Patent ID: 7143198

Claim:
A docking station for a portable computer, which is detachably attached to a portable computer body, and the portable computer which includes a wired network adapter and a wireless network adapter, the docking station comprising: a network connection part into which a network signal is inputted; an Access Point part to generate a wireless network signal for a wireless network connection according to the network signal provided from the network connection part; and a switching part connected between the network connection part and the Access Point part to determine an attachment state and detachment state of the portable computer body and the docking station, and to alternate between a wired LAN connection and a wireless LAN connection according to the attachment or detachment state of the portable computer body and the docking station, by transmitting the network signal provided from the network connection part directly to the wired network adapter to establish the wired LAN connection or the Access Point part to wirelessly transmit the wireless network signal to the wireless network adapter provided in the portable computer body, thereby establishing the wireless LAN connection, wherein the Access Point part is integrated within the docking station.