Is it a problem to have AirPort on and ethernet plugged in?

0	Is it a problem to have airport on and ethernet plugged in? apple airport ethernet internet asked Jun 03 '10 at 00:16 ajrogers 741●42●51●60 edited Jun 03 '10 at 00:17

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Nope. :) If it bothers you, I suppose you could disable Airport when you know you're going to be on Ethernet, but otherwise leave it on -- the power drain is likely minimal and in the event you have to give up your Ethernet cord to someone you'll instantly switch to wifi if you've left Airport enabled.

I don't have a desktop computer right now, so I'm typing this on my March 2009 MacBook Pro with Airport enabled but with Ethernet 10/100 plugged in and active. No issues here.

answered Jun 03 '10 at 00:20

ageekmom ♦
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0	It's not a problem. I always turn mine off just to be safe though, the AirPort that is. Sometimes I have conflicts when I don't, but your mileage may vary. answered Jun 03 '10 at 00:21 simplydrew 1.1k●2●7●22

0	Nope :) In fact I use both ethernet and Airport at the same time on one of my Macs. I get internet through the airport, and then I share it through ethernet for my older machines. answered Jun 03 '10 at 00:22 Granit 6.3k●11●43●93

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