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Section 3: Using the PCS Connection Card
94 3E: The Network Adapter Manager (Notebooks Only)
The Network Adapter Manager also has a menu through which you can
switch primary cards. To switch cards:
1.
Right click the Network Adapter Manager icon in the status area to
display the shortcut menu.
2.
Select the card you want to use as the primary card from the menu.
– or –
Select
Show Options
from the menu. The Network Adapter Manager
window will appear. Use the radio buttons to select the card you want
to use as the primary card and click
OK
.
Windows 2000 and XP
Windows 2000 and XP have more advanced device handling capabilities
than Windows 98 SE and Me. If more than one network card is detected,
Windows 2000/XP automatically routes network traffic through the card
that provides the highest transmission speed.
Generally a wireline LAN card (such as an Ethernet card) provides faster
transmission speed than a wireless card (such as the PCS Connection
Card). If, for example, you have a PCS Connection Card and an Ethernet
card installed and active on your laptop, Windows routes network traffic
through the Ethernet card because it offers the higher transmission
speed. If you then want to take the computer to another location, you can