RE: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

2008-12-29 Thread Hart, Robert
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

Re: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

2008-12-29 Thread 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: > W

Re: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

2008-12-29 Thread 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 t

Re: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

2008-12-29 Thread 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 ~ Final

RE: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

2008-12-29 Thread 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,

RE: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

2008-12-29 Thread 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 con

Re: Disable Wireless when LAN connected

2008-12-29 Thread 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...@colonialsav