With both wireless & ethernet connected, which connection does Windows use?

When a WinXP computer has both a wireless connection (54 Mbps) and an ethernet connection (100 Mbps), how does Windows choose which connection to actually use?

Does it pick the fastest? The first to boot up? Does it use both?

How can we tell WHICH connection it's using?

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Posted 5 years ago by Judy Zappacosta in Wireless Networking

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