2 NIC cards in one XP cpu

We have a wireless D-Link Network running with 2 computers and using DSL
internet. We are installing a large network print/copy/scan machine that only
uses Ethernet connection.

It is not close enought to the wireless router to be wired to it, so we are
trying to wire it to a workstation running XP pro. The printer will install
and run fine only if the wireless card is dissabled, and vice-versa.

The Ethernet card has DHCP dissabled, and has an assigned ip in the same
range as the router. However, both will not work at the same time.

The computer will say that they are both on and connected but you will only
be able to ping through one. Either ping the router through the wireless, or
ping the printer through the ethernet.

Any suggestions?

You can't have 2 cards on the same subnet. Only one will be used since they
both go the same place.

If you can give the XP machine and the printer static IPs (NOT in the range
of your other networks) and install the printer on the XP machine, you might
be able to share it as a shared resource (as if the printer was directly
connected to the XP machine).

You might be able to find a hardware solution such as a wirless bridge OR
you can set up a real router (use a Windows Server product - at least
Windows 2000).

You might be able to bridge the adapter on the XP machine - I haven't tried
that, but the network_web newsgroup might have a solution.

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"Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> We have a wireless D-Link Network running with 2 computers and using DSL
> internet. We are installing a large network print/copy/scan machine that
> only
> uses Ethernet connection.
>
> It is not close enought to the wireless router to be wired to it, so we
> are
> trying to wire it to a workstation running XP pro. The printer will
> install
> and run fine only if the wireless card is dissabled, and vice-versa.
>
> The Ethernet card has DHCP dissabled, and has an assigned ip in the same
> range as the router. However, both will not work at the same time.
>
> The computer will say that they are both on and connected but you will
> only
> be able to ping through one. Either ping the router through the wireless,
> or
> ping the printer through the ethernet.
>
> Any suggestions?
>