Using 3G connection while wirelss connected, possible?

[stepper]

Is it possible to keep laptop connected to the router for file sharing and connect to the internet using the 3G modem? If possible, any pointers to do so?
Distro: Ubuntu 8.10 64 on HP dv6000.

 

[Slobber]

This is possible. The way I do it is as follows:

1. Connect your wireless to the router.
2. Open a term, and type route del -net 0.0.0.0
3. Add a static route to any networks you want to access via your router (you dont have to add anything in the same subnet as your wireless connection)
4. Connect your 3G.

What this will do is use the wireless for anything local or with a route, while using the 3G as your default route for everything else.

Works like a charm in Mandriva 2008.1 not sure about the ubootoo nonsense.

Slobber

 

[stepper]

Thanks, even I didn't understand at first a google search of the commands you gave led to this Ubuntuforums post, which worked well.

 

[Slobber]

Re-read my instructions and I see I wasnt very descriptive. Sorry was just before a game of dota.

 

[stepper]

No worries mate, your suggestion led to a solution.

 

[nicc777]

The nice thing about this is that you could use your 3G enabled Linux device to serve as a backup Internet connection if ADSL fails. All you need is an ADSL router that would enable you to play with it's routing table. Your other computers will then use the ADSL router as "normal", which essentially becomes a switch.

Well - ADSL rarely fails but I think this could be a handy backup.

 

[.Froot.]

This is possible. The way I do it is as follows:

1. Connect your wireless to the router.
2. Open a term, and type route del -net 0.0.0.0
3. Add a static route to any networks you want to access via your router (you dont have to add anything in the same subnet as your wireless connection)
4. Connect your 3G.

What this will do is use the wireless for anything local or with a route, while using the 3G as your default route for everything else.

Works like a charm in Mandriva 2008.1 not sure about the ubootoo nonsense.

Slobber

It works across any Linux distribution. This is a general networking issue which needs to be resolved in any situation to work.