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Re: multiple interfaces: eth0 & wlan0



On Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:43:10 +0200, Mathieu Malaterre wrote:

>   I was not able to find an answer to the following question. So here
> it is: how do I know which interfaces is being used by default (wget,
> apt-get...) in debian ? Right now both eth0 and wlan0 are up (as
> reported by ifconfig)

Quick and dirty: make a traceroute to any Internet host and you'll know 
what device is in use :-)

Just guessing, but I think wifi devices take preference over ethernet 
ones (unless otherwise specified).

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón


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