switching from wireless to wired networking does not work

With XP, I could be working on wireless, then plug in an ethernet cable and
traffic instantly switches over to the faster wired network. With Vista, this
does not work. Plugging in a wired cable does not switch the traffic. I have
to disable the wireless connection and restart explorer. Is there a way to
get this to work? Is it a security issue?

You may need to modify the router metric. Posting the result of routing
table here my help.

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"dna86" <dna86@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7AFAE03A-BC01-4607-930C-EF73E591B1CC@microsoft.com...
> With XP, I could be working on wireless, then plug in an ethernet cable
> and
> traffic instantly switches over to the faster wired network. With Vista,
> this
> does not work. Plugging in a wired cable does not switch the traffic. I
> have
> to disable the wireless connection and restart explorer. Is there a way to
> get this to work? Is it a security issue?

The metric values for the two cards are the same. Here is a copy of the route
table:

IPv4 Route Table
================================================== =========================
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.149 20
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.145 20
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
192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0 On-link 192.168.0.149 276
192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0 On-link 192.168.0.145 276
192.168.0.145 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.0.145 276
192.168.0.149 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.0.149 276
192.168.0.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.0.149 276
192.168.0.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.0.145 276
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 192.168.0.149 276
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 192.168.0.145 276
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 192.168.0.149 276
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.0.145 276
================================================== =========================

Is it possible to set something in the registry so the wired adapter gets a
lower metric?

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> You may need to modify the router metric. Posting the result of routing
> table here my help.
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>
>
> "dna86" <dna86@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7AFAE03A-BC01-4607-930C-EF73E591B1CC@microsoft.com...
> > With XP, I could be working on wireless, then plug in an ethernet cable
> > and
> > traffic instantly switches over to the faster wired network. With Vista,
> > this
> > does not work. Plugging in a wired cable does not switch the traffic. I
> > have
> > to disable the wireless connection and restart explorer. Is there a way to
> > get this to work? Is it a security issue?
>

This search result may help.

RoutingRoute command and examples Routing issue if the LAN and VPN are in
different subnets Routing order .... Network Destination Netmask Gateway
Interface Metric ...
www.chicagotech.net/routing.htm


--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com


"dna86" <dna86@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E8D50328-1213-4F66-9CA9-1DA23D8CC825@microsoft.com...
> The metric values for the two cards are the same. Here is a copy of the
> route
> table:
>
> IPv4 Route Table
> ================================================== =========================
> Active Routes:
> Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface
> Metric
> 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.149 20
> 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.145 20
> 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
> 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0 On-link 192.168.0.149 276
> 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0 On-link 192.168.0.145 276
> 192.168.0.145 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.0.145 276
> 192.168.0.149 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.0.149 276
> 192.168.0.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.0.149 276
> 192.168.0.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.0.145 276
> 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 192.168.0.149 276
> 224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 192.168.0.145 276
> 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 192.168.0.149 276
> 255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.0.145 276
> ================================================== =========================
>
> Is it possible to set something in the registry so the wired adapter gets
> a
> lower metric?
>
> "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> You may need to modify the router metric. Posting the result of routing
>> table here my help.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>>
>>
>> "dna86" <dna86@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7AFAE03A-BC01-4607-930C-EF73E591B1CC@microsoft.com...
>> > With XP, I could be working on wireless, then plug in an ethernet cable
>> > and
>> > traffic instantly switches over to the faster wired network. With
>> > Vista,
>> > this
>> > does not work. Plugging in a wired cable does not switch the traffic. I
>> > have
>> > to disable the wireless connection and restart explorer. Is there a way
>> > to
>> > get this to work? Is it a security issue?
>>