Billion 5102 ADSL Modem/Router w/4-Port Switch, ADSL 2+

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Billion 5102 ADSL Modem/Router with 4-Port Switch, ADSL 2+
http://www.digitalplanet.co.za/shop/product.asp?StockID=62034

R545.84

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I am looking to have two computers connected to ADSL via this, connecting with their own accounts. Imaginet for myself, and, well the other thats not my account so dont care. :cool:

Can you please tell me if this is possible with this modem and what needs to be done to set this up?
 
I used to have that router, was very happy with it until lightning took it out. I'd never actually done wat ur talking about, but i would imagine u just need to put it in bridge mode and let each pc do its own pppoe
 
Turbo_Aspiration said:
I used to have that router, was very happy with it until lightning took it out. I'd never actually done wat ur talking about, but i would imagine u just need to put it in bridge mode and let each pc do its own pppoe
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Could you please explain in a bit more detail how you can connect to 2 accounts from 2 PCs over 1 modem. I would like to do that as well. At present I have to logoff, reset modem and then logon to other ISP account.
Thanks
 
ok i just did it,
I went into my wan settings and enabled bridge

i have a cheap0 mecer so just check your router manual on how to do it on urs.

Then on ur pc in control panel, go to network connections.
- create a new connection
- connect to the internet
- set up connection manually
- connect using broadband connection...
- put wateva isp name u want
- enter in user/pass

Ur ready to go, u use the connection like u do with a dialup
 
i can imagine that would work yes. U just need to give the modem an ip and disable all its lan features (dhcp etc)... then setup the linksys as the networks dhcp server, firewall etc.

btw: where did u get that billion single port for R350?
 
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so the single port modems dont hav any lan features?

edit: nm, now i see.. there's where the diff between the single port 5102S and 5102SM comes in
 
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yes, ic, that sounds correct. It only supports bridged mode becuase its just a modem. Then the Linksys will just share the connection, not dial for me.

Another question... can TWO people logon with their own ISP's at the same time? (Obviously from two computers)
 
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Try the Route Sentry application, search for it in the forums
 
This entire thing is rather confusing for me, maybe I need more experience in networking.

Okay, example

Computer A - Online with Imaginet - Unshaped Freestyle + 3000 (wow, p2p etc)
Computer B - Online with ABSA - IS 3GB (simple browsing + e-mail)
ONLINE AT THE SAME TIME.. THIS IS POSSIBLE RIGHT

1x ADSL 384 Line

- What will I need to buy to make that possible?

1x Modem (do I need a particular modem) (if its the 5102 for example it has 4 ports so that does the job fine right?

However if I get the 5102SM, just modem, wont I need the Linksys to split the connection? I cant find a BRIDGE mode on the Linksys Configuration menus. Gateway and Router are the modes.
 
okay, so if I get the 5102S then I can simply plug the 5102S into the Linksys WAN port.

Turn off the router functionality of the device and make it a simple switch. This should fix everything.
 
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