Priority of network interfaces within Windows

To determine the priority of available network interfaces within Windows, launch a command prompt and use the following command:

netstat –rn

Near the top of the information will be a list of all of the network interfaces and a priority number in a column to the left.  The loopback entry will normally be the lowest.

If you wish to change the priority list, access the TCP/IP properties for the interface in question and remove the default checkbox for “Automatic metric” and manually enter a value.  A value higher than 1 is probably preferred as not to interfere with the loopback address entry.