On October 15, 2002 02:27 am, you wrote: > also sprach Bruce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.15.0725 +0200]: <snip> > > I am really looking for a program that can figure out automatically > > whether I am using the wired or wireless adaptor in my laptop (usually to > > the same network), and make the connection accordingly. > > you should be able to identify the adapter by MAC address, no?
Not sure what you mean; wouldn't the MAC addresses only be useful for identifying oneself to the server?? The server doesn't care which adaptor I am using. By the way, my wired interface is pci, the wireless is pcmcia. > i think they both work, but each has registered a default route. > insert them both and show me the output of /sbin/route -n after some > seconds. Only the first interface brought up seems to work. With both interfaces down, I can pump -i eth0, then pump -i wlan0. Both will report IP addresses, and route -n gives the following: debian:/home/bruce# route -n Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 wlan0 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 debian:/home/bruce# I figured out that only eth0 has a connection by unplugging each of the interfaces and trying to ping the gateway . If I do the opposite, i.e. bring up wlan0 first, then eth0, I get: debian:/home/bruce# route -n Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 wlan0 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 wlan0 debian:/home/bruce# and now only wlan0 has a connection. In order to switch interfaces, in other words, I have to first bring down the currently active one. Bruce -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
