How do I give Wifi priority over lan in windows 8?

[DeskFan]

Hello, my computer is far from my router and I want it to prioritize WiFi over lan. I have it connected through WiFi and a powerline adapter. I get 10-14 MBs down through wifi and 3 MBs down through lan. I have the powerline adapter so that I can use wake on lan and so that I can remotely access my PC.

When I turn on my computer it automatically connects through Ethernet and the WiFi does not even connect to my saved network when the Ethernet port is enabled, it connects by itself only when the Ethernet port is disabled. Even if i manually connect to my wireless network while the Ethernet port is enabled the WiFi still does not get priority over the lan. I want to give my WiFi priority over the lan. In the adapter settings>>advanced setting in windows I have moved the WiFi connection above the Ethernet in priority. I have also changed the internet protocol version's Interface Metric. I changed my WiFi's Interface metric to 1 and 2 for IPV 4 and 6 and I changed the lan's Interface metric to 200 and 205 for IPV4 and IPV6. This has not solved anything.


I would appreciate any help that I am given to solve this problem. Thank You.



C:\Windows\system32>netsh int ip show config

Configuration for interface "Local Area Connection* 12"
DHCP enabled: Yes
InterfaceMetric: 5
DNS servers configured through DHCP: None
Register with which suffix: Primary only
WINS servers configured through DHCP: None

Configuration for interface "Wi-Fi"
DHCP enabled: Yes
IP Address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet Prefix: 192.168.1.0/24 (mask 255.255.255.0)
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Gateway Metric: 1
InterfaceMetric: 1
DNS servers configured through DHCP: 192.168.1.1
Register with which suffix: Primary only
WINS servers configured through DHCP: None

Configuration for interface "Ethernet"
DHCP enabled: Yes
IP Address: 192.168.1.7
Subnet Prefix: 192.168.1.0/24 (mask 255.255.255.0)
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Gateway Metric: 200
InterfaceMetric: 200
DNS servers configured through DHCP: 192.168.1.1
Register with which suffix: Primary only
WINS servers configured through DHCP: None

Configuration for interface "Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1"
DHCP enabled: No
IP Address: 127.0.0.1
Subnet Prefix: 127.0.0.0/8 (mask 255.0.0.0)
InterfaceMetric: 50
Statically Configured DNS Servers: None
Register with which suffix: None
Statically Configured WINS Servers: None


C:\Windows\system32>route print
===========================================================================
Interface List
20...(edited out) ......Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
19...(edited out) ......802.11n Wireless LAN Card
12...(edited out) ......Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
1...........................Software Loopback Interface 1
15...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
22...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
===========================================================================

IPv4 Route Table
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.7 400
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.2 2
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
127.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 On-link 192.168.1.7 456
192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 On-link 192.168.1.2 257
192.168.1.2 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.1.2 257
192.168.1.7 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.1.7 456
192.168.1.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.1.7 456
192.168.1.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.1.2 257
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 192.168.1.7 456
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 192.168.1.2 257
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.1.7 456
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.1.2 257
===========================================================================
Persistent Routes:
None

 

[brett1042002]

I am not familiar with Windows 8, but in Windows 7:

1.) Go to Start menu, then Control Panel
2.) Go to Network and Sharing Center
3.) Click on "Change Adapter Settings"
4.) Hit "Alt + F" to bring up the menu bar
5.) In the menu bar, go to "Advanced" then "Advanced Settings"
6.) Go to the "Adapter and Bindings" tab.
7.) Ensure that the Wireless Network Connection is at the top of the priority list.

This should make the OS choose your WiFi over the LAN connection, even if both adapters are enabled.\

EDIT: Sorry, I just realized you already tried this.