Q: prioritize ethernet over wifi on Mac OS X
I use a Time Capsule with both of my Macs running 10.8.3. I'd like to get the most out of my bandwidth speed, so I ethernet cabled both Macs to the Time Capsule. However, there are some apps I use to connect between the Macs that require Wifi (like remote controlling the Mac Mini from the MacBook Pro), so I leave it turned on. Can anyone tell me if there's a way in Mac OS to give ethernet priority over wifi for connections for the operations that can use ethernet?
Apple Time Capsule 1TB
Posted on Apr 17, 2013 6:47 PM
In the Network System prefs, Select Set Service Order from the Gear menu.
Drag the Ethernet service above the Wi-Fi service.
If ethernet has a connection, it will be used, If not, the next service down the list will take the internet connection, if available.
Posted on Apr 17, 2013 6:50 PM