[ubuntu-za] Cellphone modem + LAN

[Hannes Coetzee]

Charl Wentzel wrote:
> Hi Guys
>
> Thanks for helping with apt-cacher.  Now for an even more difficult
> question:
>
> My laptop is connected to the LAN (via cable) and I'm using my cellphone
> to connect to the internet for now.  The plan is that apt-cacher can use
> my cellphone to get some special updates, while the new pc's on the
> network can connect to my laptop through the LAN.
>
> I can connect to the Internet using my cellphone (via usb/rndis) as long
> as I'm unplugged from my Lan.  As soon as I plug in the LAN cable, all
> internet traffic appears to be routed through the LAN instead and fails,
> even though the cellphone is still connected to the Internet.
>
> Is there a way to overcome this?
>
> Charl
>
>
>   
Oh and.. if you plug your network cable in after you connected your 
cellphone it will use the last made connection for routing. If you 
reconnect your cellphone it should work.


Hannes

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