Set cabled LAN to take priority over wireless?
I have a user who has a Win7 laptop that both has wireless on, and its plugged into the network via a cable.
The user usually leaves it docked and its both plugged into the network cable and wireless on at the same time. We want it to ALWAYS default to the wired connection over the wireless whenever they are both on. Any ideas on how to set this in Win7?
The user usually leaves it docked and its both plugged into the network cable and wireless on at the same time. We want it to ALWAYS default to the wired connection over the wireless whenever they are both on. Any ideas on how to set this in Win7?
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I'm not sure what sort of preference behavior you're seeking.
You might set the wireless settings manually and delete the gateway address there.
But that doesn't lend for mobile laptop situations.
You might set the wireless settings manually and delete the gateway address there.
But that doesn't lend for mobile laptop situations.
I second joewinograd's first idea about setting the Metric. I have many systems with multiple network cards and the Metric has worked well for me.
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Well the thing is we dont want to have to manually turn it off each time, or run a command, etc. We just want it to always choose the wired network if its plugged in and the wireless adapter is also on.
Now, setting the priority seems to work, except when you go into the properties of the wireless network you use and check "automatically connect to this network when in range." then if its on the docking station, it will stay on the wireless network. If you uncheck that box, it will go to the wired network, but then it won't connect to wireless networks unless you manually do it. is there a happy medium?
Now, setting the priority seems to work, except when you go into the properties of the wireless network you use and check "automatically connect to this network when in range." then if its on the docking station, it will stay on the wireless network. If you uncheck that box, it will go to the wired network, but then it won't connect to wireless networks unless you manually do it. is there a happy medium?
> Now, setting the priority seems to work, except when...
This is the general problem I ran into. The metric should work all of the time...in theory, if there are a wired and a wireless connection available and the wired connection has a better metric, then Windows should connect to the wired. But, in practice, I found the "except when" kicking in. :) So I took to disabling the wireless when I'm wired...a 3-click, relatively painless operation (Start>WiFi>Disable)...and
This is the general problem I ran into. The metric should work all of the time...in theory, if there are a wired and a wireless connection available and the wired connection has a better metric, then Windows should connect to the wired. But, in practice, I found the "except when" kicking in. :) So I took to disabling the wireless when I'm wired...a 3-click, relatively painless operation (Start>WiFi>Disable)...and
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(1) Open the Network and Sharing Center.
(2) Click Change adapter settings.
(3) Press Alt to make the menus visible, select Advanced Settings... from the Advanced menu.
(4) Reorder the items in Connections so that your Local Area Connection is on top.
If you need a picture:
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