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Can't Windows support Wi-Fi and LAN simultaneously?
This is tangentially a Windows 10 issue; I experienced the same thing under Vista previously. Obviously I just need to understand how Windows, in general, handles this.
My Dell desktop, running Win10, connects to the outside world through the house Wi-Fi router. This works fine. However, I do have occasional need to connect directly to hardwired (LAN port only) equipment I'm working with, and it's not convenient to run a 100' cable from my desk to the router in the attic. So I plug a LAN cable from my computer into a second router, an inexpensive 4-port wired-only type just sitting on my desk, and thus make direct connection with the hardware I need to address. This works fine too.
My Network & Internet Settings page shows both the Wi-Fi and LAN connections, but they can't be used at the same time. Maybe a conflict between DHCP activity with two routers or something? I have to disconnect or disable the LAN port to get back on the Internet via Wi-Fi, and vice-versa. Is this just the nature of the beast, or is there some way to have both ports active at the same time without a hardware reconfiguration?