On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 12:34 pm, you wrote: > On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 4:22 am, Matthew Harrison wrote: > > Hi all, > > I was just wondering if it is possible to use both my modem and my > > ethernet for internet connectivity. I have a Toshiba Laptop (Satellite > > 1800-S204) and at work I use the built in ethernet card to get on the > > internet via windows, but I want to start using linux. At home I have > > dial-up and I have a modem card installed and it is detected and will > > connect, but I cannot do anything on the net. I guess the question is > > can linux be set up to know to use either/or for the net? Thanks. > > > > -Matt > > Yes you can. > Open Mandrake Control Centre>Network>Connection > > Near the top of the GUI you see a box marked profile which contains the > entry 'default' - This defines your default internet access, and is most > likely currently set for 'lan' and in the box underneath you probably see > > Internet Access > Type : lan > > Now create a new profile - call it dialup or something , select the new > profile in the drop down list, and then go through the Wizard. In the > wizard unselect lan, and select modem, give the dial up parameters for your > ISP. Exit with 'OK' > > Now when you click on the 'Internet' icon on your desktop you can select > dialup from the Profile selection, and the button underneath will switch to > 'Connect:modem' > > Thats it. Just switch between the two profiles any time you want to change > your connect method. > > derek On a related note -
I have an ethernet always-on connection, but would like to use a modem occasionally to send faxes. Would the profile trick work for that? Anne
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