[ltp] wireless and wired adapters

[Winsley von Spee]

On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 09:53:07 -0500
Mike Kershaw <dragorn@nerv-un.net> wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 03:17:18PM +0100, Bob Alexander wrote:
> > Tino Keitel wrote:
> > >On Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 13:29:11 +0100, Bob Alexander wrote:
> > >
> > >>In my ath0 wireless interface scripts, should I check if e1000 (my wired 
> > >>eth0) is active and modprobe -r it to avoid routing/performance problems ?
> > >
> > >
> > >I use ifplugd, so eth0 will only be configured if a cable is actually
> > >plugged in.
> > >
> > 
> > Ehm .... :) I do too ! Now comes the weird question. The UNconfigured 
> > eth0 interface will NEVER cause ANY problems ?
> 
> An interface that is down will not receive any traffic or be used for
> routing, so it will not cause a problem.
> 
> When in doubt, 'ifconfig eth0 down'. 
> 
> -m
> 
> -- 
> Cogito Eggo Sum - I think, therefor I am a waffle.
> 

hmm

If your are expecting problems with route and more than one interface try ifmetric ... or set the metric by hand. 

Greetz