Geoff Lane wrote:
> Rob Morley wrote:
>
>>> If one has two network cards connected to a computer (eg one
>>> ethernet and one wifi) and both are connected to the internet is
>>> there a priority for outgoing traffic or can this cause problems.
>>>
>> With a normal configuration both NICs will have a default route set -
>> if you want to use just one for internet access then remove the
>> default route for the other one. With both default routes set I
>> suspect the order they are tried will depend on the order in which
>> they were loaded into the routing table, so you might try swapping
>> them around to see if it makes any difference. Otherwise I think
>> you're into advanced routing with multiple tables.
>> As long as both NICs are running on the same network I don't think it
>> will cause any problems anyway.
>
> The query only occured as we were setting up a new wifi adsl router at
> our club; used the wired connection to set up the security on the wifi
> then forgot to disable the ethernet before inserting the wifi card.
>
> All appeared to work fine but I was then curious as to which interface
> would be used.
>
> Geoff Lane
>
Although you posted to linux.networking you didn't actually specify
which operating system was being used. If windows you may find this of
interest:-
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb878031.aspx