Question

Explain how the interface metric method is configured to achieve the same benefit as the bind method.

Answer 1

Solution for the problem is provided below, please comment if any doubts:

The bind method is used to configure the order of network interfaces in the system. In some systems like windows 10, windows server 2016, etc. the interface metric can be used to perform the same duty of bind method.

In interface metric method, the network adapters are enumerated in a particular order to access them in order.

The PowerShell command in windows used to configure the network adapters using the interface metric method is:

Set-NetIPInterface

Now the network adapters connected will be listed and we can configure them in the required order by changing the InterfaceMetric values. Now the ordering of the network interfaces can be done as in bind method.

But one of the problem with interface metric method is, it will give preference to one type of network interfaces at once that is if it give priority to wireless adapter at one, then for wired adapter for next time.