Re: Elementary newbie question

[Rob Morley <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:42:20 +0100
Ted <ted99@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks for all that - very helpful.
> One last(?) question: Will replacing the wired connection 
> with a wireless change the settings that applied to the 
> wired connection, that is, if I decided to abandon the 
> wireless and revert to the wired connection, would it just 
> be a matter of plugging in the wired modem again or would 
> setting up the the wireless connection have changed the 
> wired connection settings in the process? I am just trying 
> to understand what's required for a fallback plan.
> 
Do you mean will it have changed the settings on the laptop?  The
Ethernet and WiFi interface each have their own settings, so if you
switch off the wireless hardware (most laptops have a switch on the
side for this) and plug in a cable it will use that connection.  If
both are active at the same time I don't think there's an easy way of
telling which connection will be used, but one or the other will be.