How to manually login to Wireless LAN?

Archived from groups: alt.internet.wireless (More info?)

hammaer wrote:

>Hi:
>
>I am running Windows XP SP1. I installed Belkin Wireless Desktop PCI
>Adapter. The problem is that, everytime I login to Windows XP, my
>computer connects to wireless network. But, I would like to manually
>turn on the wireless connection after I login, since sometimes I
>do not need to connect to internet. I called the Belkin customer
>support, but he told me it is not possible. I have difficuilty
>believing that. I turned on the Wireless Zero Configuration
>service on and off, but it did not help. Belkin utility has a radio
>option that I can disable but then I need to do this everytime
>before I shutdown the PC. I will really appreciate any pointers.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
Start|Connect to|Show all connections

Right click on your wireless connection.
From the pop up menu, choose Disable

-- Same process to Enable

Archived from groups: alt.internet.wireless,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web (More info?)

Go to Start, Control Panel, Network Connections. Right click the Wireless
Connection and disable. When you want to use wireless just enable the same
way.


"ajn3323" <x@y.com> wrote in message
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> since i sometimes am wireless and wired, i often Right click on my
> connection icon on the notification area of the task bar and choose "open
> network connections". then i disable and enable the connections as i need
> to.
>
> just a thought
>
> Start>Connect to
> "hammaer" <hammaer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4e68222c.0412011355.26295c82@posting.google.com...
>> Hi:
>>
>> I am running Windows XP SP1. I installed Belkin Wireless Desktop PCI
>> Adapter. The problem is that, everytime I login to Windows XP, my
>> computer connects to wireless network. But, I would like to manually
>> turn on the wireless connection after I login, since sometimes I
>> do not need to connect to internet. I called the Belkin customer
>> support, but he told me it is not possible. I have difficuilty
>> believing that. I turned on the Wireless Zero Configuration
>> service on and off, but it did not help. Belkin utility has a radio
>> option that I can disable but then I need to do this everytime
>> before I shutdown the PC. I will really appreciate any pointers.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
>