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Article #14Re: Laptop Only Uses WiFi, Refuses to Use Wired LAN When Connected
From: M.H.
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 21:26
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 21:26
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eM eL wrote: > "M.H." <none@none.com> wrote in message news:x5adnQ506o_JvX_fRVn-pQ@gwi.net... > >> How do I wrench control of my connections from Windows and give them back to IBM >>Access Connections? Thanks! > > > > > Go to Start | Network Connections > Click on the Wireless Connection and choose Properties > Go to the Advanced tab and uncheck the "Use Windows to configure my wireless network > setting" box. Click on OK. > Click once on the IBM Access Connections icon in the tray and choose Launch IBM > Access Connections. > Click on Manage profiles and go from there. > Good luck! I figured out a Windows snafu. If you have a wired and WiFi connection, disconnect from the wired, it switches over to WiFi. Then when you redock the laptop, it still uses the WiFi.
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