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[houseofkraft]

Hi Guys!

I am currently programming a router program for ComputerCraft and i have a wired modem and a wireless modem. How do i only receive messages with the wireless modem and send the received message across the wired modem network.

Thanks!

[Bomb Bloke]

When you call rednet.send() or rednet.receive(), all open modems are used. So it's simply a case of rednet.open()ing the wired modem and rednet.close()ing the wireless before sending, and vice versa before receiving.

[houseofkraft]

Well if i close off the wired modem and only keep the wireless modem on then how will i be able to upload data because only the download portion will be active if i do that

Is there a way i can make a custom rednet API or something to only use the selected modem side or something

Edited by houseofkraft, 27 September 2016 - 11:49 PM.

[Bomb Bloke]

As mentioned, invert the modem states.

rednet.open("yourWirelessModem")
rednet.close("yourWiredModem")
local sender, message, protocal = rednet.receive()

rednet.open("yourWiredModem")
rednet.close("yourWirelessModem")
rednet.send(target, message)

[Sewbacca]

You can also use the native modem API, but rednet already handles the IDs.