Force Network Connection Priority
This describes how to have an adapter take priority of all internet traffic over another. For instance, you have 2 different networks on a single computer, and the wired connection does all your internal communications, but you want the wireless adapter to do all outgoing internet applications (iexplore, firefox, etc...).
Set the Interface Metric
-Open Network Connections (ncpa.cpl)
-Open the Network Connection to take priority (Right click desired connection -> Properties)
-Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (v4 if on Vista or 7) -> Properties
-Click Advanced button on General Tab
-Un-check Automatic Metric
-Enter in "1" for new metric
(optional) enter in a higher metric for the other adapter. I recommend 10 as a baseline, but you can go higher.
Verify new settings on InterfaceMetric using Command Line
-Type: netsh interface ip show address
Make sure your Metrics reflect the changes made and you are finished. If they haven't changed release/renew to see changes.
The following table lists the link speeds and metrics for computers that run Windows XP Service Pack 2.
|
Link Speed |
Metric |
|
Greater than 200 Mb |
10 |
|
Greater than 80 Mb, and less than or equal to 200 Mb |
20 |
|
Greater than 20 Mb, and less than or equal to 80 Mb |
25 |
|
Greater than 4 Mb, and less than or equal to 20 Mb |
30 |
|
Greater than 500 Kb, and less than or equal to 4 Mb |
40 |
|
Less than or equal to 500 Kb |
50 |
