So, if you??™re connected wirelessly and with a cable, you??™ll want to
choose which connection Windows prioritizes.
In the Network Connections window, press the Alt key to temporarily show
the menu, and then from the Advanced menu, select Advanced Settings. Pick
the fastest connection, and use the up arrow to move it to the top of the list.
While you??™re here, choose the Provider Order tab, and make sure the
Microsoft Windows Network entry appears at the top of the list.
Click OK when you??™re done; the change will take effect immediately.
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another computer or perhaps your router. For example, from the computer
at 192.168.1.102, you??™d type:
ping 192.168.1.101
If the connection is working, the Ping transaction will be successful, and
you??™ll get a result that looks like this:
Pinging 192.168.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=53
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=53
To be fair, this test only works if both connections are working, and if the
network is functional. If you get this result:
Pinging 192.168.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
it means that Ping never got a response from the other computer. A failed
Ping can mean that the adapter on your local PC is misconfigured, or that
the target machine isn??™t up and running.
You can also test your Internet connection by pinging a host outside your
local subnet, like this one:
ping 64.
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