Thanks for:-
 "I've never seen a problem with two simultaneous connections.
My desktop came with a wireless card and is connected via
Ethernet and wireless as I type this."

It seems I was unlucky to have things fail.
The reason I started all this was to set up a basic network 
between my desktop machine and the Fujitsu portable. 
The ISP provided router has 4 Ethernet ports as well as wireless. 
With the desktop machine getting internet via Ethernet and the portable via wireless.

I would like the facility to swap files between the two machines, 
nothing more complex such as sharing printers or a scanner, 
just file swapping. 

Lots of help available for setting up a network but nothing 
I have seen mentions involving an internet connection as well. 
Have you any suggestions for who provides the "best" help.

Tony


> I've never seen a problem with two simultaneous
> connections. My desktop
> came with a wireless card and is connected via Ethernet
> and wireless as
> I type this. It's also a common situation when setting up
> or
> troubleshooting wireless connections.
> You say, "...wireless icon in the bottom right of the
>  screen shows a connection to my ISP with excellent
> signal
>  strength.", but it's probably showing a connection to the
> wireless
> device, which is not the same.
> The next time you see this, reset the modem and that might
> fix the
> problem. You can also rt-click and "repair" this
> connection.
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Wireless connection problem
> From: Tony Beckett <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, August 19, 2010 11:22 pm
> To: [log in to unmask]
> 
> Thanks David, that did help. The fact you wouldn't
> normally have to
>  "do something" to swap between Ethernet and wireless 
> apart from disable the wireless made me think something
>  was odd with my Fujitsu. 
> 
> I did a "restore" to a date prior to the Ethernet use and
> the 
> wireless was back again. I then made sure I had disabled
> wireless
>  and went back onto the Ethernet and then back onto
> wireless 
> and everything worked as it should.
> 
> This implies the Fujitsu can't "handle" a wireless and
>  ethernet internet connection at the same time - which
> seems reasonable.
> 
> However I don't think it should require a "restore" if
> inadvertently 
> the Ethernet cable was connected whilst the wireless was
> enabled. 
> 
> Any idea what happens with other computers if the this is
> done? 
> Tony
> 
> > I haven't seen a "switch between Ethernet and
> wireless"
> > option
> > anywhere. What I do is normally leave the wireless
> > connection (in
> > Network Connections) disabled, and only enble it when
> I
> > want to use it
> > -- the Ethernet connection is effectively disabled
> > whenever there is no
> > cable plugged into it. Does that help?
> > 
> > David Gillett
> > 
> > 
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: [PCBUILD] Wireless connection problem
> > From: Tony Beckett <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Wed, August 18, 2010 10:18 pm
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > 
> > Since June when I bought a new Fujitsu Esprimo V6555 
> > running XP Professional, I have connected to the
> internet
> > via wireless. 
> > 
> > Two days ago I switched the connection to Ethernet 
> > with no problems. (The ISP supplied router is both
> > wireless 
> > and Ethernet).
> > 
> > I now wish to switch back to wireless and am unable to
> do
> > so although the wireless icon in the bottom right of
> the
> > screen shows a connection to my ISP with excellent
> signal
> > strength. I have tried disconnecting and connecting
> again,
> > which appears to work but does not give me an internet
> > connection.
> > 
> > A netbook we have is connecting wirelessly so I don't
> > think 
> > the router or ISP is causing trouble.
> > 
> > Is there an "option" some where that I have missed that
> > swaps between using wireless and ethernet?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Tony
> > 
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