September 28th, 2009
BridgeChecker v1.2 Available for Download
BridgeChecker v1.2 Available for Download
BridgeChecker Note: Link has been updated to v1.3 download.
BridgeChecker User Guide
This version has several new features that make the program much more flexible. Please see the BridgeChecker User Guide for instructions on how to take advantage of the new features.
New Features in BridgeChecker v1.2
- Custom NIC selection for automatic enable/disable feature (BridgeChecker Mode)
- Manual interface enable/disable adapter mode (OneNIC Mode)
- Interface detection based on Windows hardware device name
- Hide notification area icon (sometimes referred to as system tray icon)
- Software will run as a service to bypass Windows Vista UAC issues
- Admin selectable modes of operation, BridgeChecker mode and OneNIC mode
- Flexible licensing options (personal/non-commercial and company/commercial)
- Supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7
- Admin password to change config
- Option to whitelist adapters (e.g., virtual adapters, VPN adapters)
BridgeChecker v1.2 Requirements
- Program tested on Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems
- Requires .NET Framework 2.0 or above
- .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1 (Full Package) direct download from Microsoft
- Windows Vista/Windows 7 users must run installer setup.exe as an Administrator
Recommended Usage Scenarios
The program can be used in the following scenarios.
- disable wireless when connected to LAN
- disable wireless when docked
- disable wireless when Ethernet detected
- disable wireless when wired
- disable wireless when on LAN
- disable wireless when cable connected
- disable wireless when in docking station
- disable wireless when Ethernet plugged in
- disable WLAN when LAN connected
- enable only one network adapter at a time
Comments, Bugs, and Feature Requests
Please use comment feature below to let us know if the BridgeChecker program met your requirements. When commenting please let us know your Windows operating system version and wireless card brand and model if possible. Comments about bugs and feature requests are welcome and encouraged.
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- BridgeChecker Update
- Disable Wireless When Connected to LAN in XP and Vista
- Enable/Disable Wireless Networking Using Batch File
- Disable Wireless In Windows Vista
- Disabling Wireless Connection On Startup/Shutdown
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Hi,
I tried to install BridgeChecker v1.2 on my laptop running Windows XP SP3 home edition (french).
However it looks like BridgeChecker doesn’t seems to work (i.e BridgeChecker doesn’t disable my wireless Broadcom 802.11b/g card whenever I plug in my LAN cable).
Is this software limited to the windows’ english language only ?
Best Regards
Nick
non english options coming in next version.
Same here.
Have you a planning for delivering this future version including support for non english Windows ?
Regards,
–
Virgile
Tried your product but it doesn’t see my Intel 5100 AGN card. Too bad, it looked like it would have work nicely.
Question #1:
I have installed it on my Win7 computer – and after setting up, it correctly disconnects my wireless adapter. When every 10 sec. there is a sound – like it is toggling the adapter on/off – but i can see it leaves the adapter off.
Question #2:
it seems to run only on 32-bit edt. of Win. For example we have tried it on Win7 X64, but it fails.
Trying to use Bridgechecker 1.2 with Windows 7 (64 bit), but get a Microsoft .NET Framework error message.
I have installed Bridgechecker as administrator. I have .Net 3.5.1 installed.
This is the exception…
System.InvalidOperationException: The ‘Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0′ provider is not registered on the local machine.
at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbServicesWrapper.GetDataSource(OleDbConnectionString constr, DataSourceWrapper& datasrcWrapper)
at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnectionInternal..ctor(OleDbConnectionString constr, OleDbConnection connection)
at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnectionFactory.CreateConnection(DbConnectionOptions options, Object poolGroupProviderInfo, DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnection owningObject)
at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.CreateNonPooledConnection(DbConnection owningConnection, DbConnectionPoolGroup poolGroup)
at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.GetConnection(DbConnection owningConnection)
at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionClosed.OpenConnection(DbConnection outerConnection, DbConnectionFactory connectionFactory)
at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection.Open()
at BridgeChecker.MainForm.MainForm_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
I installed bridgechecker on my 64bit machine and it throws an exception that the Microsoft Jet OLEDB provider is not available and on doing some more research, there are no plans to make a 64 bit version of that provider. Can you move your local data storage to a serialized XML dataset which would work on both?
do you plan to bring out a version for apple macs 10.5+
Not plans yet for a WiFi Scanner for 10.5+. The main reason is that the APIs we use are not available in 10.5