RE: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

[Hart, Robert]

Well I just learned about 10 minutes ago that the Cisco SSC client will
disconnect/disable any other connection when it detects a LAN
connection, including an aircard (I tried).  We are going through a
pilot stage and we just came across it.  

Robert Hart 


-Original Message-
From: David James [mailto:bigdadd...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 1:58 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

Toshiba Config Free will do it on Toshiba laptops.  not sure if there is
a
similar utility out there...

-Original Message-
From: Michael Tellson [mailto:micha...@colonialsavings.com] 
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 12:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

Does anyone know about any setting or software that will disable a
wireless card when cabled to a LAN network?
I have users in a field office where another building tenant has an
unsecured wireless network.  I am trying to prevent this wireless
network from bridging onto my LAN using a laptop of one of my users.  I
don't want to prevent the users from using their wireless adaptors, only
prevent them from doing so while connected to the LAN.


Michael Tellson
Network Engineer, Colonial Savings, F.A.
817-390-2016
micha...@colonialsavings.com


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Re: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

[Joe Fox]

In our office, I flip a bit in the BIOS on my HP Business Notebooks that
turns off the WLAN card if the machine is plugged into the LAN.

Joe Fox
Systems/Network Administrator

Mobile# (716) 846-9308
http://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfoxjr

On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Phil Brutsche  wrote:

> What product are they using for that?
>
> Free, Bob wrote:
> > Our desktop team accomplishes that with the desktop firewall (3rd party,
> > not builtin)
> >
> > Not just for the wireless either, basically any other adapter is
> > disabled if the LAN is active.
>
> --
>
> Phil Brutsche
> p...@optimumdata.com
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

[Matt Plahtinsky]

You can set the LAN adapter to a higher priority than the wireless adapter.
Go to the TCP/IP settings on your NIC.  On the general tab click advanced.
You need to uncheck the "Automatic Metric" and enter a number in the "Metric
Interface"  Its been a long time since I have done this but I believe the
lower number wins.  Set this on the wired and wireless so the wired always
wins.


Matt


On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Michael Tellson <
micha...@colonialsavings.com> wrote:

> Does anyone know about any setting or software that will disable a
> wireless card when cabled to a LAN network?
> I have users in a field office where another building tenant has an
> unsecured wireless network.  I am trying to prevent this wireless
> network from bridging onto my LAN using a laptop of one of my users.  I
> don't want to prevent the users from using their wireless adaptors, only
> prevent them from doing so while connected to the LAN.
>
>
> Michael Tellson
> Network Engineer, Colonial Savings, F.A.
> 817-390-2016
> micha...@colonialsavings.com
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

[Phil Brutsche]

What product are they using for that?

Free, Bob wrote:
> Our desktop team accomplishes that with the desktop firewall (3rd party,
> not builtin) 
> 
> Not just for the wireless either, basically any other adapter is
> disabled if the LAN is active.

-- 

Phil Brutsche
p...@optimumdata.com

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

[Free, Bob]

Our desktop team accomplishes that with the desktop firewall (3rd party,
not builtin) 

Not just for the wireless either, basically any other adapter is
disabled if the LAN is active.

-Original Message-
From: Michael Tellson [mailto:micha...@colonialsavings.com] 
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 10:44 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

Does anyone know about any setting or software that will disable a
wireless card when cabled to a LAN network?
I have users in a field office where another building tenant has an
unsecured wireless network.  I am trying to prevent this wireless
network from bridging onto my LAN using a laptop of one of my users.  I
don't want to prevent the users from using their wireless adaptors, only
prevent them from doing so while connected to the LAN.


Michael Tellson
Network Engineer, Colonial Savings, F.A.
817-390-2016
micha...@colonialsavings.com


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
  ~

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

[David James]

Toshiba Config Free will do it on Toshiba laptops.  not sure if there is a
similar utility out there...

-Original Message-
From: Michael Tellson [mailto:micha...@colonialsavings.com] 
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 12:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

Does anyone know about any setting or software that will disable a
wireless card when cabled to a LAN network?
I have users in a field office where another building tenant has an
unsecured wireless network.  I am trying to prevent this wireless
network from bridging onto my LAN using a laptop of one of my users.  I
don't want to prevent the users from using their wireless adaptors, only
prevent them from doing so while connected to the LAN.


Michael Tellson
Network Engineer, Colonial Savings, F.A.
817-390-2016
micha...@colonialsavings.com


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

[Eric Woodford]

Talk to the Admin at that location and suggest they lock it down.

:)

It would require visiting each machine, but I am fairly certain that there's
a checkbox to not allow unsecured connections on my wireless adapter at
home.

On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Michael Tellson <
micha...@colonialsavings.com> wrote:

> Does anyone know about any setting or software that will disable a
> wireless card when cabled to a LAN network?
> I have users in a field office where another building tenant has an
> unsecured wireless network.  I am trying to prevent this wireless
> network from bridging onto my LAN using a laptop of one of my users.  I
> don't want to prevent the users from using their wireless adaptors, only
> prevent them from doing so while connected to the LAN.
>
>
> Michael Tellson
> Network Engineer, Colonial Savings, F.A.
> 817-390-2016
> micha...@colonialsavings.com
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~