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In article <D37282AB-6D29-45D0-A418-D720BFADE230@microsoft.com>, Juan
Antonio <Juan Antonio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Do you know a way of assigning priority to a network connection in XP Pro?
>I have a laptop with a wireless card and a wired connection to the same
>network , I would like to configure it to use the wire connection if it is
>available and use the wireless if not .
That should happen by default using XP's "automatic metric" feature:
An explanation of the Automatic Metric feature for Internet Protocol
routes
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=299540
If it doesn't, manually assign metrics to both connections, giving a
lower value to the wired connection:
1. Open the Network Connections folder.
2. Right click the desired connection.
3. Click Properties | Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
4. Click Properties | Advanced.
5. Un-check "Automatic metric".
6. Enter a number between 1 and 9999 for the "Interface metric".
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