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Subject:Re: WiFry NVC but camping related
From:David Kao
Date:Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:42:49 -0700

You do not need to disable the internal one. You can have multiple
network connections. Network traffic automatically falls on the one
that makes successful connection to a WIFI network. The other one
(the built-in one) will be regarded as network cable unplugged, if
it is unable to make a WIFI connection.

David

--- Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET> wrote:

> Seems to me: Go to START>SETTINGS>NETWORK connections. There you can
> enable/disable any Wireless Network Connections you have installed.
>
> MAC users, YMMV.
>
> -
> Ken Lewis
> http://neksiwel.20m.com/
>
> On Sat, August 23, 2008 11:18 am, Loren Busch wrote:
> >  RE: WiFi Antennas
> > The problem with any of those shown are that they date back to before 99%
> > of
> > the laptops had built in WiFi, to when you plugged in an external card to
> > the laptop to get WiFi and therfore had simple access to the antenna
> > connector.  Now that is all buried inside the laptop, no access to the
> > antenna without physically hacking into the insides of the laptop. And the
> > software is set to look at the internal antenna and assiciated haredware.
> > I'm sure that there is  software out there that would alow you to add a
> > USB
> > connected external antenna but casual searching doesn't bring it up
> > Anyone
> > have a bunch of info on this subject?  (Because I use my laptop when
> > traveling in my Westy, VC)
> >
>
>
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