[TriLUG] tying applications to specific interfaces?

[Carl Crider]

 May be possible by modifying iptables [layer7?]. Interesting idea though.
At work, my desktop has been "split" similarly. The on-board NIC points to
the corp network, and the
secondary NIC points to the internal test environ. No need to split the
applications [browser], as long as the IP, or page is typed in/bookmarked.
Each NIC answers to it's own DNS server.

 I do know that the (unintentional) Firefox hack works for me. I have
separate directories for my FF installs ( i.e., /usr/FFv2.x, /usr/FFv3x) as
well as separate icons for each on the desktop/panel. I do this to test
plug-ins and extensions on new versions before nuking the old versions. I
really should clean up my panel!




On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Greg Brown <gwbrown1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Let's assume I have an Ubuntu desktop of the latest revision running on a
> desktop machine with two interfaces: one is a 10/100 Ethernet and one is a
> 802.11g interface.  Also assume that the Ethernet is the "corporate"
> network
> and the 802.11 is a public hotspot.
>
> I'd like to tie specific applications to specific interfaces say, for
> instance, VNC to always use my Ethernet interface while Firefox uses my
> wireless.  Is this even possible?  Furthermore is it possible to have two
> icons for Firefox, one that uses the Ethernet and one that uses the
> wireless
> network?
>
> Also assume that the Ethernet is the "corporate" network and the 802.11 is
> a
> public hotspot.
>
> Even more furthermore is this kind of thing possible with OS X?
>
> Greg
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