[GRLUG] running wireless and ethernet at the same time

[Matt Behrens]

On Dec 3, 2013, at 8:48 AM, Eric Beversluis <ebever at researchintegration.org> wrote:

> I'm looking for a basic explanation of what happens, what the normal
> behavior is, when a computer is connected to the same router (and so the
> same LAN and same Internet connection) with both Ethernet cable and
> wireless. I don't see anything on line addressing that basic question.
> 
> Does one (maybe the first to come up) just take all the traffic? Do they
> somehow alternate or otherwise share the traffic? Does running both at
> the same time create any problems? Where and how would the behavior get
> determined?

I don’t know precisely what the rules are in these situations, but they can’t share the traffic because each interface has different MAC and IP addresses.  As far as other hosts on the network are concerned, it looks like your single computer is two different hosts.

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