2 x ADSL lines (lucky me - but what do u do with them?)

Discussion in 'Internet, Connectivity and Communications' started by w_switch, Jan 20, 2008.

  1. w_switch

    w_switch New Member

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    Well actually one's cable, but anyway...

    I already have cable broadband in my house with a wireless router.
    Now my company is installing a business landline in my house (home office), also with broadband.

    I'd cancel my current broadband, but its part of quite a good package so it's worth keeping if i can use it!

    So what the best way to setup these two connections? I have a wireless router, the new coneection will come with a wireless router. I will mainly be using a laptop with built in wifi. I've also got a wifi PC card somewhere.

    So how do i go about this? Is it possible to use both at the same time and double my bandwidth?
    Any ideas?
     
  2. Boycie
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    Boycie Senior Beer Tester

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    How about use the cable setup for personal and dsl line for work? :D

    Lucky you!
     
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  3. grim

    grim Gigabyte Poster

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    Designated p0rn server FTW 8)

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  4. Bluerinse
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    Bluerinse Exabyte Poster

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    Grim, get it right.. it's pr0n :p
     
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  5. Pady

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    you could always get yourself a load balancing router, you can connect both modems to it and it will spread your internet usage across the 2 connections.


    *wonders if his company will pay for a broadband connection in his home*
     
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  6. noelg24

    noelg24 Terabyte Poster

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    Potentially, I can get two internet connections in my flat...I am currently on Virgin media, but if I wanted (and I jsut might if Virgin is still as crap as it is!) I will enable my phone line and get ADSL put on that...would be nice to have two connections...I could have one as a server for uploads and the other just downloading...now did someone say pr0n? :twisted:
     
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  7. w_switch

    w_switch New Member

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    Inspirational... guess it'll be two almighty pr0n servers then!

    Might have a look into this load balancing business but i guess i'll just cancel the cable and save a couple of quid.

    Cheers guys, you've been... er, helpful?
     
  8. zebulebu

    zebulebu Terabyte Poster

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    Can you get static IP ranges assigned to the DSL line?

    (drools)

    Mmmmmm... Honeynet...
     
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  9. The_Geek

    The_Geek Megabyte Poster

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    pr0n......wasn't that a movie in the 80's about programs and their users, with the evil MCP at the center?
     
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  10. supag33k

    supag33k Kilobyte Poster

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    Now there's a though for getting some private revenue, we have spare broadband links and a couple of older servers here at work also....:twisted:

    Seriously - that is known in IT circles as a "CLE" - Career Limiting Exercise.
     
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  11. sunn

    sunn Gigabyte Poster

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    You may want to ask your company to pickup the cost of your existing DSL (Cable) cost, of course that's not as much fun as having a load balanced router at home :)
     

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