Rahul <rahuldj@gmail.com> wrote:
> I live in an area which is covered by an unsecured wi-fi network which
> I'm allowed to use. Incidentally, I also have a private internet
> connection (I hope you got the concept). Now I want to use both of
> these connections for browsing and/or downloading.

> My private connection can be accessed through LAN wire. I was told
> that I cannot utilize both of these connections and that only one of
> them will be active at a time.

How "private" is the private connection? I don't get the concept.
What, exactly, were you told about simultaneous connections?

One Wifi and one LAN connection can both be active simultaneously.
Which one is used for a particular connection is determined by the route
table. If this is Windows, "route /print" will show some route
information.

If your "private" network is one set of addresses, or provides access to a
certain set of addresses, and the WiFi is a generic internet connection,
you should be able to reach sites via both networks.

If they both have access to the same addresses, the LAN will be preferred
by default. Have a look at the route /print output for more clues.

Is there a VPN on the "private" network? If there is, enabling the VPN
might block access to the other network.

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