preferring a faster local network connection in XP

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Justin Brown - SYNACS

I have this problem where Windows prefers to use the wireless network
I'm connected to, even if I've got my 10/100 network cable plugged in.
Don't get me wrong, I am glad the wireless works. However I do not
want to use an access point that is shared with other users (and quite
possibly saturated with regard to throughput) when I've got a 100Mbps
wired connection.

Is there any way that you guys know of to make Windows prefer using
the faster of its available connections? I supposed that if I was on a
Gigabit link, with my 54Mbps wireless link concurrently, it would
still choose the wireless, which is wrong on so many levels.

Any thoughts?
 
If you go to the Control Panel and open the Network Connections you can adjust it here. In the file
menu you will see the word Advanced., click that and select Advanced Settings from the menu. On the
Adapter and Bindings tab make sure that the Nic that is shown on top is the one you want to take
priority. If its not just highlight it and use the up arrow to move it to the top.
 
For security, I would disable any connection that wasn't
being used.



| If you go to the Control Panel and open the Network
Connections you can adjust it here. In the file
| menu you will see the word Advanced., click that and
select Advanced Settings from the menu. On the
| Adapter and Bindings tab make sure that the Nic that is
shown on top is the one you want to take
| priority. If its not just highlight it and use the up
arrow to move it to the top.
| --
| Dave Vair
| CNE, CNA, MCP, A+, N+
|
message
|
| >I have this problem where Windows prefers to use the
wireless network
| > I'm connected to, even if I've got my 10/100 network
cable plugged in.
| > Don't get me wrong, I am glad the wireless works.
However I do not
| > want to use an access point that is shared with other
users (and quite
| > possibly saturated with regard to throughput) when I've
got a 100Mbps
| > wired connection.
| >
| > Is there any way that you guys know of to make Windows
prefer using
| > the faster of its available connections? I supposed that
if I was on a
| > Gigabit link, with my 54Mbps wireless link concurrently,
it would
| > still choose the wireless, which is wrong on so many
levels.
| >
| > Any thoughts?
| >
|
|
 
I have this problem where Windows prefers to use the wireless
network
I'm connected to, even if I've got my 10/100 network cable plugged
in.
Don't get me wrong, I am glad the wireless works. However I do not
want to use an access point that is shared with other users (and
quite
possibly saturated with regard to throughput) when I've got a
100Mbps
wired connection.

Is there any way that you guys know of to make Windows prefer using
the faster of its available connections? I supposed that if I was on
a
Gigabit link, with my 54Mbps wireless link concurrently, it would
still choose the wireless, which is wrong on so many levels.
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How is using a preferred and faster router in your intranetwork going
to magically make your cable/dsl modem any faster? The same users
that are choking your Internet access with their bandwidth will still
be choking it regarding of which router/switch/accesspoint you use in
your intranetwork. They all go through the same cable/dsl modem.
Your pipe to your ISP doesn't get any bigger because you use a faster
internal device.

Just how big do you think is your pipe to your ISP? Your pipe to them
is 10Mbps, or less. Even an old NIC that only supported 10Mbps would
be more than the bandwidth available through your cable/dsl modem.
Even if you were lucky to have a 20Mbps pipe to your ISP, your NICs at
100Mbps are oversized and so, too, is your 54Mbps wireless access
point.

Doesn't matter how wide are the doors inside the building. There is
only one narrow entry/exit door for the whole building so everyone has
to squeeze through it. Your devices are faster than the throttling of
your cable/dsl modem. 10Mbps, 54Mbps, 100Mbps, or 1000Mbps: they're
all going through the same pipe to your ISP (which is probably capped
somewhere [far] below 20Mbps).
 
Afraid you misread. OP speaks of access point, not of any ISP connection.
It's quite possible for an access point to be swamped when too many
wireless clients are connected to it - i.e. for my example i'll use my
3Com Wireless 7760 11a/b/g PoE access point; this device supports 54Mbit
wireless speeds; but in all reality it will not gracefully handle more
than 20 concurrent users sharing files and streaming media before things
start to slow down significantly.
By default, I place at least two accesspoints per 20 users.

Justin Brown; maybe it is time to send a suggestion to your in-house tech
to fortify the wireless network with a second/third/fourth/etc.
accesspoint for improved stability.




... ---snip--- ---snip---
How is using a preferred and faster router in your intranetwork going
to magically make your cable/dsl modem any faster?
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---snip---
 
That is correct; In addition to visiting the web for Microsoft
Updates, I am also transferring data over the lan, as are (to a lesser
degree) other users.
 
...




I have this problem where Windows prefers to use the wireless
network
I'm connected to, even if I've got my 10/100 network cable plugged
in.
Don't get me wrong, I am glad the wireless works. However I do not
want to use an access point that is shared with other users (and
quite
possibly saturated with regard to throughput) when I've got a
100Mbps
wired connection.
Click to expand...
Is there any way that you guys know of to make Windows prefer using
the faster of its available connections? I supposed that if I was on
a
Gigabit link, with my 54Mbps wireless link concurrently, it would
still choose the wireless, which is wrong on so many levels.
Click to expand...

How is using a preferred and faster router in your intranetwork going
to magically make your cable/dsl modem any faster? The same users
that are choking your Internet access with their bandwidth will still
be choking it regarding of which router/switch/accesspoint you use in
your intranetwork. They all go through the same cable/dsl modem.
Your pipe to your ISP doesn't get any bigger because you use a faster
internal device.

Just how big do you think is your pipe to your ISP? Your pipe to them
is 10Mbps, or less. Even an old NIC that only supported 10Mbps would
be more than the bandwidth available through your cable/dsl modem.
Even if you were lucky to have a 20Mbps pipe to your ISP, your NICs at
100Mbps are oversized and so, too, is your 54Mbps wireless access
point.

Doesn't matter how wide are the doors inside the building. There is
only one narrow entry/exit door for the whole building so everyone has
to squeeze through it. Your devices are faster than the throttling of
your cable/dsl modem. 10Mbps, 54Mbps, 100Mbps, or 1000Mbps: they're
all going through the same pipe to your ISP (which is probably capped
somewhere [far] below 20Mbps).- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
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The speed of our uplink is not the issue here. I am not saturating
that particular link, but rather my Wifi link.
 
For security, I would disable any connection that wasn't
being used.


| If you go to the Control Panel and open the Network
Connections you can adjust it here. In the file
| menu you will see the word Advanced., click that and
select Advanced Settings from the menu. On the
| Adapter and Bindings tab make sure that the Nic that is
shown on top is the one you want to take
| priority. If its not just highlight it and use the up
arrow to move it to the top.
| --
| Dave Vair
| CNE, CNA, MCP, A+, N+
|
message
|| >I have this problem where Windows prefers to use the
wireless network
| > I'm connected to, even if I've got my 10/100 network
cable plugged in.
| > Don't get me wrong, I am glad the wireless works.
However I do not
| > want to use an access point that is shared with other
users (and quite
| > possibly saturated with regard to throughput) when I've
got a 100Mbps
| > wired connection.
| >
| > Is there any way that you guys know of to make Windows
prefer using
| > the faster of its available connections? I supposed that
if I was on a
| > Gigabit link, with my 54Mbps wireless link concurrently,
it would
| > still choose the wireless, which is wrong on so many
levels.
| >
| > Any thoughts?
| >
|
|
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Thanks for the input, Jim. In this case, it's quite often not my
computer that I will be using, and disabling other users' adapters
would be (as you can imagine) problematic!! =]
 
If you go to the Control Panel and open the Network Connections you can adjust it here. In the file
menu you will see the word Advanced., click that and select Advanced Settings from the menu. On the
Adapter and Bindings tab make sure that the Nic that is shown on top is the one you want to take
priority. If its not just highlight it and use the up arrow to move it to the top.
--
Dave Vair
CNE, CNA, MCP, A+, N+







- Show quoted text -
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That is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks, David!
 
Ace said:
Afraid you misread. OP speaks of access point, not of any ISP
connection.
It's quite possible for an access point to be swamped when too many
wireless clients are connected to it - i.e. for my example i'll use
my
3Com Wireless 7760 11a/b/g PoE access point; this device supports
54Mbit
wireless speeds; but in all reality it will not gracefully handle
more
than 20 concurrent users sharing files and streaming media before
things
start to slow down significantly.
By default, I place at least two accesspoints per 20 users.

Justin Brown; maybe it is time to send a suggestion to your in-house
tech
to fortify the wireless network with a second/third/fourth/etc.
accesspoint for improved stability.
Click to expand...


With multiple connectoids defined, the user could simply disable the
ones they don't want to use. Or, as David mentioned, you specify
their priority. If the OP was using switches or routers in his
intranet then use QoS would also be a possibility.
 
Also a likely solution, yes. :)



With multiple connectoids defined, the user could simply disable the
ones they don't want to use. Or, as David mentioned, you specify
their priority. If the OP was using switches or routers in his
intranet then use QoS would also be a possibility.
Click to expand...
 
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