Adjust the Nic in advanced setting so that the wired one has priority? On Friday, October 17, 2014, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote:
> Do you need a DNS entry for their WiFi IP address? If not, then why not > set the WiFi adapter not to register in the DNS? > > > > *From:* [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> [mailto: > [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>] *On > Behalf Of *James Rankin > *Sent:* Saturday, 18 October 2014 4:22 AM > *To:* [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] Multiple NICs in tablets giving problems with > management software > > > > Got some Win 8.1 tablets with several network interaces (wired, wireless, > bluetooth, etc.) > > > > When I come to deploy management agents, the IP address which is resolving > to the hostname is one that is bound to the wireless NIC, not the wired > one. Therefore I can't deploy agents until I disable the wireless NIC, > flush the DNS cache, and reconnect. > > Is there a best practice around configuring multiple NIC devices in this > way so they are accessible via the LAN (for remote access, management, AV)? > Normally the places I go to are on top of this sort of thing already, but > this particular client seems to not have a clue, so I'm reaching out for > some advice to pass on to them (this being an area out of my specialist > zone) > > Shout for more info - this request is coming to me second-hand, and I'm on > a train trying to play Football Manager :-) > > Cheers, > > -- > > *James Rankin* > --------------------- > RCL - Senior Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) | The Virtualization > Practice Analyst - Desktop Virtualization > http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk >
