2 Quick Questions! :O

1) When I have my ethernet cable plugged in, AND I'm connected with my wireless adapter to that same internet source as the ethernet cord: which source does my download/uploading come from?

2) If I have my ethernet cable plugged in to my network, but my wireless adapter is connected to ANOTHER network (with internet). Will I be able to get more bandwidth (to/from the internet?)

Thanks for answering any questions! :asus: :centrino:

 

Joe,

1. Are you asking if your notebook is connected via ethernet and wireless to the same router, does the data stream come from the ethernet or wireless?

If so, I think it depends on which adapter is connected first. Best thing to do is to goto the properties of your network cards and enable the "Show Icon in Notification Area When Connected" box for both your ethernet and wireless cards. when you start downloading, it'll flash. Which ever one flashes when downloading, that's the one you're getting the data stream from.

2. This is a good question, I'm not sure if you can download from 2 different network connections. If the connections are setup like in question 1, the system should auto select which card to pull from. Don't know if you can pull internet from both, but network access should be fine, just don't know about internet. I would guess that it would be no.

-Vb-

 

1...You can check the load on each connection using Task Manager (ctl alt del)
2...Your Internet connection is a lot slower than either connection, typically.