Windows Network Question

[leowyatt]

Is it possible to force an application in XP to use one particular network connection (i.e wireless) and all other apps and traffic can go through the wired one.

[Mark]

Unlike Linux, I don't think XP supports network bindings. Or at least in most cases it doesn't.

However, there might be a way. I'd need a diagram of your setup (or at least an explanation) to work out if it can be done.

[leowyatt]

The best way to describe the setup is the wired connection in my laptop is plugged into our network which I want to use for all traffic except MSN. MSN I want to run through the wireless network connection which uses a different network.

[Daz]

Not at the operating system level. If an individual app supports binding itself to one network card then that'll work, but you couldn't tell doze to not send other traffic over it.

Only way I can think of doing it (assuming the app can be bound) is to run the wireelss on a a different subnet to the other network card, dropping it down in the bind order and disable all but the TCP/IP stack on that interface. And even then I'm sure doze would try to do something on it.

[Mark]

It's the other end of the connection that's important. Sounds like a router though so it'll have one IP address. MSN definitely doesn't support bindings either.

Not doing well today - that's two 'no' answers already this morning. :(

[leowyatt]

No worries guys, just thought I'd ask if it was possible :)

[Garp]

'doze is weird about dual homing too..

[Daz]

It's manageable to be fair, you just have to know it's little quirks. Not as flexible as a *nix system though, no denying that.