Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2019 06:35:03 +0000 From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6722@twc.com> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can Ethernet and wi-fi be used concurrently? References: <5d0ed525.1c69fb81.d673e.e3dfSMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING@mx.google.com> <C146F26C-8D38-4A3D-A8E4-79DAC1EC4F90@gmail.com> <f3275b02-f1f2-765f-a8f4-f5df3070d655@bluerosetech.com>
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from Mel Pilgrim and my last post: > On 2019-06-22 18:24, Thomas Mueller wrote: > > I would like to know if it is possible to have both Ethernet and > > wi-fi running concurrently? > > > Purpose would be, if the cable service is down, meaning no internet > > access but intranet OK, to continue to have intranet access while > > using wi-fi with a mobile phone as hotspot to aceess the internet. > If you can keep the mobile hotspot disconnected until you need it, configure > the wired interface with a higher metric than the wireless interface and > routing will do the rest for you. Could I start (ifconfig) the wired ethernet with metric 0 and then connect the wi-fi with metric > 0? Then possibly the system could lose time by trying the wired interface first on internet access attempts even when the cable service is down? > On 2019-06-22 19:05, John Lyon wrote: > > You should be able to use the lagg driver to combine the two > > interfaces in failover mode to achieve your goal. > lagg doesn't apply here because Thomas's issue is routing failover. The > master interface would remain up for intranet access. Tom
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