1 router, 2 ISP's - how to?

[Fulton17]

Hi,

At present my router is set up so that I can just set up a new account and add to others I have. Each time I want to go online I choose which ISP to connect to and "dail up" like old days.

My billion router seems to slowly be coming to an end and I need a new router - that is easy but the people who set up my existing router are no longer the ones I am using for my IT support (I am rather challeneged on the how to side of things).

So my question - what must the Tech guy do when he sets up my router so that I am not always connected and can choose which ISP I want to connect to? I am basically going to point him to this page.

I do hope I am not taking advantage of people's kindness on this forum by asking this question and do appreciate your help.

 

[LazyLion]

It is called "Bridge Mode" or "PPPoE Pass Through". make sure your new router supports it (they usually all do) and then just ask him to set it up that way, in fact most of them come in bridge mode out of the box. So it might just be a case of plugging it in and turning it on.

 

[RanzB]

I do hope I am not taking advantage of people's kindness on this forum by asking this question and do appreciate your help.

How dare you ask questions of this nature on a forum entitled
Broadband & ADSL Forums - Internet, Gaming, Hardware, Software
???????

j/k. The dudes here are awesome with dispensing knowledge for noobs like us.

 

[Fulton17]

It is called "Bridge Mode" or "PPPoE Pass Through". make sure your new router supports it (they usually all do) and then just ask him to set it up that way, in fact most of them come in bridge mode out of the box. So it might just be a case of plugging it in and turning it on.

Thanks for this. When I spoke to him he was not sure how to do this, so I was hoping for some practical help here to then pass on to him, but am sure he will figure it out.

 

[Srack0verflow]

and he calls himself a tech? shout 'ar-tea-ef-em' at him
like Gary says, just make sure the new router is bridgable. i'm sorry i'm not very specific, i just don't like plugging a brand.
lastly, he'll also need to setup the actual PPPoe connections on your computer -a breeze on Vista and a bit more involved on XP.

 

[Fulton17]

and he calls himself a tech? shout 'ar-tea-ef-em' at him
like Gary says, just make sure the new router is bridgable. i'm sorry i'm not very specific, i just don't like plugging a brand.
lastly, he'll also need to setup the actual PPPoe connections on your computer -a breeze on Vista and a bit more involved on XP.

Thanks so much - will point him to this page.