Can one have a static IP wired network connection with failover to wireless?

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Sat Jan 12 22:56:41 UTC 2013


On 01/12/2013 06:53 AM, Chris Green wrote:
> I have a small server system on my home LAN running Ubuntu 12.10, it has
> a static IP (in the 192.168.1.x range).  It has a hard-wired Gigabit
> ethernet connection but I would like, if possible, to make so that if
> the hard-wired ethernet is lost for any reason (e.g. I trip over the
> wire, some one else vacuums it up, etc.) then the wireless connection
> can take over.
> 
> Is this possible with a static IP?
> 

Yes. I do this on all of my laptops when at home. If I unplug the hard
wire, wifi picks up and connects to the default AP.





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