Hey I have a computer running Windows 7 with 2 Network Adapters each with it's own network and Internet connection. The problem is that Windows insists on using the slow connection for everything. Nothing I do can change it. I have changed the prefered order of networks, I have changed around the IP's, I have changed the name of the connections and I even tried switching the adapters the networks use, but it still will not use anything other than the slow connection. ...Is it possible for me to pick the connection which should be used to access the Internet at all?

Both have internet access? Can you elaborate on why you have Windows connected to two networks? If you need access to two segments, but prefer to use the internet through one, you could use a static IP on one of the segments with NO Gateway. This way, all traffic that is bound to the internet will always leave from the same adapter. Have you also tried to modify the ROUTING TABLE on the local computer? You could make adjustments if needed. To take a look at the current routing table, open a command prompt, type ROUTE PRINT and hit the enter key. Visit: anITKB.com, an IT Knowledge Base.

Thanks for the reply. I'm not familiar with the routing table so I don't know how to modify that. I will be trying to figure that out, but if you have some more info to share on that I would be very grateful. And yes. Both my networks have an Internet connection. I have two different networks in my house, one used by the majority of family members and the other used by me for downloading/uploading and a few other things which require a lot of bandwidth. In the middle of these two networks is the computer I'm talking about. It serves as a file/backup server for both networks at the same time, so this is why I have two networks on it, both with different Internet connections. Ideally I would like this computer to use the fast connection for heavy applications and the slow one for other tasks, but I've given up on this idea. I would be more than happy just being able to tell it to use one connection over the other. I have also tried blocking the computer from accessing the internet on the router, but some applications still insist on using the connection and then wont connect to the internet at all, it also slowed down web browsing a lot. I have also tried setting a static IP without a Gateway, but Windows seem to really dislike this and I'm having problems accessing the computer on the network. Is it possible for me to manually direct traffic using Route Table, and if so, how? Here is a print of my IPCONFIG and ROUTE TABLE. The operating system is in Norwegian, but it should be self explanatory, let me know if some translations are needed. The Telenor network is the slow connection which I DON'T want to use Internet. The Get network is the fast connection which I do want to use. C:\Users\Admin>route print =========================================================================== Grensesnittliste 11...00 21 85 93 2a 75 ......NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller 12...00 08 a1 c5 d6 cc ......Realtek PCI GBE Family Controller 1...........................Software Loopback Interface 1 23...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2 13...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface 15...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3 =========================================================================== IPv4 rutetabell =========================================================================== Aktive ruter: Nettverksmål Nettverksmaske Gateway Grensesnitt Metrikk 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.101.1 192.168.101.198 10 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.189 10 127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 Ved LAN 127.0.0.1 306 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 Ved LAN 127.0.0.1 306 127.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 Ved LAN 127.0.0.1 306 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 Ved LAN 192.168.1.189 266 192.168.1.189 255.255.255.255 Ved LAN 192.168.1.189 266 192.168.1.255 255.255.255.255 Ved LAN 192.168.1.189 266 192.168.101.0 255.255.255.0 Ved LAN 192.168.101.198 266 192.168.101.198 255.255.255.255 Ved LAN 192.168.101.198 266 192.168.101.255 255.255.255.255 Ved LAN 192.168.101.198 266 224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 Ved LAN 127.0.0.1 306 224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 Ved LAN 192.168.101.198 266 224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 Ved LAN 192.168.1.189 266 255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 Ved LAN 127.0.0.1 306 255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 Ved LAN 192.168.101.198 266 255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 Ved LAN 192.168.1.189 266 =========================================================================== Faste ruter: Ingen IPv6 rutetabell =========================================================================== Aktive ruter: Gr Metr. Nettv. Mål Gateway 13 58 ::/0 Ved LAN 1 306 ::1/128 Ved LAN 13 58 2001::/32 Ved LAN 13 306 2001:0:5ef5:79fd:1025:3faf:aa59:5ae0/128 Ved LAN 11 266 fe80::/64 Ved LAN 12 266 fe80::/64 Ved LAN 13 306 fe80::/64 Ved LAN 13 306 fe80::1025:3faf:aa59:5ae0/128 Ved LAN 11 266 fe80::4c63:9227:2adc:64fb/128 Ved LAN 12 266 fe80::b8fb:a417:59a6:9f58/128 Ved LAN 1 306 ff00::/8 Ved LAN 13 306 ff00::/8 Ved LAN 11 266 ff00::/8 Ved LAN 12 266 ff00::/8 Ved LAN =========================================================================== Faste ruter: Ingen Windows IP-konfigurasjon Vertsnavn . . . . . . . . . . . : Server Primær DNS-suffiks . . . . . . . : Nodetype . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP-ruting aktivert . . . . . . . : Nei WINS Proxy aktivert . . . . . . . : Nei Søkeliste for DNS-suffiks . . . . : getinternet.no lan Ethernet-kort Get: Tilkoblingsspesifikt DNS-suffiks : getinternet.no Beskrivelse . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller Fysisk adresse . . . . . . . . . : 00-21-85-93-2A-75 DHCP aktivert . . . . . . . . . . : Ja Automatisk konfigurasjon aktivert : Ja Koblingslokal IPv6-adresse. . . . : fe80::4c63:9227:2adc:64fb%11(Foretrukket) IPv4-adresse. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.101.198(Foretrukket) Nettverksmaske . . . . . . . . . .: 255.255.255.0 Leieavtale inngått. . . . . . . . : 30. august 2010 20:43:50 Leieavtale utløper. . . . . . . . : 31. august 2010 20:43:50 Standard gateway . . . . . . . . .: 192.168.101.1 DHCP-server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.101.1 DHCPv6-IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234889605 DHCPv6 klient-DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-13-FC-2F-A1-00-21-85-93-2A-75 DNS-servere . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.101.1 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Aktivert Ethernet-kort Telenor: Tilkoblingsspesifikt DNS-suffiks : lan Beskrivelse . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCI GBE Family Controller Fysisk adresse . . . . . . . . . : 00-08-A1-C5-D6-CC DHCP aktivert . . . . . . . . . . : Ja Automatisk konfigurasjon aktivert : Ja Koblingslokal IPv6-adresse. . . . : fe80::b8fb:a417:59a6:9f58%12(Foretrukket) IPv4-adresse. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.189(Foretrukket) Nettverksmaske . . . . . . . . . .: 255.255.255.0 Leieavtale inngått. . . . . . . . : 30. august 2010 23:40:09 Leieavtale utløper. . . . . . . . : 31. august 2010 02:40:09 Standard gateway . . . . . . . . .: 192.168.1.1 DHCP-server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DHCPv6-IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 301992097 DHCPv6 klient-DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-13-FC-2F-A1-00-21-85-93-2A-75 DNS-servere . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Aktivert Tunnelkort isatap.lan: Medietilstand . . . . . . . . . . : Medium frakoblet Tilkoblingsspesifikt DNS-suffiks : lan Beskrivelse . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2 Fysisk adresse . . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP aktivert . . . . . . . . . . : Nei Automatisk konfigurasjon aktivert : Ja Tunnelkort Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface: Tilkoblingsspesifikt DNS-suffiks : Beskrivelse . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Fysisk adresse . . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP aktivert . . . . . . . . . . : Nei Automatisk konfigurasjon aktivert : Ja IPv6-adresse. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:5ef5:79fd:1025:3faf:aa59:5ae0(Fore trukket) Koblingslokal IPv6-adresse. . . . : fe80::1025:3faf:aa59:5ae0%13(Foretrukket) Standard gateway . . . . . . . . .: :: NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Deaktivert Tunnelkort isatap.getinternet.no: Medietilstand . . . . . . . . . . : Medium frakoblet Tilkoblingsspesifikt DNS-suffiks : getinternet.no Beskrivelse . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3 Fysisk adresse . . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP aktivert . . . . . . . . . . : Nei Automatisk konfigurasjon aktivert : Ja

This issues should be easily resolved by simply removing the default gateway on "Telenor" interface. At the moment, you have the network card set to DHCP. If you can assign it an IP manually with these settings, your problem should be resolved. IP: 192.168.1.189 SM: 255.255.255.0 DG: (NONE) DNS: 192.168.1.1 This configuration will remove the entry in the routing table: 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.189 10 You will not be able to manually remove this entry since it is put there by the system because you have a DG defined on the adapter. You stated: "I have also tried setting a static IP without a Gateway, but Windows seem to really dislike this and I'm having problems accessing the computer on the network." From a networking perspective, this will not prevent your computer from accessing systems on the 192.168.1.x network. Worst case scenario, if you were facing a name resolution problem, you can always add an entry to the HOSTS file to solve that. If Windows does NOT have the option to send packets to this gateway, it cannot use it for internet connectivity. Windows will be forced to use the GET interface for internet traffic. Visit: anITKB.com, an IT Knowledge Base.

If you want to use both connections at same time, you can use OCTOPUS+ (http://www.octopusplus.com). This will help you with utilizing both connections