Swapping from wireless to wired internet question.

avesta · Sep 13, 2006, 02:54 PM

I'm on a laptop and I'm receiving some files very slowly (from msn), and the wireless connection which comes from my router, is unreliable. Is it possible to swap my internet connection from wireless to wired without losing connection? In other words, I want to plug the laptop in the router, and make the wired connection get used, rather than the wireless. But is there a way to make the switch without losing connection?

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 13, 2006, 03:03 PM

Not really...you may confuse the system.

You might just wire it if you're expecting file transfers.

Or if you wanna splash some cash get a new router maybe, a better one?

If you plug in the wire as you're using the wireless I believe the machine will continue to use the wireless card, there's no way to tell.

You could experiment by plugging in the wired connection as you're on the wireless, then disable the wireless to see what happens, then you'd know for sure

Sep 13, 2006, 02:54 PM	#1
avesta DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	Swapping from wireless to wired internet question. I'm on a laptop and I'm receiving some files very slowly (from msn), and the wireless connection which comes from my router, is unreliable. Is it possible to swap my internet connection from wireless to wired without losing connection? In other words, I want to plug the laptop in the router, and make the wired connection get used, rather than the wireless. But is there a way to make the switch without losing connection?

Sep 13, 2006, 03:03 PM	#2
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Not really...you may confuse the system. You might just wire it if you're expecting file transfers. Or if you wanna splash some cash get a new router maybe, a better one? If you plug in the wire as you're using the wireless I believe the machine will continue to use the wireless card, there's no way to tell. You could experiment by plugging in the wired connection as you're on the wireless, then disable the wireless to see what happens, then you'd know for sure