Yes, you can switch connections for various applications.
Yes, you can switch connections for various applications.
just moved in and got fiber for the first time—yay, except it’s not great. super shaky connection, tons of packet loss, I’m not sure if the network or the router settings are the problem. I haven’t had any fixes, but my phone lets me play Dota without too many drops. Question is… TL;DR: I have Ethernet and a 4G modem, the 4G works better for gaming, while Ethernet suits YouTube. Is there a tool that directs all Dota/Steam traffic through the 4G modem and keeps everything else on fiber? So I can handle both without draining my mobile data or getting laggy in games? I also checked online and found something called ForceBindIP, but it’s mostly command-line stuff from a long time ago—probably not what you need right now.
Consider alternative locations instead of various software options. If you know the IP ranges your application uses, you can configure Windows to direct any traffic to those ranges through a specific route. Adjust the metric on your Ethernet port to a lower value than the 4G port, ensuring all traffic passes through the Ethernet connection first. Then define custom routes for other destinations. I recently tried this method and it functioned correctly. Here’s a sample command format:
route print route ADD destination_network MASK subnet_mask gateway_ip metric_cost
I have a 4G interface (gateway 192.168.1.1) and an Ethernet interface (gateway 192.168.2.1).
Setting my Ethernet metric lower than the 4G one ensures everything routes via Ethernet by default.
For testing, I used http://ip-check.info to discover the IP range via WHOIS, which returned 78.129.128.0/17.
I added that IP with a route:
route ADD 78.129.128.0 MASK 255.255.128.0 192.168.1.1
After refreshing, it correctly showed the public IP of my 4G and routed only that traffic through the 4G gateway.
Determine the network location of the Dota 2 SA servers by checking their public IP addresses or server details. Then, configure your gateway to forward traffic to those IPs, using your Ethernet connection for internal routing. To find the IPs, you can use tools like ping, traceroute, or online DNS lookup services.
To apply a mask, you’d use a command like `iptables -A FORWARD -s 209.197.29.1 -o 209.197.25.1 -j DROP` or similar for the other servers. The exact syntax depends on your OS and firewall setup.
enter an IP and pick a mask from the dropdown, and it will show the correct network address. Remember to confirm your gateway is set properly—most home routers end in .1 or .254, but it could be something else like .129. Be sure to remove routes if your network changes to avoid issues.