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04-20-2008
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| | Wireless adapter keeps re-enabling I got a new Dell Vostro computer running Vista Home Premium. The computer came with a wireless network adapter but I am hardwired with an ethernet connection. I keep getting the message that my computer has 2 IP addresses and I should disable one card. When I disable the wireless adapter, the message goes away for a day or so and then comes back because something has re-enabled the wireless adapter. Is there a way to keep the wireless adapter disabled? |
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04-20-2008
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| | Re: Wireless adapter keeps re-enabling If your wireless is on the motherboard, you should be able to disable in the bios. If its a card, simply remove it "mlefebvre" <mlefebvre@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:2B2C113C-EF25-41B5-A2F4-97E350395244@xxxxxx Quote: >I got a new Dell Vostro computer running Vista Home Premium. The computer > came with a wireless network adapter but I am hardwired with an ethernet > connection. I keep getting the message that my computer has 2 IP > addresses > and I should disable one card. When I disable the wireless adapter, the > message goes away for a day or so and then comes back because something > has > re-enabled the wireless adapter. Is there a way to keep the wireless > adapter > disabled? |
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04-20-2008
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| | Re: Wireless adapter keeps re-enabling Sure that would work, but every now and then, I need to use it, and I was hoping to not have to remove it. Why can't it be disabled and stay disabled until I re-enable it? Is this some Vista quirk? "DL" wrote: Quote: > If your wireless is on the motherboard, you should be able to disable in the > bios. > If its a card, simply remove it > > "mlefebvre" <mlefebvre@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:2B2C113C-EF25-41B5-A2F4-97E350395244@xxxxxx Quote: > >I got a new Dell Vostro computer running Vista Home Premium. The computer > > came with a wireless network adapter but I am hardwired with an ethernet > > connection. I keep getting the message that my computer has 2 IP > > addresses > > and I should disable one card. When I disable the wireless adapter, the > > message goes away for a day or so and then comes back because something > > has > > re-enabled the wireless adapter. Is there a way to keep the wireless > > adapter > > disabled? > > |
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04-20-2008
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| | Re: Wireless adapter keeps re-enabling I cannot answer as to why it occasionally gets enabled; I have a winxp pc with two ethernet connections, one is disabled & has never been enabled unless I enable it. I also have a Vostro with ethernet & wireless card, only the wireless is enabled, the ethernet has never enable itself "mlefebvre" <mlefebvre@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:6B6D0AEA-A3F3-4C17-87FC-F8B349774436@xxxxxx Quote: > Sure that would work, but every now and then, I need to use it, and I was > hoping to not have to remove it. Why can't it be disabled and stay > disabled > until I re-enable it? Is this some Vista quirk? > > "DL" wrote: > Quote: >> If your wireless is on the motherboard, you should be able to disable in >> the >> bios. >> If its a card, simply remove it >> >> "mlefebvre" <mlefebvre@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:2B2C113C-EF25-41B5-A2F4-97E350395244@xxxxxx Quote: >> >I got a new Dell Vostro computer running Vista Home Premium. The >> >computer >> > came with a wireless network adapter but I am hardwired with an >> > ethernet >> > connection. I keep getting the message that my computer has 2 IP >> > addresses >> > and I should disable one card. When I disable the wireless adapter, >> > the >> > message goes away for a day or so and then comes back because something >> > has >> > re-enabled the wireless adapter. Is there a way to keep the wireless >> > adapter >> > disabled? >> >> |
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