Re: Managing multiple internet connections

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From: Adam Bailey (adamb_at_lull.org)
Date: 06/30/04

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    In article <BD06F4AF.19C7%DougJessee@hotmail.com>,
     Doug Jessee <DougJessee@hotmail.com> wrote:

    > I have both a dial-up and wireless connection, both of which are active at
    > different times. Sometimes, both are active at the same time. When this
    > happens, I canšt figure out how to tell the Mac which connection to use. I
    > am running an iBook 1G, OS-X 10.3.4, internal modem, internal airport
    > extreme card.

    Can you be more specific about your network configuration and your
    network needs?

    In the Network System Preference pane you can create separate
    locations. For example, you might set up a Home location that uses
    your AirPort Internet connection at home; and a Work location that
    uses Ethernet to browser your company LAN.

    Within a Location you can have multiple "Network Ports," which
    include modem, Ethernet, AirPort, and anything else you might use to
    connect to a network. These can be dragged up and down in the list to
    determine the order you want them tried. For example, at home my iBook
    tries Ethernet first -- and if there's no Ethernet connection
    detected, it reverts to AirPort.

    There's a lot of flexibility in the OS X networking, but it depends on
    what exactly you want to do. 

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