Choosing A Preferred Network: LAN Vs Wireless
I've set up Sync/Offline files successfully on my laptop. The problem is when my laptop is docked, and has both LAN and wireless connections, the network chooses the wireless connection over the LAN (which obviously is much faster). Is there a way to make the LAN the preferred network? When I try disabling the wireless, sync does not work as it appears to be linked in some way to the wireless network.
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