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

[Chris Green]

On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 02:56:41PM -0800, NoOp wrote:
> 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.
> 
... but do they have static IP?  I know it works with dynamic, I have a
laptop like yours.

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Chris Green