X-Account-Key: account1 X-UIDL: 101258 X-Mozilla-Keys: Return-Path: X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 5.1.3 List-Unsubscribe: List-ID: List-Archive: Precedence: list Message-ID: Reply-To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" Sender: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" X-Original-Message-ID: <466F49DB.1030701@2rosenthals.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:35:23 -0400 From: "Lewis G Rosenthal" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Realtech driver? On 06/12/07 02:28 pm, Ray Davison thus wrote : > Ed Durrant wrote: >> >> As for auto switching between wired and wireless, I do believe this >> has been requested. What happens at present is that if XWLAN (not >> genmac itself) sees that you are connected to the same network at the >> same time via wireless and wired, it pops up a message and asks you >> which you wish to operate on. >> >> Is this sufficient for your needs ? > > I don't recall seeing such a message or the option to select. > This is indeed a message from XWLAN, and will surface *if* the wired connection is active and the wireless becomes active *on the same network*. > I have a laptop with Intel 2200 and Realtek 8139. Under Win I > installed two drivers. It uses wired if it available and if not uses > wireless. All I have to do to get it to switch is plug or unplug the > Ethernet cable. > Yes, Windows 2000 and above handle this switching quite well (as does Linux, I might add). > Under OS/2 the best I have done is install 8139 and save the files, > and then install GenMac and save the files again. I have two cmd > files that copy the files, then I reboot. My hope was that if GenMac > would do both 2200 and 8139 I could switch with out booting. > You do not need to run the same driver (GenMAC) for both NICs. Simply load both drivers at boot time; typically, LAN0 will be your wired NIC an d LAN1 will be your wireless interface. > If you think XWLAN it capable of switching I'll try that. Is there > something that has to be configured? > Read the online help in XWLAN; it is invaluable... Scripts for switching between wired and wireless connections are available in the list archives: http://mail.2rosenthals.com:8100/Lists/os2-wireless_users/Message/797.html HTH -- Lewis ------------------------------------------------------------ Lewis G Rosenthal, CNA, CLP, CLE Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC Accountants / Network Consultants New York / Northern Virginia www.2rosenthals.com eComStation Consultants www.ecomstation.com Novell Users Int'l www.novell.com/openenterpriseserver Need a managed Wi-Fi hotspot? www.hautspot.com ------------------------------------------------------------ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to To subscribe (new addresses), E-mail to: and reply to the confirmation email. Web archives are publicly available at: http://lists.2rosenthals.com This list is hosted by Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC P.O. Box 281, Deer Park, NY 11729-0281. Non- electronic communications related to content contained in these messages should be directed to the above address. (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=