RE: Re: [OT] Fixing an application to use a specific network adaptor

["Sullivan, Glenn" <gsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The easiest first solution, in most cases, is to put a default gateway
in on the adapter that you want to be "Default" and not on the
other
one.  Then the other one will only be used for local (to that network)
traffic...

Of course, that is assuming that they are actually two different
networks, and not two connections to the same network...


Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA
David Clark Company Inc.
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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
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Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 12:50 PM
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Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] Fixing an application to use a specific
network adaptor

> My laptop is frequently connected to two different networks,
usually one
> wired and one wireless.  Certain applications, for example,
printers and
> Outlook, should only use one of those adapters, (normally
wireless) or
> they won't work.

You don't exactly explain what you mean by 2 networks. I assume you mean
"wired" and "wireless". They don't necessarily are 2
different networks
in IP networking sense. It would be good if you can give us more info on
your network setup. (output from "ipconfig -all"
and "route print" would help.

> Does anyone know a way to force an application to use one of the
two
> adapters?  I've tried googling but can't seem to hit on the
correct
> search terms.

As far as I know in most applications you can't. Some mostly server
applications can bind to the specific adapter.

There is also an option of configuring your IP routing to use specific
adapter for specific destination IP or network or at least give it
priority by changing the interface metric.

Slavomir Kundrik