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Old 10-26-2007   #2 (permalink)
Jeffrey Randow


 
 

Re: connect to two separate wifi networks

You can't connect to both AP's at the same time with the same card
(unless it is some dual card that I have never heard of)...

I don't think you can do it at all with Windows Zero Config for
wireless...

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Jeffrey Randow
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Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
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On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:34:29 +0200, ned <ns@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

>hi all
>
>i have a laptop pc with vista business. I want to connect to two
>wireless access points at the same time, one AP is my wifi internet
>router, the other one is an Airport Express box that I use to stream
>music to speakers, the airport is not connected to any LAN or WAN.
>
>If i try to connect to the router via wifi then i get disconnected from
>the Airport, and vice versa.
>
>Question # 1: can I connect to the two devices at the same time just
>using the ONE built in wifi card of my laptop?
>
>I have tried also to add a second externa USB wifi card. My idea was: if
>the answer to #1 is no, then i will use two separate wifi cards.
>
>So i tried to have the built in wifi connect to the router and the USB
>wifi connect to the Airport. The result is that the computer wont let me
>connect at the two networks with two separate devices at the same time.
>
>Question # 2: am I doing something wrong or I just cant use two wifi
>devices at the same time?
>
>thanks
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