I have had this problem in the past. I found a software company
called Obit Blue that developed an application to handle this issue.
It has the ability to toggle between your wirless connection and wired
connection based on the connectivity of your Lan card. So if you have
a Lan connection it will disable your wireless connection eliminating
any conflicts and when your Lan connection is lost it will enable your
wireless. The product is called IP on the Fly and can be found at
www.OrbitBlue.com



Pam <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<93950B7A-4333-4638-A58A-85478A96DA54@microsoft.com>...
> The only machine that shows a bridged connection is my Desktop PC,
the Tablet PC does not show a bridged connection; if that means
anything. I tried disabling the Bridge on my Desktop and shuting down
both the Desktop and Tablet, restarting, but then I could not access
the files on the network and then lost internet access for my Desktop.
I was able to restore the internet access on my desktop by re-enabling
the Bridge on the desktop and restarting. I'm puzzled...any other
ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pam
>
> ----- Chris H. wrote: -----
>
> On a Tablet PC, you just need to turn off the wireless before using the
> Ethernet NIC. The 1394 is a third networking device, and unless required to
> use it, just disable it in Device Manager.
>
> The reason you're not connecting anywhere, even though traffic is being
> seen, is you are bridged (Bridge-MAC Bridge Miniport). Simply right-click
> that device in Network Connections and select Disable. Restart the machine
> (although it may kick the network in automatically) and you should be good
> to go.
>
> When you go into a wireless environment, go into Network Connections,
> right-click the connection you've been using with the Ethernet NIC and
> select Disable. Then turn on your wireless with the button, and you'll be
> okay.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet PC Universe - www.tabletpcuniverse.net
> Tablet PC Chat - http://thetabletpc.net/support.htm
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
> "Pam" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2676CDE4-B6EB-4F22-A876-0021B13FEBE2@microsoft.com...
> > My wireless is disabled, I have tried both enabling and disabling the 1394
> (neither seems to have an impact) and my LAN is enabled. When I look at the
> LAN status it says I am connected at 100Mbps and that it has sent and
> received packets. It is not showing any bridged connections on the Tablet in
> Network Connections, when I look at my Desktop Network Connections I see a
> Bridge-MAC Bridge Miniport.
> >> I'm not sure I know what I am supposed to disable and when I should
> disable then re-enable it. Should I disable the wireless before I connect to
> the ethernet. Do I then disable the ethernet before I connect to the
> wireless. I haven't as yet tried a wireless connection. My brother-in-law
> said he has had to renew my IP address to get the ethernet connection
> working again. I've read bits and pieces about static IP addresses, is that
> what I need for my ethernet connection?
> >> Thanks for your help :)
> > Pam
> >> ----- Chris H. wrote: -----
> >> Disable it, Pam, in Network Connections. You can also disable the
> Ethernet
> > connection without harm, then enable it when you're in the wireless
> > environment. Having two networking devices active will sometimes put
> them
> > in a bridged mode, and that's not good. 8-)
> > --
> > Chris H.
> > Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> > Tablet PC Universe - www.tabletpcuniverse.net
> > Tablet PC Chat - http://thetabletpc.net/support.htm
> > Associate Expert
> > Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >> "Pam" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:B1D25A9B-90C9-48EE-947E-070082E0CE95@microsoft.com...
> >> I have recently become the proud owner of the Motion M1300. My
> > brother-in-law is tired of redoing my internet connection after I
> disconnect
> > my tablet from the ethernet connection to use my tablet untethered. I
> have
> > no immediate plans to use the 802.11g wireless connection at home, I
> only
> > plan on using it when away from home. We have three computers
> networked, I
> > can still see the network but when I try to connect to the internet
> it says
> > it cannot find the server. What settings do we need to do to avoid
> losing
> > the ethernet internet connection?
> >>>