Windows 10 Windows 10 refuses to prioritize Etherenet for File Transfer

[WaffleGod54]

Windows wont transfer files over Ethernet, It keeps doing so over WiFi, Unless WiFi is off, Then it transfers no problem

Windows is up to date: OS Version 1809

Drivers are up to date


I have a small Ethernet Network I'm building for CompTIA Network+ Training. There are currently 4 devices online. (All APIPA because its just for private use only)


1.Node00(Raspberry PI) Switch 1: 169.254.103.190/16

2.Node01(Raspberry PI) Switch 1: 169.254.1.226/16

2.Node02(Windows 10) Switch 2: 169.254.1.15/16

4.Node03(Manjaro Linux on Laptop) Switch 2:169.254.10.21/16


There are two switches involved,


Switch 1(S1)

-Node 01 & Node 00 Connected

-Link/Act Connected to other switch


Switch 2(S2)

-Node 02 & Node 03 Connected

-Link/Act Connected to other switch


All IP addresses are APIPA addresses in the same subnet(/16) and can all ping each other and access each others smb Server shares

Node 03(S2) can connect to Node 00 & Node 01(S1) and automatically transfers Via Ethernet but node 02(S2) wont send via Ethernet unless WiFi is disabled

So, Everything is properly connected and configured and both switches can talk to each other.


I have tried prioritizing based on metric over power shell which did nothing


[As Admin]

>Set-NetIPInterface -InterfaceIndex 3 -InterfaceMetric 1

>Get-NetIPInterface

Index Interface Alias Address Family N1Mtu Interface Metric DHCP Connection State

3 Ethernet IPv6 1500 1 Enabled Connected ActiveStore
6 Wi-Fi IPv6 1500 50 Enabled Connected ActiveStore
3 Ethernet IPv4 1500 1 Disabled Connected ActiveStore
6 Wi-Fi IPv4 1500 50 Enabled Connected ActiveStore


So i checked Control Panel>Network and Internet>Network Connections>Ethernet>Properties>IPV4>Advanced to see if the priority showed the same, and it did


I also tried completely resting all Networking Setting via: Settings>Network & Internet>Network Reset and redid everything with the same results


So, now I'm just completely clueless as to why this wont work, Any idea's?

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