Re: Two network Cards how to define the primary one ?

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From: az (az29okg_at_junk.com)
Date: 03/06/04 

Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 23:20:33 -0500

In article <ui2xOkgAEHA.212@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>, cpalom@yahoo.com
says...
> I have a WIndows XP with two network cards
>
> NIC1 192.168.0.2 internal network
> and
> NIC2 get IP fron DSL line
>
> now py problem is when I try to connect to the internet it does not connect
> I have to desiable NIC to make to work .. how can I have both NICs active so
> I can Access the NIC1 in the internal network..
>
> I'm not trying to share the internet connection
>
> Carlos
>
>
>

With my laptop, I had both a wireless network adapter (11 Mbit) an
ethernet adapter (100 Mbit). Normally, only the wireless adapter is
connected. However, there are times when I want faster access to my
internal network. So, I plug in my ethernet adapter (and leaving the
wireless adapter connected) and want it to be the primary network
connection. I did this by:

1. Right click on "My Network Places" and selecting Properties.
Alternatively, you can go to Control Panel and double click on "Network
connections".

2. Click on Advanced -> Advanced Settings.

3. In the upper window, move the network connection (NIC2 for you) to
be above NIC1. This will cause Windows to use NIC2 before NIC1.

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