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I am able to do the iphone usb tethering under ubuntu(11.10) which will be recognized as eth1 interface (I also have an eth0 internet connection).

What I want to do is, when the eth1 is up, I want to make it as the default gateway, and if eth1 is down, then return back to using eth0 as default gateway.

How can I make it happen?

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  • It would be helpful to know what Ubuntu you are using.
    – Ringtail
    Feb 21, 2012 at 4:53

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I have done the exact thing you are wanting on my laptop only using a droidX running on android but the basis is the same. What you have to do is set up a bridge between your two interfaces so that they can share a single internet connection based on whichever one becomes active. This is done by utilizing the bridge_ports option that is part of the bridge-utils package in ubuntu. I have provided a link to show you how this is done in a few easy steps.

First install the bridge-utils PPA using the following command"

sudo apt-get install bridge-utils

Then follow this link to assist you in setting it up by modifying your /etc/network/interfaces file http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/en/man5/bridge-utils-interfaces.5.html

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