Wireless connects even if wired connection is available

> Many wireless laptops have turn on/off switch. Do you have that?
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> "Bill" <Bill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> >I am running Vista SP1. When I turn on the computer with an ethernet cable
> > attached and a wireless connection available, Vista will connect both the
> > wired and wireless connections. This leads to a conflict and networking
> > will
> > not work until I turn off one of the connections. I then need to manually
> > turn off the wireless, at which point the wired connections works. This
> > did
> > not happen on this computer when I ran XP.
> >
> > I thought this might just be an idiosyncricy of this computer since I have
> > not seen any discussion about the problem but I got ths same thing
> > happening
> > when trying to troubleshoot another laptop.
> >
> > Can anyone off me a suggestion as to what may be happening and how to
> > correct it?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >

>
>

>I am running Vista SP1. When I turn on the computer with an ethernet cable
>attached and a wireless connection available, Vista will connect both the
>wired and wireless connections. This leads to a conflict and networking will
>not work until I turn off one of the connections. I then need to manually
>turn off the wireless, at which point the wired connections works. This did
>not happen on this computer when I ran XP.
>
>I thought this might just be an idiosyncricy of this computer since I have
>not seen any discussion about the problem but I got ths same thing happening
>when trying to troubleshoot another laptop.
>
>Can anyone off me a suggestion as to what may be happening and how to
>correct it?
>
>TIA
>
>Bill
>

> On Mon, 26 May 2008 07:48:01 -0700, Bill
> <Bill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>

> >I am running Vista SP1. When I turn on the computer with an ethernet cable
> >attached and a wireless connection available, Vista will connect both the
> >wired and wireless connections. This leads to a conflict and networking will
> >not work until I turn off one of the connections. I then need to manually
> >turn off the wireless, at which point the wired connections works. This did
> >not happen on this computer when I ran XP.
> >
> >I thought this might just be an idiosyncricy of this computer since I have
> >not seen any discussion about the problem but I got ths same thing happening
> >when trying to troubleshoot another laptop.
> >
> >Can anyone off me a suggestion as to what may be happening and how to
> >correct it?
> >
> >TIA
> >
> >Bill
> >

> I have no trouble on my Vista laptop with both wired and wireless
> connections active at the same time. (HP Pavilion dv2600)
> --
> Jay (remove dashes for legal email address)
>

>I am running Vista SP1. When I turn on the computer with an ethernet cable
>attached and a wireless connection available, Vista will connect both the
>wired and wireless connections. This leads to a conflict and networking will
>not work until I turn off one of the connections. I then need to manually
>turn off the wireless, at which point the wired connections works. This did
>not happen on this computer when I ran XP.
>
>I thought this might just be an idiosyncricy of this computer since I have
>not seen any discussion about the problem but I got ths same thing happening
>when trying to troubleshoot another laptop.
>
>Can anyone off me a suggestion as to what may be happening and how to
>correct it?