Use Both Wireless and Wired Adapters at the Same Time
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From: Frederick R. Hutchings on 15 Feb 2010 17:28 Is it beneficial to use both adapters on a laptop at the same time? Will it be faster? Fred
From: Jack [MVP-Networking] on 15 Feb 2010 19:43 Hi Nope, you can Not use them at the same time. Using two Network cards together (aka, as teaming) need special hardware and real Server OS. If you would like you can leave the two On and configure the Metrics for preference. http://www.ezlan.net/metrics.html Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). "Frederick R. Hutchings" <frederickh(a)cox.net> wrote in message news:eiILv4orKHA.6004(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Is it beneficial to use both adapters on a laptop at the same time? Will > it be faster? > > Fred > >
From: Frederick R. Hutchings on 16 Feb 2010 10:15 Jack, Thanks very much! I use the wireless during the day and the wired for nightly backups. With the Metrics, all I have to do is plug in the cable, and the wired takes over. When I unplug it in the morning, it goes to wireless. Perfect. I set the Metric of the wired connection to 10 and the wireless to 20 so that the wired connection has preference, as the article you recommended suggested. I rebooted. When I plug in the cable, they both stay connected, but the wired connection appears to be the only one in use. The wireless icon still shows activity very intermittently, maybe once each time I access something on the network. Is that normal? When I unplug the cable, it obviously uses the wireless. Just what I am looking for. Fred "Jack [MVP-Networking]" <jack(a)discussiongroup.com> wrote in message news:u1iscEqrKHA.6004(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Hi > Nope, you can Not use them at the same time. > Using two Network cards together (aka, as teaming) need special hardware > and real Server OS. > If you would like you can leave the two On and configure the Metrics for > preference. > http://www.ezlan.net/metrics.html > Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). > > "Frederick R. Hutchings" <frederickh(a)cox.net> wrote in message > news:eiILv4orKHA.6004(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Is it beneficial to use both adapters on a laptop at the same time? Will >> it be faster? >> >> Fred >> >> >
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