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Geek Culture / access wired and wireless network at same time

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Phaelax
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Posted: 8th May 2012 03:56
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There's a wireless network which has internet access. I have no control over it. (yes im legally using it, its not a neighbor)

I have a netgear router which I plug my nas into that I would also like to access. Soon as I plug in the ethernet, my browsers lose internet connection (though Im still connected to the wifi on the other network)

Running win7 home premium. How can I set up my network so it still looks to the wifi for my net access but allows me to access my wired network?

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ionstream
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Posted: 8th May 2012 09:43
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I don't know specifically the steps involved, but it has to do with bridging the connections in the Network Connections page (accessible through "Change Adapter Settings" in the network and sharing center). You either bridge the wireless to the wired or vice versa. At least I think, I did something like this a long time ago.

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Van B
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Posted: 8th May 2012 10:37
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You might have to set 2 manual IP addresses as well, because your probably getting an IP address from just one of the connections, and that probably gets used for both. Trick is to figure out an IP address that works for each router/wifi. I would find out the IP address that each router gives you, then set that manually for each connection. Go into CMD, and type ''ipconfig /all'' - That should tell you what your connected to and what IP address you have been given. I might even be the IP address that is blocking the WIFI when connected via LAN, like the IP address from the LAN router is overriding the WIFI, and if the IP address is not given through DHCP, and doesn't match the WIFI router, then it just won't connect.

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Phaelax
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Posted: 9th May 2012 02:14
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The wifi (which is down for the whole company tonight) uses a different subnet than what I'm using on my router, so I thought I should be good.
The wifi is basically the same as a hotspot you might use at a Starbucks or something. Connect, login on the agreement page and you're good.

So I can't even try anything until tomorrow evening anyway.

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Posted: 9th May 2012 18:20
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I'd guess you just need to alter the router configuration to disable its internet connection.

That way it won't claim to be a gateway to the internet which is probably what causes the problem. I guess windows will always use a wired network in preference to a wireless one.

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