Vista - Dual connection: wired + wireless

Hi all,

I am currently running Vista Business. I have two connections: one through NIC that access the LAN, which has limited access to the Internet. The other, through a HSDPA USB modem. This USB modem obviously cannot connect to the LAN and hence is only for Internet.

What I was wanting to do is connect both of them simultaneously and access the LAN through NIC and the outside world through USB modem.

The issue I am having is when I connect the USB modem, the LAN disconnects automatically. Hence, I cannot access the LAN.

Anyway around this?

Thanks

Buy a router and do away with your usb modem

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We need more information to help. Posting the result of ipconfig /all may
help.

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Hi
The USB's IP is an External IP given to you by the ISP, the NIC's IP is on a
local private Network IP, they do not talk one to the other.
In order to work together you need between them a Routing mechanism, since
you use USB (No external Routers for USDB) you need to switch On and
configure Windows ICS (which is a software Router).
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...b14771033.mspx
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

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I saw the link... I think it will work but will need a little hand holding in doing it.

Anyways, here is the output of ipconfig /all

H:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DALHLINT156
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : bmoman.bankmuscat.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : bmoman.bankmuscat.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-DB-C8-67-1F
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::d78:d06a:2208:9b00%10(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.12.5.156(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.12.5.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.6.15.21
10.6.66.21
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 10.6.15.55
Secondary WINS Server . . . . . . : 10.6.66.21
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{8CC70237-EA62-4A41-8FAF-D44FF01C1
B8F}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:10.12.5.156%11(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.6.15.21
10.6.66.21
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

sbtm;4034914 Wrote:Have you tried cycling the wired LAN connection after establishing the
wireless one? Unplug the wired LAN cable, wait 30 seconds, then plug it
back in.

I'm in the middle of debuggging this windows issue right now with
XPSP3. Seems whenever the wireless LAN connects (in my case, a builtin
wireless in my laptop), Windows forgets to talk out the wired LAN port
anymore.. until I cycle the wired LAN connection.


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Hi
I depends how the Network cards are configured, under normal configuration
Windows Applications can talk only to one connection at the time.
There is a way to create preference by tuning the matrix.
http://www.ezlan.net/metrics.html
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

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