Leopard Defaults to Wireless, even when Gigabit ethernet is plugged in...

This is a bit of frustration for me, but after installing 10.5.5, it seems as though leopard defaults to use the wireless connection instead of the "fastest available" connection.
When I plug in ethernet, i stay connected via wireless, even though I have an IP over ethernet. when I try to access ethernet-only local services, I am denied unless I turn off the wireless connection.
This did not happen in previous updates of Leopard. I found that without turning the wireless off I could access the local services just by plugging in the ethernet.
Any ideas?

You can reset the Service Order on the gear drop down in System prefs > Network which might help.
Sorry no idea if or when it changed, I've always just turned Airport off on the menu bar when using my USB mobile modem.

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