I'm having trouble getting Windows 7 to prioritize LAN connections over wifi connections. I've done the basics such as going into Advanced Options (see article here: https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2526067?wa=wsignin1.0), but it still seems to use Wifi over LAN every time.
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Windows 7 - Prioritizing LAN and Wifi
- Thread starter Jon55
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Changing the binding order should force it to use LAN instead of Wifi. Did you reboot after the change? Are the lan/wifi on the same subnet?
Both LAN and wifi are on the same subnet (the wifi is AP mode). I'll give the binding order a try and report back
Hm, I tried messing with the bindings and it's still prioritizing wifi over LAN.
Try to force the adapters Ethernet metric to that lower than the Wi-Fi adapters.
http://helpdeskgeek.com/networking/force-windows-7-to-use-wired-connection-over-wireless/
You can open up Start>cmd and type "route print" to view the current metrics. The LAN adapter should be lower than the Wi-Fi adapter.
Try to force the adapters Ethernet metric to that lower than the Wi-Fi adapters.
http://helpdeskgeek.com/networking/force-windows-7-to-use-wired-connection-over-wireless/
You can open up Start>cmd and type "route print" to view the current metrics. The LAN adapter should be lower than the Wi-Fi adapter.
Thank you for the help! But it's still not working. I applied both methods listed in the article above, restarted, and it's still putting the wifi priority above LAN.