Re: What happens if there are two interfaces?

[Pavel Simerda <psimerda redhat com>]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Timothy Murphy" <gayleard eircom net>
> > Currently it's based on interface type, AFAIK.
> 
> What does this mean?
> Are you saying that ethernet is given preference over WiFi?

Yes. See:

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/tree/src/nm-device.c#n669

> >> And how can I know which one is being used?
> 
> > Looking at the routing table should be enough (ip route),
> 
> How?
> "ip route" just tells me both interfaces are up,
> not which one is being used.

You have to look better.

> Even "ifconfig", which gives the number of packets
> passing through each interface,
> is not completely conclusive.
> 
> > NM's D-Bus
> 
> How concretely does one use this?

http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus
http://projects.gnome.org/NetworkManager/developers/api/09/spec.html

> > interface and other tools could be useful too.
> 
> Which other tools?

nmcli, for example

Thinks that are missing in the nmcli tool and/or D-Bus interface should be reported to http://bugzilla.gnome.org/, product NetworkManager, component general.

Cheers,

Pavel