Overall, this is good. However, if you wish to force one particular network over the other, you will be forced to disable the other network card.
For example, when there is a problem with the broadband connection or when there is a failed result after a WiFi speed test, try to use the mobile data via the USB connection.
What is the broadband connection, what is it for and how does it work? These are questions that need to be known to understand what this tutorial is about.
However, most of the time Windows refuses to use the new connection due to its lower priority than the desktop Ethernet adapter.
If you have multiple network adapters, you should consider setting up a LAN connection with priority over WiFi instead of disabling the adapter.
Prioritizing Wired and Wireless Adapters in Windows
Some users encounter connectivity problems when hooking up or unhooking a wired connection to a wireless one and vice versa. Next I will teach you how to configure LAN connection with priority over WiFi in Windows to avoid network communication loss.
- First you have to click on the " starts ".
- Right-click on Network and then left-click on " Property ".
- Now that you are in the window " network and sharing center ", You must select" Modify impostazioni scheda ".
- On the new page " Network Connections ", Select the key" OTHER ”On the keyboard to display the menu window.
- Click on the menu " Advanced "And then on" Advanced Settings ".
- In the window " Advanced Settings "You will see the card" Adapters and attacks "And in" Connections ”You will see the order in which they are.
You can use the arrows on the side to move the priority of the " Wireless network connection ”For this example.
Change the network priority via the adapter settings
Through the adapter settings it is also possible to configure the LAN connection with priority over WiFi or vice versa. To perform this type of configuration, devi simply perform the following steps which I will illustrate below:
- You must first start the Settings application by clicking on the " All settings ”In the Notification Center or by searching for it in the Start menu.
- In the settings application, go to " Rete and Internet ", Then on" State "And click" Change adapter options ”That appears in the right pane.
- The previous action will open the network adapter page in the control panel. Find the network card you want to increase the priority for, right click on it and select the option " Property ".
- In the properties window, select the option " Internet Protocol versione 4 (TCP / IPv4) "And click on the button" Property ".
- The network priority option is hidden in the advanced settings. You must select the option " Advanced ".
- Uncheck the option " Automatic metrics ”And enter a number less than 10. Go click on button " OK ”To save the changes.
- As a demonstration, I am entering the lowest possible number, for example "1".
Generally, Windows uses priority numbers greater than 20, so any priority below 20 should be fine. If not, you can always change it to something lower. - Close all other windows and restart your system for the changes to take effect.
That's all. From now on, the network with the highest priority will be privileged over other active networks. If you want to go back, check the box " Automatic metrics "In step 5.
