I have a script that runs mii-tool and greps for a 'Link OK' and if it doesn't find it, then it activates my wireless... Try something like that. On Thursday 20 April 2006 01:20, Dazed_75 wrote: > On 4/19/06, Jared Anderson wrote: > > On Tuesday 18 April 2006 5:12 pm, Dazed_75 wrote: > > > My laptop (Toshiba 5105-S701) has both wired ethernet and built-in > > > 802-11b. At home I normally plug in the wired ethernet. The Wireless > > > is used when I have the laptop away from the computer room (wheter > > > home or away). The issue seems to be that when I bring up the system > > > (Ubuntu 5.10) with the ether cable plugged in it finds both > > > interfaces, leaves both enabled and refuses to resolve URLs until I > > > use [menu] System/Administration/Networking to de-activate the > > > wireless. > > > > > > Note that both wireless and wired interfaces are being issued separate > > > IPs (e.g. 192.168.1.106 and 107) by the same Linksys router (which > > > also contains the AP) and should be issuing the same DNS IPs from my > > > ISP (/etc/resolv.conf only contains the usual pair). One would think > > > the system could use EITHER interface succussfully. Something is > > > getting in the way and I would love to learn how to avoid this issue. > > > BTW, this issue is not unique to me. I have talked to several people > > > with the same problem including at least one other PLUG member. > > > > > > Suggestions or references anyone? > > > > While at home, before disabling one of the interfaces, can you run of the > > following commands and then post the results? > > > > netstat -rn > > -or- > > route -vn > > -or- > > cat /proc/net/route > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > Interestingly, my netstat (Ubuntu 5.10) does not seem to have a -m > option. Also, I realize you said "OR" but too much is better than not > enough and since they produced slightly different output, Here is all > of it: > > $ netstat -i > Kernel Interface table > Iface MTU Met RX-OK RX-ERR RX-DRP RX-OVR TX-OK TX-ERR TX-DRP TX-OVR > Flg eth0 1500 0 113 0 0 0 78 0 0 > 0 BMRU eth1 1500 0 36 0 0 0 5 0 0 > 0 BMRU lo 16436 0 15546 0 0 0 15546 0 > 0 0 LRU $ netstat -r > Kernel IP routing table > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt > Iface 192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 > 0 eth0 192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 > 0 eth1 default myrouter 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 > 0 eth1 default myrouter 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 > 0 eth0 $ route -vn > Kernel IP routing table > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use > Iface 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 > 0 eth0 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 > 0 eth1 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 > 0 eth1 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 > 0 eth0 $ cat /proc/net/route > Iface Destination Gateway > Flags RefCnt Use Metric Mask MTU Window IRTT > eth0 0001A8C0 00000000 0001 0 0 0 00FFFFFF 0 0 0 > eth1 0001A8C0 00000000 0001 0 0 0 00FFFFFF 0 0 0 > eth1 00000000 0101A8C0 0003 0 0 0 00000000 0 0 0 > eth0 00000000 0101A8C0 0003 0 0 0 00000000 0 0 0 > $ cat /etc/resolv.conf > search ph.cox.net > nameserver 204.127.203.135 > nameserver 216.148.225.135 > > NOTE: the "search ph.cox.net" is from when I use the laptop at a > different location. > > Just to reconfirm, this is following a powerup with the ethernet cable > plugged an and the wireless turned on. At that point I was unable to > access the internet (ping yahoo.com even failed). Interestingly after > capturing this info, moving to this desktop to do the email, I went > back to the laptop to try pinging the DNS server by IP address and > found that worked and learned the traffic went over the wireless. I > then tried pinging Yahoo.com again and it worked (also via the > wireless). This is getting even wierder. > > -- > > Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. > - James M. Barrie > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Payson Computer Services PO Box 2551 Payson, Arizona 85547 (928) 595 - 1449 http://www.paysonlinux.org/ nathan@paysonlinux.org Business Consulting Services, Advanced Network and Server Design, Security Solutions, Process Management and Efficiency Consultations --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss