my laptop, however, I connect it directly
to the router through the laptop's Ethernet network card, and then go back
to using wireless access after that. Would this alternating between wired
and wireless access have any negative effects on the wireless access? I ask
because it seems like I experience the wireless access problems after
connecting the laptop directly to the router.

I've tried disabling the network adapter when using wireless, but it doesn't
seem to have any effect.

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance,

Anthony

[GTS]

I have frequently seen a problem under Win 9X like you describe where users
with both wired and wireless NICS have connection problems going back to
wireless after wired. I have not seen this as a common problem with XP, but
perhaps the same solution I came up with for the 9X machines would work for
you. (At my client site they are connecting to a Linux server, not a
router, but if you're also using DHCP the principle is the same,)

The following batch file consistently works under 9X to fix the wireless
connection.. You could try the equivelent in a command prompt first, and
if it works make a similar one. It would need some minor
mods for XP which uses names rather than numbers for the adaptors (in the
example below 4 is the wired and 5 the wireless adaptor) and should use a
..cmd file.

I would appreciate it if you report the result.

:: ipreset/.bat
:: to reset when go from wired to wireless
@ECHO OFF

ipconfig /release 4
ipconfig /renew 5

CLS
ECHO ..........
ECHO Your network connection has been reset.
ECHO ..........
pause

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"Anthony" <lombarap@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
news:fDxRa.7301$104.691560@news20.bellglobal.com.. .

> Hi all --
>
> I posted a little while ago about constantly 'losing' access to my

wireless

> connection through my Linksys router -- that is to say, I often lose the
> ability to access the Internet or my network through the wireless

connection

> (although I can ping sites and check e-mail through OutlookXP). I have my
> desktop hard-wired to the router, and I use wireless access for my laptop.
> Both computers are running Windows XP, and I'm using a WPC11 Linksys
> Wireless adapter.
>
> For transferring larger files to my laptop, however, I connect it directly
> to the router through the laptop's Ethernet network card, and then go back
> to using wireless access after that. Would this alternating between wired
> and wireless access have any negative effects on the wireless access? I

ask

> because it seems like I experience the wireless access problems after
> connecting the laptop directly to the router.
>
> I've tried disabling the network adapter when using wireless, but it

doesn't

> seem to have any effect.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Anthony
>
>