Hello All.
I have an issue with multiple network connections under Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2. See below for the details;
Setup
1. I have a regular LAN connection to the company network
2. I have added a ‘dial up’ network connection and am using a Nokia handset as a data modem over USB
Scenario
After plugging in the USB cable to the modem I right click on the dial up connection via ‘Network Connections’ and click Connect. The modem happily connects.
The problem is that Windows then ‘Defaults’ and uses the dial up connection (the data modem) as the default connection.
Both network connections are listed as ‘Connected’ in there status when this occurs but it would seem that when ever I connect to the data modem that windows diverts all TCP/IP traffic to the secondary connection. The regular connection with the LAN adapter seems to be halted, but is still listed as connected.
This same ‘switching’ behavior also occurs when I attempt to run simultaneous FTP sessions with FileZilla. I start one FTP download via one connection and attempt to start another running another instance of Filezilla. The second FTP download starts but the first one is halted. Again, under the network connection both com ports are defined as ‘Connected’. I can seem to have one but not the other.
Question
Is there a way to simultaneously use multiple network connections in windows? Why does windows seem to switch to the last connection established? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Matt