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* * Chas wrote:
> "M.H." <none@none.com> wrote in message
> news:2Nidnah0pueGPHzfRVn-ow@gwi.net...
> | I have an IBM ThinkPad T42 running Windows XP SP2, and I have two
> | network adapters:
> |
> | 1. Intel PRO/1000 MT
> | 2. Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG
> |
> | I have the adapters set to IP xxx.xxx.x.3 and xxx.xxx.x.4,
> respectively.
> |    For network bindings, I have the LAN set first, then WiFi.   The
> | problem is, when the laptop is in its dock, where it should have a
> wired
> | connection, it uses WiFi instead.  If I set both adapters to the same
> | IP, such as IP xxx.xxx.x.3, and the laptop is in its dock, it uses the
> | wired network, as the WiFi connection cannot setup its IP.  How can I
> | get Windows XP to use the wired connection when present, and only the
> | WiFi as a fallback?  Thanks.
> 
> You can manually enable and disable both adapters. Also, there is a
> bridge feature that should control the adapters. Right click on My
> Networks (or whatever the fools in Redmond call it) desktop icon and
> choose Properties. Look for the Wired, Wireless and Bridge icons and
> right click on them to check their status.
> 
> Chas.
> 
> 

Can you go into the Bridge feature in more detail?  I was told by IBM to 
set both adapters to dynamic IP, set the bridge to static IP (my network 
is static), and that should work.  When I rebooted the PC though, I 
couldn't connect to the network, as it stated that the static IP for the 
bridge was already in use by the network.  Could have been each network 
adapter fighting over the single IP address.  Should I have an IP 
address set for each network adapter as well as the bridge?  Thanks.