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LAN and WirelessI connect both LAN and wireless at the same time in my office which allows
connection for both. When a user needs to go for a meeting, he disconnect the LAN at his desk and at this point of time, he is still connected to the network through the wireless. But there is a problem, he can no longer open network drives, send mails, receive mails, etc... It is fine after restarting the computer, this should not be the case as this will defeat the purpose of connecting both. Anyone had met with the same situation or someone can provide any solutions? Thank you so much! Daniel <Dan***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I connect both LAN and wireless at the same time in my office which However, it usually is the case, in my experience.> allows connection for both. When a user needs to go for a meeting, he > disconnect the LAN at his desk and at this point of time, he is still > connected to the network through the wireless. But there is a > problem, he can no longer open network drives, send mails, receive > mails, etc... It is fine after restarting the computer, this should > not be the case > as this will defeat the purpose of connecting both. But what *is* the purpose of connecting both?> Anyone had met with the same situation or someone can provide any I never recommend that laptop users connect using both at once.....you'll > solutions? Thank you so much! run into DNS and WINS problems. Just pick one....if you know you'll be leaving the office with your laptop, boot up without the Ethernet cable plugged in. This is especially true if you use AD. Hi Lanwench, thank you for your replies, please see below for my responses
and hope that you will continue to shed so light for me. Thanks alot, appreciate your time. Show quote "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote: It is for mobility as users might have last minute meetings in the > Daniel <Dan***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > I connect both LAN and wireless at the same time in my office which > > allows connection for both. When a user needs to go for a meeting, he > > disconnect the LAN at his desk and at this point of time, he is still > > connected to the network through the wireless. But there is a > > problem, he can no longer open network drives, send mails, receive > > mails, etc... It is fine after restarting the computer, this should > > not be the case > > However, it usually is the case, in my experience. > > > as this will defeat the purpose of connecting both. > > But what *is* the purpose of connecting both? conference room, so if they were to connect both at the same time, they are able to move fast without much hassle to the networking aspect of the computer. The other reason of connecting to the wireless is because, as we all know wireless are still not very stable, you might get disconnect on and off. > Can you please shed some light for me here : What kind of DNS and WINS > > Anyone had met with the same situation or someone can provide any > > solutions? Thank you so much! > > I never recommend that laptop users connect using both at once.....you'll > run into DNS and WINS problems. Just pick one....if you know you'll be > leaving the office with your laptop, boot up without the Ethernet cable > plugged in. This is especially true if you use AD. problems will I face? Both of the network card interface when connected to the LAN have the same DNS & WINS except for IP Address. Daniel <Dan***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
Show quote > Hi Lanwench, thank you for your replies, please see below for my They aren't running out to perform emergency brain surgery on orphans, > responses and hope that you will continue to shed so light for me. > Thanks alot, appreciate your time. > > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote: > >> Daniel <Dan***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >>> I connect both LAN and wireless at the same time in my office which >>> allows connection for both. When a user needs to go for a meeting, >>> he disconnect the LAN at his desk and at this point of time, he is >>> still connected to the network through the wireless. But there is a >>> problem, he can no longer open network drives, send mails, receive >>> mails, etc... It is fine after restarting the computer, this should >>> not be the case >> >> However, it usually is the case, in my experience. >> >>> as this will defeat the purpose of connecting both. >> >> But what *is* the purpose of connecting both? > > It is for mobility as users might have last minute meetings in the > conference room, so if they were to connect both at the same time, > they are able to move fast without much hassle to the networking > aspect of the computer. surely! > The other reason of connecting to the Well - ideally not, if you have a good wireless infrastructure. I use > wireless is because, as we all know wireless are still not very > stable, you might get disconnect on and off. wireless 100% of the time here & don't experience problems like this - it's pretty rare that I get bumped off. Show quote > Dynamic DNS registration & WINS registration - you'll have two entries for >> >>> Anyone had met with the same situation or someone can provide any >>> solutions? Thank you so much! >> >> I never recommend that laptop users connect using both at >> once.....you'll run into DNS and WINS problems. Just pick one....if >> you know you'll be leaving the office with your laptop, boot up >> without the Ethernet cable plugged in. This is especially true if >> you use AD. > > Can you please shed some light for me here : What kind of DNS and WINS > problems will I face? Both of the network card interface when > connected to the LAN have the same DNS & WINS except for IP Address. your computer in each. This is only one of several possible problems you can run into - you might post in an AD or DNS group for more specific info on that from the gurus. Gateway and DNS on the WLAN interface are the sane like on the LAN interface?
Show quote "Daniel" wrote: > I connect both LAN and wireless at the same time in my office which allows > connection for both. When a user needs to go for a meeting, he disconnect the > LAN at his desk and at this point of time, he is still connected to the > network through the wireless. But there is a problem, he can no longer open > network drives, send mails, receive mails, etc... It is fine after restarting > the computer, this should not be the case as this will defeat the purpose of > connecting both. Anyone had met with the same situation or someone can > provide any solutions? Thank you so much! Hi Marek, yes both both gateway and DNS are the same as in the LAN interface.
Same for the WINS too. Show quote "Marek" wrote: > Gateway and DNS on the WLAN interface are the sane like on the LAN interface? > > "Daniel" wrote: > > > I connect both LAN and wireless at the same time in my office which allows > > connection for both. When a user needs to go for a meeting, he disconnect the > > LAN at his desk and at this point of time, he is still connected to the > > network through the wireless. But there is a problem, he can no longer open > > network drives, send mails, receive mails, etc... It is fine after restarting > > the computer, this should not be the case as this will defeat the purpose of > > connecting both. Anyone had met with the same situation or someone can > > provide any solutions? Thank you so much! Hi
Depending on how the office Network is set, it might be that configuration of the Metrics on the individual computers would help to resolve the problem. http://www.ezlan.net/metrics.html However if you have an IT department in the business talk to them first. Jack (MVP-Networking). Show quote "Daniel" <Dan***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:76A4FA84-1E85-414F-9FD9-945E531C6C02@microsoft.com... >I connect both LAN and wireless at the same time in my office which allows > connection for both. When a user needs to go for a meeting, he disconnect > the > LAN at his desk and at this point of time, he is still connected to the > network through the wireless. But there is a problem, he can no longer > open > network drives, send mails, receive mails, etc... It is fine after > restarting > the computer, this should not be the case as this will defeat the purpose > of > connecting both. Anyone had met with the same situation or someone can > provide any solutions? Thank you so much! Hi Jack, thanks for the respond and information. I must say it is a very good
acticle, but this does not solve the problems I am still facing. I tried several times but only succeeded once. Do you have any other solutions in mind? Show quote "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote: > Hi > Depending on how the office Network is set, it might be that configuration > of the Metrics on the individual computers would help to resolve the > problem. > http://www.ezlan.net/metrics.html > However if you have an IT department in the business talk to them first. > Jack (MVP-Networking). > > "Daniel" <Dan***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:76A4FA84-1E85-414F-9FD9-945E531C6C02@microsoft.com... > >I connect both LAN and wireless at the same time in my office which allows > > connection for both. When a user needs to go for a meeting, he disconnect > > the > > LAN at his desk and at this point of time, he is still connected to the > > network through the wireless. But there is a problem, he can no longer > > open > > network drives, send mails, receive mails, etc... It is fine after > > restarting > > the computer, this should not be the case as this will defeat the purpose > > of > > connecting both. Anyone had met with the same situation or someone can > > provide any solutions? Thank you so much! > >  |
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