On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 4:22 am, Matthew Harrison wrote: > Hi all, > I was just wondering if it is possible to use both my modem and my > ethernet for internet connectivity. I have a Toshiba Laptop (Satellite > 1800-S204) and at work I use the built in ethernet card to get on the > internet via windows, but I want to start using linux. At home I have > dial-up and I have a modem card installed and it is detected and will > connect, but I cannot do anything on the net. I guess the question is can > linux be set up to know to use either/or for the net? Thanks. > > -Matt
Yes you can. Open Mandrake Control Centre>Network>Connection Near the top of the GUI you see a box marked profile which contains the entry 'default' - This defines your default internet access, and is most likely currently set for 'lan' and in the box underneath you probably see Internet Access Type : lan Now create a new profile - call it dialup or something , select the new profile in the drop down list, and then go through the Wizard. In the wizard unselect lan, and select modem, give the dial up parameters for your ISP. Exit with 'OK' Now when you click on the 'Internet' icon on your desktop you can select dialup from the Profile selection, and the button underneath will switch to 'Connect:modem' Thats it. Just switch between the two profiles any time you want to change your connect method. derek
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