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Old 03-26-2008
Jurgen Haan
 
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Default Re: Two Network cards

Geoff Lane 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.
>
> Geoff Lane
> Followup-To: comp.os.linux.networking


Just as long as you make sure you have only 1 default route, everything
will be fine. Though having two nics in the same net is generally not
advised. (Think about broadcasts and stuff like that).

Is one adapter used as a failover for the other? If so, you might want
to try setting up a failover setup that activates the other adapter upon
failure of the first one.

-R-
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