Wired and Wireless on same computers

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Have a small wireless network through a Dlink access point, which works
well. Would like to connect one desktop with one laptop occasionally
with direct Cat 5 network cable, (tried crossover and straight, no
luck)to transfer files.

Can I have both networks up at the same time? Can't seem to make this work.
 
Have a small wireless network through a Dlink access point, which works
well. Would like to connect one desktop with one laptop occasionally
with direct Cat 5 network cable, (tried crossover and straight, no
luck)to transfer files.

Can I have both networks up at the same time? Can't seem to make this work.
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Yes if the access point connects to a router that has wireless
capability. The wired connections would go thru the access point, the
wireless connections would go direct to the router. My small network
does that now. In my case, and the one I just spoke about, would have
a wire running from the router to the access point.
 
The access point is wireless. Just want to connect the desktop and
laptop with a wire to transfer large files.
 
It is the same as if it was all wired or all wireless. You only have one
network. The wired -vs- wireless is only the type of "media",..it does not
define a "network".

--
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

Airman Thunderbird said:
Have a small wireless network through a Dlink access point, which works
well. Would like to connect one desktop with one laptop occasionally
with direct Cat 5 network cable, (tried crossover and straight, no
luck)to transfer files.

Can I have both networks up at the same time? Can't seem to make this
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work.
 
Airman Thunderbird said:
The access point is wireless. Just want to connect the desktop and
laptop with a wire to transfer large files.
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Every WAP I have ever seen has about 4 wired ports on them to connect wired
machines to.

Also since you call it a WAP, that implies that their is a wired network the
WAP is connected to,...the wired machines should be connected to that.
Traffic should flow accross all of it,...it is all one network.

It is all one network, forget about the fact the part of it is wireless - it
is irrelvant. If the machines won't communincate then you have a "network"
issue, not a wireless-wired issue.
 
Not trying to define anything. Merely wish to connect two computers with
a network cable and two wired network cards while remaining connected
wirelessly with two wireless network cards to my home network.
 
You have yourself confused, go down to the local CompUSA or BestBuy
and talk to the people there about your problem.
It sounds like both computers can connect to the internet now, is that
true?
It also sounds like the 2 computers cannot talk to each other, is that
also true?
If both of the above is true, then you have a network problem not a
connection problem. A connection is how you get to the network, a
network problem is what happens once on the network.
It really makes no difference how you connect to the network as long
as it works.
 
Wish I could explain this better. The wireless network works fine. I
just want to occasionally direct cable a laptop and desktop to move
large files which take too long over the wireless network.
 
Yes, you can do this. You need a crossover cable. You would probably need
to connect using \\IPaddress.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
 
Airman Thunderbird said:
Wish I could explain this better. The wireless network works fine. I
just want to occasionally direct cable a laptop and desktop to move
large files which take too long over the wireless network
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That is going to be really complicated to do.
You have to create two IP Segments (Wireless -vs- Wired is irrelevant) that
are physically separated,...that is two Nic in each machine (I don't care
what type) with each nic on a separate IP Segment. You control which path
it takes by what you use for the "destination". I could probably keep
something like this working because I do this everyday,...but the average or
maybe even above average home user will probably keep having problems with
it.

The best way to handle the large files is with a large external drive that
you move from machine to machine while the files just stay on the ond drive.
 
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