Wireless and Wired

Question

What happens if one has a computer with a wired LAN cable plugged into the NIC, and a wireless adapter active on the computer at the same time? Does one take precedence over the other? Do they fight for dominance? Any conflicts caused?

jmwills · Answer

If you probe into the advanced Settings tab of TCP/IP, you will see something call a Metric Setting.  Like golf, the low number wins and wired will take precedence over wireless.

jlmurphy · Answer

Well, thanks for the info. I saw that setting when I was setting up the wireless connection a few days ago and wondered, briefly, what it was for.

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Wireless and Wired

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