auto eth0 iface eth0 inet manual bond-master bond0 bond-primary eth0 bond-mode active-backup auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet manual wpa-ssid your_SSID wpa-psk xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # to generate proper encrypted key: wpa_passphrase your_SSID your_password bond-master bond0 bond-primary eth0 bond-mode active-backup # Define master auto bond0 iface bond0 inet dhcp bond-slaves none bond-primary eth0 bond-mode active-backup bond-miimon 100