Sprint Nextel 550 manual Windows 98 SE and Me, Switching Primary Cards

Depending on which card is primary, the Network Adapter Manager displays one of these icons:

AirCard 300 is the primary network card

AirCard 400 is the primary network card

PCS Connection Card is the primary network card

LAN card is the primary network card

No network card is inserted (This icon is always displayed in Windows 2000, except during PCS Vision connections.)

Windows 98 SE and Me

In Windows 98 SE and Me, the Network Adapter Manager can be used to switch between the PCS Connection Card and other network interface cards.

Switching Primary Cards

If you initiate a PCS Vision connection with the PCS Connection Card while a LAN card is primary, the Network Adapter Manager automatically makes the PCS Connection Card the primary card. That is, making a PCS Vision connection while a LAN card is in use has the effect of rerouting data traffic from the LAN card to the PCS Connection Card.

Note: Switching between cards while using a network application is NOT recommended. For example, if you use the Network Adapter Manager to switch from using your LAN card to the PCS Connection Card while an email application is running, the email application may behave unpredictably. The recommendation is to close network applications, switch cards, and launch the applications again.

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