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March 22nd, 2006 20:00
How to DISABLE Automatic Connection to Wireless LAN
Hi,
I'm trying to find out how I can DISABLE automatic connection to my wireless LAN. I'm using the Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG adaptor on a Dell 6000. I've set up the connection to the Wireless LAN OK and saved a profile which loads and connects at login time; great.
However, I believe that using the wireless adaptor drains the battery, and I anyway DON'T want to automatically connect to the network (for security reasons). What I have been doing is using the FN+F2 keys to disable the radios every time I login... but how can I set it up so that this is the DEFAULT state at login ?
Thanks
I'm trying to find out how I can DISABLE automatic connection to my wireless LAN. I'm using the Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG adaptor on a Dell 6000. I've set up the connection to the Wireless LAN OK and saved a profile which loads and connects at login time; great.
However, I believe that using the wireless adaptor drains the battery, and I anyway DON'T want to automatically connect to the network (for security reasons). What I have been doing is using the FN+F2 keys to disable the radios every time I login... but how can I set it up so that this is the DEFAULT state at login ?
Thanks
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VBdotNet
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March 22nd, 2006 23:00
Right-click on "My Network Places"
Select: Properties
Right-click on the wireless LAN icon
Select: Create Shortcut
Reply with 'yes' to put the shortcut on the Desktop
Close the "Network Connections" window
Right-click on the wireless desktop shortcut.
Select: Disable
If you have Bluetooth, FN+F2 will also disable the BT. Using a desktop shortcut will allow you to enable and disable the wireless nic as needed.
eff_cee
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March 23rd, 2006 05:00
Esquire, my setup simply restores whatever the state was at shutdown/logoff. So, yes if the wireless was disabled at shutdown then it would reboot in this state. I guess I'm talking about the situation where wireless is enable, then I shut down.... I don't necessarily want to have the wireless connect automatically next time I (or anyone else) logs in.
Thanks.
esquire
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March 23rd, 2006 05:00
eff_cee
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March 23rd, 2006 06:00
(a) Disable the adaptor as per your instructions OR
(b) Disable the wireless signals (the FN+F2 approach)
Whilst your approach works, it isn't as easy as switching between the 2 states using the function keys. I guess I could try to assign short-cut keys to a .bat file or something to make it easier, but it may be getting too complicated for me. Is there a way to set the default state of the wireless signals to disabled as opposed to the whole adaptor? I could start hacking around with the registry, but I'm likely to screw everything up
Sorry if I'm being pedantic.... just trying to learn.
Thanks if anyone can help.
esquire
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March 23rd, 2006 06:00
VBdotNet
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March 24th, 2006 03:00
There is no menu (short of writing your own software to trap the FN-F2 keystroke) to select which wireless device that you want to enable or disable. I don't even use Fn-F2. When I want to turn off Bluetooth (because I don't want to see the blue LED while watching DVDs) I right-click on the BT icon on the system tray and disable it there.
I have desktop shortcuts for Wi-Fi, Firewire, and LAN. When I need one turned on, I right-click on it and select: Enable. It will stay that way even after the next boot up, until I change it. When not needed I right-click on it and select: Disable.
Wax on. Wax off. :smileyhappy: