Reducing Metric of Private Network Interface

  1. From the Start menu, open the Network Connections window.
  2. Open the TCP/IP protocol properties and click Advanced.
  3. Clear the Automatic metric check box. Into the Interface metric field, enter any number that is less than metrics of other interfaces.

    Note: To see the metrics of other interfaces, run the route print command, and examine the route metrics. The route metrics are built on the basis of interface metrics.

  4. Close all opened windows by clicking OK.