XP route table

[allan ackerman]

When you look at the xp route table your local segment it
has a metric of 20. In w2k it is set for 1 which makes
sense. Anyone know what is going on here?

Thanks
Allan Ackerman

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

When you look at the xp route table your local segment it
has a metric of 20. In w2k it is set for 1 which makes
sense. Anyone know what is going on here?

Thanks
Allan Ackerman

Windows XP automatically computes a metric based on the rated speed of
the network connection associated with the route. That should give a
faster connection (like 100 Mb wired Ethernet) preference over a
slower connection (like wireless Ethernet) on a computer that connects
to both types of networks. Details here:

An Explanation of the Automatic Metric Feature for Internet Protocol
Routes
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=299540
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