How to disable Wireless Network Connection w/o losing Netw..

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A very confusing description
--PA

"Hatmon" wrote:
> Trying to stop "Wireless Network Connection" (WNC) because it's not needed.
> (Why should it consume resources AND show its distracting little icon in my
> system tray when it contributes nothing usable?)
>
> The problem is that when WNC is disabled, a straightforward procedure,
> "Network Bridge" (NB) also gets disabled. Manually re-enabling NB then,
> sometimes does not immediately re-enable WNC. During this time, when NB is
> running but WNC is not, everything works fine. But then *magically* WNC
> starts up. Everything still runs great but there is this extra program
> running that I don't need or want.
>
> This is a fixed (not mobile) environment running one of the "Super-G" (108
> Mbps) access points - in this case, a D-Link router - and companion network
> interface card. Using the manufacturer's driver to obtain double the
> throughput of regular 802.11g, WNC is not needed. (The connection is managed
> by the D-Link driver instead.) Because two of the computers are linked by
> Ethernet cable, "Network Bridge" must run. All protections (firewall, etc.)
> are applied directly to NB so WNC is indeed unnecessary.
>
> Anyone have a clue as to how to disable WNC and keep it from restarting but
> without affecting NB?
>
> - Hatmon