Mailing List os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com Archived Message #5995

From:	"Lewis G Rosenthal" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>	Full Headers Undecoded message
Sender:	"OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
Subject:	Re: [OS2Wireless] Realtech driver?
Date:	Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:35:23 -0400
To:	"OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>

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 <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <os2-wireless_users-off@2rosenthals.com> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <os2-wireless_users-digest@2rosenthals.com> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <os2-wireless_users-index@2rosenthals.com> Send administrative queries to <os2-wireless_users-request@2rosenthals.com> To subscribe (new addresses), E-mail to: <os2-wireless_users-on@2rosenthals.com> 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) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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