is this possible?

[dbarton]

Machine A hooked to fast internet cable modem.
Machine B uses a slower wireless card *on a diferent network.*

If they are wired networked together, B always uses A's faster connection, so they both are using A's internet.

Is there any way to still transfer files between them, but force B to only use its OWN wireless connection for internet stuff?

 

[BZeto]

You should be able to set that up using interface metrics or binding order.
In your network connections > advanced menu > advanced settings...

Then set which one to take priority.

Or under Advanced TCP/IP settings on the desired interface you can set the metric number.


I've never actually done this though, just giving you an idea. There may be a a better way or specific software that can handle this task, too.

Good luck

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: dbarton
Machine A hooked to fast internet cable modem.
Machine B uses a slower wireless card *on a different network.*

If they are wired networked together, B always uses A's faster connection, so they both are using A's internet.

Is there any way to still transfer files between them, but force B to only use its OWN wireless connection for internet stuff?

im assuming youre using windows....wouldnt you have to have ICS set up in order for B to use A's connection? and if you dont want them to do that....why set it up in the first place when you can just link them with static IPs on a different subnet for the sake of simple file sharing?

 

[dbarton]

No ICS.

It's actually not A's connection per se, so much as a cable modem that A uses.

B should use the wireless connection, but "picks" the faster cable modem.

 

[ch33zw1z]

The easiest way to do this is static IPs. Set the direct connection between B and A with static IPs, ie B=10.0.0.1 A=10.0.0.2...Set up the SM as 255.255.255.0. on B's side, set the Default Gateway to the value of the Wireless Adapter in B. IIRC, this is what I had to do for a similar setup.

 

[dbarton]

Originally posted by: ch33zw1z
The easiest way to do this is static IPs. Set the direct connection between B and A with static IPs, ie B=10.0.0.1 A=10.0.0.2...Set up the SM as 255.255.255.0. on B's side, set the Default Gateway to the value of the Wireless Adapter in B. IIRC, this is what I had to do for a similar setup.

this sounds like it should work, but doesnt for me.

cable router is 192xxx.1

B lan card is xxx.3
B wireless is xxx.10

on B, default gateway on lan connection is xxx.1 (router)
on B, default gateway on wireless connection is xxx.10

if i set default gateway on lan connection to xxx.10, it wont connect to anything
if i tset to xxx.1 it connects thru the cable modem.

shouldn't this work?