LR wrote:
> 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

Interesting, but does not match my experience with at least 15 laptops.
XP Pro SP2 seems to get confused with two connections, with network
traffic slowing to a crawl. Disable either connection and the remaining
connection returns to "normal" speeds. In the end, all laptops were set
to manual for wireless.

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