From owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org Sun Jun 23 02:56:23 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F422715C3092 for ; Sun, 23 Jun 2019 02:56:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com) Received: from echo.brtsvcs.net (echo.brtsvcs.net [IPv6:2607:f740:c::4ae]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 472086FF98 for ; Sun, 23 Jun 2019 02:56:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com) Received: from chombo.houseloki.net (chombo [IPv6:2601:1c2:1402:1770:ae1f:6bff:fe6b:9e1c]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "chombo.houseloki.net", Issuer "brtsvcs.net CA" (verified OK)) by echo.brtsvcs.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8734438D0F; Sat, 22 Jun 2019 19:56:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [IPv6:2601:1c2:1402:1770:2122:ff5b:5452:a421] (unknown [IPv6:2601:1c2:1402:1770:2122:ff5b:5452:a421]) by chombo.houseloki.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B14E52D0B; Sat, 22 Jun 2019 19:56:17 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Can Ethernet and wi-fi be used concurrently? To: Thomas Mueller , freebsd-net@freebsd.org From: Mel Pilgrim Message-ID: <6a0d389c-ac40-6b51-7413-a10bb5c93934@bluerosetech.com> Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2019 19:56:15 -0700 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.7.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 472086FF98 X-Spamd-Bar: ---- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com designates 2607:f740:c::4ae as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.73 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; FAKE_REPLY(1.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+mx]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[bluerosetech.com]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[echo.brtsvcs.net,foxtrot.brtsvcs.net]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.97)[-0.970,0]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; IP_SCORE(-3.45)[ip: (-8.86), ipnet: 2607:f740:c::/48(-4.46), asn: 36236(-3.88), country: US(-0.06)]; FREEMAIL_TO(0.00)[twc.com]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; SUBJECT_ENDS_QUESTION(1.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:36236, ipnet:2607:f740:c::/48, country:US]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2019 02:56:23 -0000 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.