Guides to Ethernet, Wi-Fi and network priority
How your computer chooses between a cable and Wi-Fi, how to change that by hand on each system, and what the built-in settings can't do. Each guide shows the manual method first.
- Switch from Ethernet to Wi-Fi automatically on Windows 11 and 10Why Windows keeps using a cable with no internet, how to read and change interface metrics with PowerShell, why a metric change sometimes seems to do nothing, and how to keep Wi-Fi connected next to Ethernet.
- Ubuntu: use Wi-Fi when Ethernet has no internetNetworkManager route metrics, temporary and permanent changes with
nmcli, and what the connectivity check does and doesn't do. - Using Ethernet and Wi-Fi at the same timeWhether you can, which one is used, why the speeds don't add up, and how to prioritize Ethernet over Wi-Fi on Windows, Ubuntu and Mac.