Mobile Broadband / Ethernet clash

[John S]

I am running Windows XP SP2, with IE7 on a desktop, which is connected to a
wireless hub via ethernet cable. There is no landline broadband connection to
the hub. I have a Vodafone Mobile Broadband USB dongle, to connect to the
Internet. This works fine if I disconnect the ethernet cable, but if I
reconnect the ethernet cable, the system tries to use as a preference a
non-existent land line broadband via the ethernet hub. It appears that I need
to set the mobile broadband dongle as the first choice for internet
connection, but cannot find out how to do so. Is there some Network property
I need to set?

 

[Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)]

You may want to setup Bindings order. This search result may help too.
Routing
Route command and examples Routing issue if the LAN and VPN are in
different subnets Routing order Can't access the server after disable 2nd
NIC ...
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

 

[John S]

Robert

Thanks for your swift response, but unfortunately, I am lost here, as I am
totaly non-technical, when it come to windows. Is VPN involved? Do I need to
be comcerned with TCP/IP, and if so, how do I check it, and make any changes?

Incidentally, I have also found that the same applies with my Vista laptop,
connecting to the Newtork wirelessly. If the Wireless is disconnected, I can
access the Internet via the Mobile Broadband, if the wireless LAN is active,
I cannot access the Internet.

Are you(or is anyone), able to tell me (hopefully in words of one syllable -
an idiot's guide), what I need to check, and possibly change?

Thanks again for your interest. I feel that this is likely to ea problem
encountered by a growing number of people. I haver found queries on the web
referring to this, but no answers.

 

[Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)]

posting the result of ipconfig /all here may 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

 

[John Wunderlich]

I am running Windows XP SP2, with IE7 on a desktop, which is
connected to a wireless hub via ethernet cable. There is no
landline broadband connection to the hub. I have a Vodafone Mobile
Broadband USB dongle, to connect to the Internet. This works fine
if I disconnect the ethernet cable, but if I reconnect the
ethernet cable, the system tries to use as a preference a
non-existent land line broadband via the ethernet hub. It appears
that I need to set the mobile broadband dongle as the first choice
for internet connection, but cannot find out how to do so. Is
there some Network property I need to set?

The setting for this is called the "Metric".

By default, a hardwire interface (default metric 20) is preferred
over a wireless one (default metric 25).


To change your metric:
o Open your Network Connections Control Panel.
o Right-click on one of your active connections and select "Properties"
o In the window, scroll down and double-click on the "Internet Protocol" item.
o In the pop-up window, click on the "Advanced" button
o At the bottom, locate and un-check the "Automatic Metric" checkbox
o In the Metric Box, enter a Metric number. Lower numbers are preferred
connections and are used before higher numbers. Put a number like "5" for
your preferred connection and "15" for a secondary connection.

Repeat for each of your active NICs.

HTH,
John

 

[John S]

John

Many thanks for your reply -this was the exact information that I needed,
and solved my problem perfectly. Sorry for the delay in replying, but again,
many tanks.

Robert - again, thanks for your offer, but John has solved my problem, so no
further help is needed.

 

[John Wunderlich]

John

Many thanks for your reply -this was the exact information that I
needed, and solved my problem perfectly. Sorry for the delay in
replying, but again, many tanks.

Robert - again, thanks for your offer, but John has solved my
problem, so no further help is needed.

Thanks for the feedback. I'm glad things worked out.
-- John