But when I am at home, in my office I want to have my laptop use the gigabit Ethernet switch that I have, and not go through the significantly slower wireless adapter. Not surprising, all modern laptops have both wired and wireless connections available. This is because my primary work device is a laptop and it has built-in wireless network adapters. In fact, I perform these tasks several times a week. One of the most fundamental things that I do with a network adapter is either enable or disable it.