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| | Setting Up 2 High Speed Connections? I hope this is the correct forum for my question -- if not, kindly redirect me. Warning: I'm a bit braindead from being in tech hades, so if something isn't clear, please ask. We have a wired LAN using static IP addressing with a Linksys router, switch, and wireless access point. We have high speed internet access via a cable modem. We are considering switching to ADSL service, so we're trying a service for a couple of months before making any decision to switch. Is it possible to set up both connections so that each individual can choose which to use at any given time, and if so, how do I set that up? I thought I could just set up a second Internet connection, but that doesn't seem to be the right approach -- the process asks for a user name and password, which had never been needed before. Clearly, I'm over my head and clueless about where in the network settings to do anything at this point, so I'd sincerely appreciate any assistance. TIA! |
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| | Re: Setting Up 2 High Speed Connections? Where your traffic goes depends on the default gateway. Normally, you can access the internet using only one gateway. If you want to use two internet connections, you need to modify the routing table. This search result may help, RoutingNo internet access - Destination net unreachable One router goes to the corporation email server and another one goes to the Internet ... www.chicagotech.net/routing.htm -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "Saundra" <Saundra@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:FD65B70E-D05D-4538-8A6B-5F322E16392E@xxxxxx Quote: >I hope this is the correct forum for my question -- if not, kindly redirect >me. > > Warning: I'm a bit braindead from being in tech hades, so if something > isn't clear, please ask. > > We have a wired LAN using static IP addressing with a Linksys router, > switch, and wireless access point. We have high speed internet access via > a > cable modem. > > We are considering switching to ADSL service, so we're trying a service > for > a couple of months before making any decision to switch. > > Is it possible to set up both connections so that each individual can > choose > which to use at any given time, and if so, how do I set that up? > > I thought I could just set up a second Internet connection, but that > doesn't > seem to be the right approach -- the process asks for a user name and > password, which had never been needed before. > > Clearly, I'm over my head and clueless about where in the network settings > to do anything at this point, so I'd sincerely appreciate any assistance. > TIA! |
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| | Re: Setting Up 2 High Speed Connections? Thanks for the input -- I now recognize that even if it's some way possible to do what I want, it's technically way over my head! And, therefore, better for me not to attempt :-) |
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