I recently bought a Belkin AC876 USB wifi adapter for my desktop, but I've noticed that it will not automatically connect if I also have an ethernet cable connected as well. As soon as I disable the ethernet adapter, the wifi connects immediately. I can also manually connect the wifi and have both run without an issue. What gives?
If you're wondering why I want both, I'm using the ethernet to directly connect to my Synology NAS but using the wifi for internet access.
Best Answer
Hate to answer my own question, but I'll post this in case someone else comes along. Apparently this is standard Windows functionality as of 8. There's a registry setting you can change to get both connections working. https://superuser.com/a/630163/508037