[GRLUG] running wireless and ethernet at the same time

[Don Ellis]

On my Mac (OSX - various levels), in the Network Pref Pane, the various
interfaces are listed in order of precedence. To give one interface higher
precedence, it can be dragged above the others. If one is active but not
connected, no traffic uses that interface. I currently have the Ethernet
interface set to higher precedence than the WiFi interface.

For further stringency, I have created "locations", with one having both
interfaces, and the other having only Ethernet. This way, if I forget to
switch location (with WiFi selected), but plug in Ethernet, the Ethernet
interface is used. When I use Ethernet, I usually remember to switch to the
location without WiFi, and this assures that I am using the Ethernet, and
not WiFi.

--Don Ellis


On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Mark Farver <mfarver at mindbent.org> wrote:

> Depends on the OS but generally wired connections take precedence and all
> traffic will flow there.  Use the "ip route" command to see which device
> has the default route (0.0.0.0) or paste it here and we can help translate.
>
> Mark
> On Dec 3, 2013 8:49 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?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
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