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Registered: 2012-09-11

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netctl-auto & netctl-ifplugd prefer wired?

Hi,

On my laptop running Arch Linux I've got both netctl-auto and netctl-ifplugd running. I have both ethernet and wireless set up in my house, and I'd like to have it set up so that it prefers wired over the wireless connection. So that if it's plugged in I can know for sure it is using the wired connection and not the wireless connection, and if I unplug it it should switch to wireless.

There's a 'priority' variable but that only applies to wireless connections and so it has no effect on the wired profile. I've gone through the manpages for netctl-auto and ifplugd and gone through the relevant sections for netcl in the wiki multiple times but there doesn't seem to be anything on getting this kind of setup.

So is there a way to have Arch prefer wired connections over wireless?

HiImTye

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From: Halifax, NS, Canada

Registered: 2012-05-09

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Re: netctl-auto & netctl-ifplugd prefer wired?

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