Hi all,
Forever, I've had an annoying problem almost any time I configure a
router. Most of my computers in the house connect to the internet
wirelessly. When I plug in a router to the computer's lan port to
configure it, it disconnects me from the wireless internet connection.
It's very frustrating, since, if your router update goes south or your
run into a problem, you can't do research on the internet to
troubleshoot it, at least, not from the same computer.
Well, I finally got fed up with that and figured there must be a way to
fix it. I don't need the networks bridged. I just need access to both
at the same time.
I googled around and found this:
http://superuser.com/questions/241997/cant-bridge-wifi-and-ethernet-because-wireless-disconnects-when-i-connect-ethe
-quote on-
"When more than one network connection is available, Windows uses the
one with the lowest metric value. By default, it automatically assigns a
metric value based on the network connection's rated speed. See An
explanation of the Automatic Metric feature for Internet Protocol routes .
To force Windows to use a specific network connection, assign a metric
value to each one, giving the lowest value to the desired connection:
1. Open the Network Connections folder (Start > Run > ncpa.cpl)
2. Right click the desired connection.
3. Click Properties > Internet Protocol Version 4.
4. Click Properties > Advanced.
5. Un-check "Automatic metric".
6. Enter a number between 1 and 9999 for the "Interface metric"."
-/quote off-
So, I went into the network and sharing center, and into the properties
for tcpip v4 for the lan connection. I manually set its metric to
9999. Then I unplugged and replugged the lan cable on my router that
I'm configuring. Wahla ... I now have internet connectivity on the
wireless again. Yay!
So, for example, I can type 192.168.5.1 in one browser tab to get to the
control panel of the router I'm configuring.
And, I can type dd-wrt.com in another browser tab to get to an internet
site for info, which routes through my wireless router at 192.168.7.1.
Just thought I'd pass it along.
Sincerely,
Ron
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Ron Frazier
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