Automatic activation and deactivation of wireless network adapter
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1. A method of controlling a wireless network adapter and a wired network adapter included in a system, the method comprising:
- determining if the wired network adapter has established a wired communication link; and
if the wired communication link has been established, automatically disabling the wireless network adapter.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of automatic activation and deactivation of a wireless network adapter are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless network adapter and a wired network adapter included in a system are controlled by determining if the wired network adapter has established a wired communication link and, if the wired communication link has been established, automatically disabling the wireless network adapter.
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1. A method of controlling a wireless network adapter and a wired network adapter included in a system, the method comprising:
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determining if the wired network adapter has established a wired communication link; and
if the wired communication link has been established, automatically disabling the wireless network adapter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a wired network adapter communicatively coupled to a central processing unit; and
a wireless network adapter communicatively coupled to the central processing unit;
wherein the wireless network adapter is automatically disabled when a wired communication link has been established by the wired network adapter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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a wireless network adapter communicatively coupled to a central processing unit; and
a slot to receive a wired network adapter and communicatively couple the wired network adapter to the central processing unit;
wherein the wireless network adapter is automatically disabled when the wired network adapter is inserted in the slot and a wired communication link has been established by the wired network adapter. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A system, comprising:
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a slot to receive a wireless network adapter and communicatively couple the wireless network adapter to a central processing unit; and
a wired network adapter communicatively coupled to the central processing unit;
wherein the wireless network adapter is automatically disabled when the wireless network adapter is inserted in the slot and a wired communication link has been established by the wired network adapter. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A system, comprising:
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a wireless network adapter slot to receive a wireless network adapter; and
a wired network adapter slot to receive a wired network adapter;
wherein when the wireless network adapter is inserted into the wireless network adapter slot, the wireless network adapter is automatically disabled when the wired network adapter is inserted in the wired network adapter slot and a wired communication link has been established by the wired network adapter.
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25. A computer-program product, tangibly stored on a computer-readable medium, for controlling a wireless network adapter and a wired network adapter included in a system, comprising instructions operable to cause a programmable processor to:
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determine if the wired network adapter has established a wired communication link; and
if the wired communication link has been established, automatically disable the wireless network adapter. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. An apparatus comprising:
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means for determining when a wired network adapter has established a wired communication link; and
means for automatically disabling the wireless network adapter when the wired communication link has been established.
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