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Windows 7 computer defaults to wireless connection, want wired.
Hello...
I really need help with this and I apologize as I am a complete noob with networking. I searched the forum for others with this problem, but couldn't find anything quite like the issue I am having.
I have a linksys router (firmware is up to date) and three computers (two windows 7 64 bit, and an Apple mac) connected to the internet through this router.
I have the two Win 7 computers wired in physically to the router. The Mac is connected wirelessly.
When I got the first Win 7 computer, the wired connection was fine, then one day it went to the wireless connection for whatever reason. The connection was flaky at first which is why I noticed.
I fooled with it a bit and I don't remember how I did it, but managed to disable the wireless connection on the Win 7 machine and this forced the wired connection (I think). I was happy with that.
Then when we got rid of an old xp puter, and got another Win 7 I had the same problem, but couldn't connect it wired, only wirelessly, meaning I had it connected with the cable, but the computer insisted on the wireless connection and didn't "see" the physical connection. (Mind you, I didn't pursue the issue after that).
Today, I shut my computer down completely and turn it back on to discover it no longer has a connection. I fooled with the cables, etc shutting things down and back on, with zero results. I had to re enable the wireless adapter to get a connection to the internet again, and now here I am. I am certain that it is not my internet cables themselves... they are new and look fine. Maybe it is that, but two cables not working at the same time?
So here I have two Win 7 computers that will not connect to the internet through my preferred connection, a wired one. Both are connected physically to the router but that connection is not seen by the computer.
Can anyone please help me find why? What to do?
Thank you