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How to tell Windows 7 to ignore a default gateway

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Problem

I currently have 2 network cards in my PC -- one connected to an internal network on a router with a disconnected WAN port (10.x.x.x), and one connected to the internet through a consumer router (192.168.0.x). Windows seems to recognize them correctly (my "Network and Sharing Center" lists them as …

Error Output

Reply from 10.0.0.1: Destination net unreachable.

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Fix for: How to tell Windows 7 to ignore a default gateway

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You can try to force the metric for the 10.0.0.0 adapter to be higher than the 192.168.0.0 adapter. This should push Windows 7 to prefer the 192.168.0.0 adapter when routing to a network that is not directly connected. Open the Properties of your 10…

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