XP Pro and Multiple NIC Interfaces - GoFuckYourself.com

Shoplifter · 02-28-2003, 04:22 PM

OK, I am moving to a place where I will have both Cable and ADSL
and two nics on my XP Pro box.

I only will want to use one connection at a time, so I will want to disable the NIC to the connection I am not using.

In Unix I would just ifconfig the interface that I am not using down. I am not so savvy with Windows...Can this be done and what is the best way to do it?

echo465 · 02-28-2003, 05:34 PM

Yeah,

Go into your network properties, right click on the NIC, and enable and disable as you like.

Or install a router to use both interfaces at the same time.

gezzed · 02-28-2003, 05:35 PM

Control Panel-->Network Connections-->Right click on the NIC you want to disable and simply hit disable.

Trust me, if you can use unix...windows xp won't be too much of a bother.

mrthumbs · 02-28-2003, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gezzed

Trust me, if you can use unix...windows xp won't be too much of a bother.

uhm..

02-28-2003, 04:22 PM	#1
Shoplifter Richest man in Babylon Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Posts: 10,002 Posts: 5,730	XP Pro and Multiple NIC Interfaces OK, I am moving to a place where I will have both Cable and ADSL and two nics on my XP Pro box. I only will want to use one connection at a time, so I will want to disable the NIC to the connection I am not using. In Unix I would just ifconfig the interface that I am not using down. I am not so savvy with Windows...Can this be done and what is the best way to do it?

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02-28-2003, 05:35 PM	#3
gezzed Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 317	Control Panel-->Network Connections-->Right click on the NIC you want to disable and simply hit disable. Trust me, if you can use unix...windows xp won't be too much of a bother.