How to Disconnect from a Network?

[Ghostscythe]

When I press "Connect or Disconnect", it pops up an infobox saying "You are currently connected to: xnetwork"

However, there is no option to disconnect from the network. This is extremely frustrating; apparently I'm blind, but I've tried disabling and re-enabling the adapter to no avail.

Windows 7 x32, btw. (desktop, in my profile)

help!

 

[fseal]

I donlt know what the deal with that bit of circular dialoggery is. It does seem pretty stupid. I jst figure I dont; get it either. Each dialog opens the other. What's the point?

 

[Ghostscythe]

I don't know, but I'm a bit annoyed not being able to connect to a network I want. =/

This is the first real problem I've had with Windows 7, and it just confuses the hell outa me.

 

[Ghostscythe]

So I was looking on my laptop (windows 7 x64), and when it pops up that tooltip, it shows other available networks; my desktop, however much I refresh, will not, and both are plugged into the same switch.

 

[Crypto]

Right Click on the Taskbar Network Notification Icon, Select "Open Network......."
On the Lefthand section select "Change Adapter Settings" Right click on the Network you need to Disconnect.
I think thats the only way to Disconnect.

 

[Ghostscythe]

Yea but that just turns off the network adapter, like I said I did earlier. It doesn't get me out of the network

edit - ah, I figured it out. My laptop was seeing all the wireless networks, so it displayed multiple networks. Since my desktop was only connected to one (by LAN), it didn't display others, so wouldn't let me disconnect from it since it was my only option.


Thanks for the help ya'll, even if I didn't explain it the best way!

 

[Crypto]

What do you mean by Getting out of the Network ?
When you Disconnect, your machine has No conenction with the particular Network. But It shows the Network in the list. That doesnt mean its connected.

 

[Ghostscythe]

When you disable the adapter, it keeps your computer from seeing any networks. However, when I re-enable it, Windows 7 automatically reconnects me to the network I was previously on.

If I want to disconnect from a network but keep my adapter on, I see no reason why I should not be allowed to do that <_<

 

[Orbital Shark]

If you click the network notification icon (taskbar) then click the network you are connected to, the display expands & you can select 'Disconnect'

Hope this helps



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[Orbital Shark]

Also, to stop 'Automatic' connection, when you follow the same process above to 'Disconnect' you can de-select 'Connect Automatically'. This will mean that you can connect when you want to not when Windows finds the network.

 

[zigzag3143]

When I press "Connect or Disconnect", it pops up an infobox saying "You are currently connected to: xnetwork"

However, there is no option to disconnect from the network. This is extremely frustrating; apparently I'm blind, but I've tried disabling and re-enabling the adapter to no avail.

Windows 7 x32, btw. (desktop, in my profile)

help!

G

Have you tried clicking the networking icon and disconnecting the xnetwork from there. There is also a connect auto matically box that you can uncheck

Ken

 

[Orbital Shark]

You can also click the notification icon then right click the network in question & select properties then the 'Connection' tab then de-select 'Connect automatically when this network is in range'.

 

[Ghostscythe]

See, I have no link/option to click the network. Well, I can click it, but it's just black text that does nothing when I click on it. Thoughts?

 

[szeg]

disable secondary gateway

See if you have more than one Default Gateways (fastest is by command "ipconfig /all") and delete the ones you don't need to get rid of unneeded networks.
Howto:
Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center\Change adapter settings\[Adapter]\Properties\Internet Protocol Version 4\Properties\Advanced...\Default gateways\[check one you don't need]>Remove