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How to change the internet connection type to LAN ?
Hello all,
When installing the OS I got a question about how its connected to the internet. I told it that it goes thru a (cable) modem, and now it regulary asks me (when I initiate a search) if it can go online. Which is not really usefull, as my cable modem causes me to be online all the time. So, I would like to change the connection-type to LAN (indicating its always connected), but have been unable to figure out where to change it. Google isn't of any help here, and goint to settings - network connections doesn't seem to lead me to where I need to be either. The question is, where can I change (by GUI or by registry) the connection-type of my internet connection? Regards, Rudy Wieser |
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How to change the internet connection type to LAN ?
R.Wieser wrote:
Hello all, When installing the OS I got a question about how its connected to the internet. I told it that it goes thru a (cable) modem, and now it regulary asks me (when I initiate a search) if it can go online. Which is not really usefull, as my cable modem causes me to be online all the time. So, I would like to change the connection-type to LAN (indicating its always connected), but have been unable to figure out where to change it. Google isn't of any help here, and goint to settings - network connections doesn't seem to lead me to where I need to be either. The question is, where can I change (by GUI or by registry) the connection-type of my internet connection? Regards, Rudy Wieser Control Panels : Network Connections : Create a new connection (left sidebar) Your Local Area Connection can have a number after it. Mine is the second one I've formed with my Marvell Yukon NIC. Local Area Connection 2 If you make a new one, it might increment the number on the end. Or, perhaps that happens when you do a driver update. You can see in the photo here, mine managed to get LAN status (somehow). https://s26.postimg.org/4t37s56ux/ne...ion_wizard.gif As far as I know, you can have more than one conectoid per hardware interface. The items in the right pane, have right-click options such as "disable" and "delete" to aid in setup. If you connect directly to a broadband device which is bridged (no router), the broadband device typically speaks PPPOE or PPPOA. PPP is the very same "point to point protocol" used for dialup. It sends a username and password to the ISP, then decodes and strips PPP overhead from Ethernet packets. That protocol is normally terminated by the broadband device itself, if you leave the router in the box enabled (that is how it comes from your ISP). That would be "routed mode". The four Ethernet ports on the back of the box, then speak regular Ethernet packets, and that corresponds to "vanilla LAN" mode. No username and password is needed on the Windows side, for that to work. Windows feels it is "always connected". Whereas if the computer terminates PPPOE (because the broadband box is bridged), Windows needs a username and password for PPP ISP authentication, something that would normally have been stored inside the broadband modem/router. On my Windows 7 box at one time, I think I had two connectoids. One for plugging the computer straight into an ADSL modem (uses password). A second for plugging into the router instead (no username/password). And the OS seemed to be able to switch between those, with no help from me. Normally, I don't need to visit that panel, once the OS install is finished, as I don't really like changing the LAN setup. It can take quite a while to get it tweaked properly, which is why I tend to leave it alone. Now that my VOIP box is connected to that mess, that goes double. I don't want to break my only phone connection. Paul |
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