Change Adapter Settings

In the control panel Network and Sharing Center -> Change adapter settings I have set Wireless Network Connection as second and Local Area Connection as first choice. It seem it did not start to local area connection as first choice. When during starting it show it is finding the wireless network, after a while the icon turn a yellow spot, then the local area connection start searching as shown by the tray icon, it spin for quite a while then turn to exclamation mark after a while it connect to local area connection. I wish it could start directly to local area connection at start up instead of searching for others before to local area connection. My OS. Windows 7 ultimate. Thanks.

 

Thanks I will try it out.

 

You can use the option to configure the metric of each connection - wired and wireless.
http://www.ezlan.net/metrics.html

 

Thanks for all who have responded to my problem. I tried out from DavidGP post. It help a little that is it won't show the wireless network icon when it start but it seem it is searching others. The internet access icon keeps turning and came out with X the a exclamation mark after that it connect to the LAN it takes quite a while to get to LAN. Now what step should I try to get it load faster.

 

Thank you for this information. It is almost the same as what I have done except I did not play with the setting by changing the metric as I do not know where the setting is.

 

Thanks plodr I mean where is the place to go for the metric setting.

 

1. Network and Sharing Center
2. Local Area Connection - Click on
3. Properties - Click on
4. Internet Protocol Version 4 - Highlight
5. Properties - Click on
6. Advanced on General Tab - Click on
7. Metric at Bottom - Click on and place number in box

Lowest number becomes the default first choice in connection.
Configure both wired and wireless connections if you have them.

 

Thanks very helpful of you.

 

plodr, about about changing your network adapter settings.
On one of PCs it wouldn't connect via the cable I had, so on account of thre tye of messages I was getting, I decided to turn the NIC off, then the option to turn it on again was reye out, so I decided to reboot...next my computer was disabled because I had modified the hardware and WPA thought it was a different computer...it told to me to connect to the internet to revalidate my o/s, but the as the NIC was off, I can't...as I'm running XP MS help/support is no use...any ideas ?

making certain changes to your hardware with a aftermarket installed MS o/s can result in you needing to revalidate you MS o/s. Be warned
(This does not seem to affect manufacturer installed M/S operating systems, which have a different licence)

Dumb_Question
25.March.2016

 

Thanks for all the useful tips and help given by you all. After setting the metric to 10 and also disable the wireless connection it seem it is still slow about 2 min. to get to the LAN connection. It start with a 'x' then '!' and the 'blue circle' will spin for quite sometimes before it is connected to LAN. Can you all give further suggestion on what to do.

 

Check for updates on drivers for LAN connection and router firmware if that is used.