Is there a window service that stops wireless and wired connection from working simultaneously. I am connected to internet via wireless and would like to access server via wired connection. Thanks in advance, Vincent1 person needs an answerI do too

There is nothing that stops wireless and wired from working simultaneously. When it comes to where the packets go, there is a "routing table" that determines this. This table may be viewed by bringing up a command prompt window (Start->Run->"cmd") and entering the command: route print Generally, the first route that matches, reading from bottom up, is used. The main non-obvious column is the "Metric" column. This is the "cost" of the connection. Given the choice of two equivalent routes, Windows will pick the route with the lowest cost (metric) number. If both of your interfaces (wired and non-wired) are on the same subnet (e.g. 192.168.1.x), then the wired connection will generally have the lower metric and be the preferred route. If both interfaces are on different subnets, then packets destined for one subnet or the other shouldn't have problems. If the destination is in any other subnet, then the "default gateway" subnet is used. If you want to force a particular destination subnet through a specific interface, then you may have to add a route using the "route add", "route change" or "route delete" commands. For a more explicit answer, we would need to know the IP addresses of both interface cards, the default gateway's IP addr, and the IP address of the server you are trying to unsuccessfully reach via the other interface. More information can be found here: Route command: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/route.mspx?mfr=true HTH, JW