You could push a script through GPO to disable the wireless adapter when users log to the domain, and then teach the users how to enable again the wireless adapter when there is not a cable attached.
----- Original Message ----- From: mck1012 To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 1:26 PM Subject: Re: Disable Wirless if Ethernet has a connection Hardware profiles will not work either because you need to reboot in order to switch. We are looking for something that will enable to wireless adapter when the ethernet does not have a connection without the user having to reboot. ----- Original Message ---- From: Miller Bonnie L. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 10:08:56 AM Subject: RE: Disable Wirless if Ethernet has a connection Hardware profiles might do what you want with minor user intervention. In XP, it's in control panel, system, Hardware tab, click on the Hardware profiles button. Just an FYI, from what I can google right now (this is the first I've looked into it), this appears to be going away with Vista. What I'm reading says it's no longer supported (for hardware), but it appears to be available in the services area. What we usually do for systems where this is important is to create a "Wired" and "Wireless" profile. In the "Wired" profile, you disable the Wireless NIC via device manager and in the "Wireless" profile, you disable the Wired NIC. Set the more commonly used configuration as the default and the user has to reboot the box to bring the other one online. -Bonnie -----Original Message----- From: Terry Dickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 9:20 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Disable Wirless if Ethernet has a connection That works wonderfully, however the Wireless is still open and if you do not have it properly secured someone can attach to it wirelessly and try to Hack in that way. I would like to see if there is a way to do this also for our wireless users. -----Original Message----- From: Matt Plahtinsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 7:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Disable Wirless if Ethernet has a connection I have never been able to find a GPO or app that will do this. However you can set the weight on your network adapters. Set a lower value on the Wired NIC and a higher value on the Wireless NIC that way the pc will always choose the Wired NIC if both have a connection. Network Connections --> LAN Connection --> TCPIP --> Advanced --> Uncheck Automatic Metric and put in an Interface Metric. Lower gets more weight. Matt On Jan 17, 2008 8:04 AM, mck1012 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is there a way through a GPO or any 3rd party apps that will do this without > the user doing anything. > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
