Wireless adapter keeps re-enabling

I got a new Dell Vostro computer running Vista Home Premium. The computer
came with a wireless network adapter but I am hardwired with an ethernet
connection. I keep getting the message that my computer has 2 IP addresses
and I should disable one card. When I disable the wireless adapter, the
message goes away for a day or so and then comes back because something has
re-enabled the wireless adapter. Is there a way to keep the wireless adapter
disabled?

If your wireless is on the motherboard, you should be able to disable in the
bios.
If its a card, simply remove it

"mlefebvre" <mlefebvre@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2B2C113C-EF25-41B5-A2F4-97E350395244@microsoft.com...
>I got a new Dell Vostro computer running Vista Home Premium. The computer
> came with a wireless network adapter but I am hardwired with an ethernet
> connection. I keep getting the message that my computer has 2 IP
> addresses
> and I should disable one card. When I disable the wireless adapter, the
> message goes away for a day or so and then comes back because something
> has
> re-enabled the wireless adapter. Is there a way to keep the wireless
> adapter
> disabled?

Sure that would work, but every now and then, I need to use it, and I was
hoping to not have to remove it. Why can't it be disabled and stay disabled
until I re-enable it? Is this some Vista quirk?

"DL" wrote:

> If your wireless is on the motherboard, you should be able to disable in the
> bios.
> If its a card, simply remove it
>
> "mlefebvre" <mlefebvre@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2B2C113C-EF25-41B5-A2F4-97E350395244@microsoft.com...
> >I got a new Dell Vostro computer running Vista Home Premium. The computer
> > came with a wireless network adapter but I am hardwired with an ethernet
> > connection. I keep getting the message that my computer has 2 IP
> > addresses
> > and I should disable one card. When I disable the wireless adapter, the
> > message goes away for a day or so and then comes back because something
> > has
> > re-enabled the wireless adapter. Is there a way to keep the wireless
> > adapter
> > disabled?
>
>
>

I cannot answer as to why it occasionally gets enabled;
I have a winxp pc with two ethernet connections, one is disabled & has never
been enabled unless I enable it.
I also have a Vostro with ethernet & wireless card, only the wireless is
enabled, the ethernet has never enable itself

"mlefebvre" <mlefebvre@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6B6D0AEA-A3F3-4C17-87FC-F8B349774436@microsoft.com...
> Sure that would work, but every now and then, I need to use it, and I was
> hoping to not have to remove it. Why can't it be disabled and stay
> disabled
> until I re-enable it? Is this some Vista quirk?
>
> "DL" wrote:
>
>> If your wireless is on the motherboard, you should be able to disable in
>> the
>> bios.
>> If its a card, simply remove it
>>
>> "mlefebvre" <mlefebvre@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2B2C113C-EF25-41B5-A2F4-97E350395244@microsoft.com...
>> >I got a new Dell Vostro computer running Vista Home Premium. The
>> >computer
>> > came with a wireless network adapter but I am hardwired with an
>> > ethernet
>> > connection. I keep getting the message that my computer has 2 IP
>> > addresses
>> > and I should disable one card. When I disable the wireless adapter,
>> > the
>> > message goes away for a day or so and then comes back because something
>> > has
>> > re-enabled the wireless adapter. Is there a way to keep the wireless
>> > adapter
>> > disabled?
>>
>>
>>