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I just thought that this was the cheapest. Bridging them is a Windows
XP feature so if you have one Lan port add another for what $10.00 or
less. I've got a handful of them that the phone company sent to setup
DSL for me or others I setup for DSL. Not need for a router I don't
think.
I searched for dual WAN modem /router
http://www.cablemodeminfo.com/NexlandPro800TurboReview.html-ssi
maybe something like this
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jimmy Snowden" <jhsnowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Shawn Jones" <shawnjones2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Omega-List"
<omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Cable with DSL
> Haven't done it but I've built several computers that have two LAN
> connections. The idea is you connect two DSL lines to them and bridge
> the connections. I don't know what happens if one drops off but I
> would think it would be ok as the other one keeps going. Maybe you
> can do this with two cards or just add a card to your machine, then
> bridge the two connections.
>
> Years ago I was into that redundancy stuff. Had two of everything.
> Now the DSL is so solid it isn't worth it. I did quit cable as it
> never was that solid. When it went out it stayed out for days. Might
> be better now and better in one area than another.
>
> Jimmy
>
>
> I'm currently trying to provide some internet connection redundancy by
> adding DSL to my existing Cable setup. I was thinking that ideally, I
would
> have Cable going to my desktop machine and DSL going to my laptop, with a
> LAN connecting the two. But like most thinks, this was not as simple as I
> was first thinking ;).
>
> I originally had an internet sharing router (D-Link EBR-2310) connecting
my
> desktop and laptop to Cable. I was hoping I could disconnect the laptop
> from the router and connect it to a hub connecting the DSL modem, laptop
and
> router together. But this doesn't work.
>
> The laptop has to have it's default gateway assigned to the DSL modem's
> assigned (via it's DHCP) ip and the desktop has to use the default gateway
> to my router (192.168.0.1). I don't see a way to connect these two
machines
> together with this configuration. I would like to share files and a mouse
> between the two machines.
>
> Any suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated. I was hoping I would
not
> have to buy some expensive piece of hardware to accomplish this.
>
> thanks,
> shawn
>
>
>
>
>
>
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1/31/2008 8:30 PM
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