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by elfie 19 April, 2006 - 6:18 AM

So, I just feel like this button MUST exist somewhere, though I can't seem to find it. Is there an easy way to tell Windows to only use the wireless connection if a wired connection is unavailable? Or am I pretty much stuck disabling/enabling the wireless manually in order to keep it from (seemingly randomly) switching over to using the wireless even though the wired connection is up and running?

4/19/2006 >> elfie
okay actually I think I found it. I'll have to test this when I get home though. http://www.nus.edu.sg/comcen/itcare/guides/Network/network%20piority.htm

4/19/2006 >> muhgcee
I kind of like how this site is turning into a place where we can ask each other questions...our little community seems fairly exclusive.

4/19/2006 >> ben
because no one else is as awesome as we are...

4/19/2006 >> elfie
I just feel silly when I post a question and then end up answering it myself.

4/19/2006 >> Dan
I was going to answer you with setting the priorities in the registry. Same thing as this article. But its patch day. Right now I'm just waiting on Dark Knight to get a build up for me.

4/19/2006 >> jay
I was going to answer you with a long complicated procedure on how to shutdown a nic via a batch file (that you could put on your desktop and just doubleclick to enable/disable), and creating a small keyfile that would tell the batch file wether the nic was on or off etc etc etc. Glad you found a real solution.

4/19/2006 >> elfie
It worked! w00t!

4/20/2006 >> ben
re: feeling silly - how many times have i sat around for a while until i asked you a question and as soon as the words formed and came out of my mouth did i realize that i knew the answer? welcome to how i feel almost every day, hehehehe