keith1178 Posted March 18, 2009 CID Share Posted March 18, 2009 I have an HP PC that has built in wireless as well as ethernet. Will enabling the wireless hurt my connection or is it ok to use both at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky Posted March 18, 2009 CID Share Posted March 18, 2009 I can use both at the same time, I tend not to worry about it because wired will be faster and more reliable then wireless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted March 18, 2009 CID Share Posted March 18, 2009 I have an HP PC that has built in wireless as well as ethernet. Will enabling the wireless hurt my connection or is it ok to use both at the same time? I have all adapters enabled, there will be no IP conflicts due to the use of DHCP. On another note for sparky, on my mac, I can reach greater throughput by using wireless, I can't say why or how though. As a rule , I believe your right in saying that wireless will be slower then wired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug7272 Posted March 18, 2009 CID Share Posted March 18, 2009 Its fine to use both at the same time although I cant imagine why you would want to actively use both at once. If your asking if it is ok to unplug your Ethernet cable and go wireless without disabling the wired yea thats fine. Like someone said unless your right in front of the router you will get a performance decrease when going to wireless, especially with security like encryption enabled. It is easy to disable and enable a network connection. Just go to network connections, right click on your wired or wireless connection and then go to disable or enable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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