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I just got a new USB internet hookup and it seems to be interfering with my wireless router.

A little background:

First, I'm have some computer knowledge but mostly in UNIX not XP. Don't be afraid to talk down to me.

I have an XP system. It's hooked to a Linksys wireless router. This is a direct hookup through cat-5. The wireless router is used to talk to the other computers on the netwrok and to the printers. I use DHCP on this router.

I recently got an AT&T USB Aircard to get highspeed internet to this computer.

I can use either the Linksys or the Aircard but not both. When I try the Linksys works fine, but I have no internet access. I think, that when I plug in the Linksys, all my internet traffic goes that way and nothing goes out on the aircard.

I was hoping that I can set up routes on the system for the internet and for the network traffic. To tell it to send all my netwrok traffic (right now 192.x.x.x) to the ethernet port, and everything else to the USB. The Linksys is my own private, internal network. So I'm willing to change IP's wherever necessary. I just need help in figuring out how to do it.

Thanks

jim

Here's what I've found with my research:

Route with Linksys wireless router

C:\Documents and Settings\one>route print

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Interface List

0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface

0x10003 ...xx xx xx xx xx xx...... DAVICOM 9102-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter

===========================================================================

===========================================================================

Active Routes:

Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric

0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.101 20

127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1

192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.101 192.168.1.101 20

192.168.1.101 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 20

192.168.1.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.1.101 192.168.1.101 20

224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 192.168.1.101 192.168.1.101 20

255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.1.101 192.168.1.101 1

Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1

===========================================================================

Persistent Routes:

None

route with internet attached:

C:\Documents and Settings\one>route print

===========================================================================

Interface List

0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface

0x10003 ...xx xx xx xx xx xx ...... DAVICOM 9102-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter

0x20004 ...xx xx xx xx xx xx ...... Sierra Wireless HSDPA Network Adapter

===========================================================================

===========================================================================

Active Routes:

Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric

0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 166.217.245.226 166.217.245.226 40

127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1

166.217.245.226 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 40

166.217.255.255 255.255.255.255 166.217.245.226 166.217.245.226 40

224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 166.217.245.226 166.217.245.226 40

255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 166.217.245.226 10003 1

255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 166.217.245.226 166.217.245.226 1

Default Gateway: 166.217.245.226

===========================================================================

Persistent Routes:

None

Finally,

Route tables with both:

C:\Documents and Settings\one>route print

===========================================================================

Interface List

0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface

0x10003 ...xx xx xx xx xx xx ...... DAVICOM 9102-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter

0x30004 ...xx xx xx xx xx xx ...... Sierra Wireless HSDPA Network Adapter

===========================================================================

===========================================================================

Active Routes:

Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric

0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 166.217.206.144 166.217.206.144 40

0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.101 20

127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1

166.217.206.144 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 40

166.217.255.255 255.255.255.255 166.217.206.144 166.217.206.144 40

192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.101 192.168.1.101 20

192.168.1.101 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 20

192.168.1.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.1.101 192.168.1.101 20

224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 166.217.206.144 166.217.206.144 40

224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 192.168.1.101 192.168.1.101 20

255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 166.217.206.144 166.217.206.144 1

255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.1.101 192.168.1.101 1

Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1

===========================================================================

Persistent Routes:

None

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Can you post log's from

start>run>cmd >ipconfig /all when both cards are connectected

I think the problem is here

0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 166.217.206.144 166.217.206.144 40
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.101 20

This lines shows that all trafic to the internet i routed first from 192.168.1.101 because default GW metric is 20

So try to modify the default metric address manualy

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mtrx is correct. Windows will use the default gateway with the lowest metric. You must specify the air card to use a lower metric. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299540

This should solve the problem, if not you can setup manual routing via the registry: http://www.petri.co.il/configuring_routing..._pro_xp_pro.htm.

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