On Fri, 2020-01-03 at 21:34 -0800, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> On 1/3/20 9:14 PM, Robert G (Doc) Savage via users wrote:
> > It has been my understanding that only one network mode could be
> > active
> > qt one time. On my old W700 laptop I could use the RJ45 connection
> > at
> > my desk, then disconnect the live laptop and take it to the dining
> > room
> > or wherever. Once disconnected from the RJ45, a WiFi connection was
> > automatically spawned. Whe I returned to my desk and reconnected
> > the
> > RJ45 cable, the WiFi shut down and the copper Ethernet was
> > reactivated.
>
> The wifi shouldn't be disconnected when the ethernet is, but the
> ethernet will have a higher priority. Unless the wifi is on a
> different
> subnet and that's where you're sending a packet to, it will go out
> on
> the ethernet connection. I often have my dhcp set up to give my
> wifi
> and ethernet the same ip address. That way I can switch between the
> two
> without losing connections.
I'll take your word for it Sam. I'm still unable to communicate thru
the RJ45 port with my currently installed package(s) / configuration.
Unless someone can suggest a true fix, I'm still facing a package
remove/replace situation. Which ones??? Otherwise my only solution
would be a scorched disk total removal and replacement of the entire
system.
--Doc Savage
Fairview Heights, IL
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