wired internet connection and wireless console connection

Kirk22 · Post by **Kirk22** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:56 pm

I'm setting up a zoneminder box to go into a remote location. I want to access the ZM control panel via a wireless link from a laptop to the box. I also want the ability to plug the ZM box into my ethernet router at certain times to access the internet or other computers on my wired network.

My problem is that I can't get both connections to work at the same time. With some fiddling I can get one or the other to connect.

The wired side is set at 192.168.2.11 and goes to a linksys router.
The wireless side is an MSI PC54G2 card at 192.168.3.11 and connects to the laptop at 192.168.3.69.

I suspect that possibly the Mandrake Network Control center can't handle this situation. Does anyone have any clue on what I need to do?

Kirk

rdmelin · Post by **rdmelin** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 4:28 am

One solution you could use is to configure one interface and then save it as a net profile. For example get your wireless configured and then as root do "save-netprofile wireless". Then config the ethernet interface and do "save-netprofile wired"

Then you can switch between them with "set-netprofile wireless" etc.

Ross

Kirk22 · Post by **Kirk22** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:11 pm

Thanks Ross. That looks like a suitable workaround.

Do you think it could work if I set a permanent route for the 192.168.3.xxx to use the ra0 wireless card and then keep the normal routing for eth0?

Kirk

rdmelin · Post by **rdmelin** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:23 am

I don't know, but I usually question what others tell me will or won't work.

Try it and let the rest of us know what happens.

Best regards,

Ross