2 router on 1 adsl line = 2 ISP?

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Hi,

I'm just wondering if the following is possible.
Can i have 2 routers connected to 1 adsl line, each configured with a different ISP (local vs international)?

I could connect to 1 using wifi and the other using lan on different machines...

if someone knows it would be great.

Regards

Matt
 
No.

It's like having 2 fax machines send faxes at the same time, the receiving fax machine will not know what is going on.

But, you can setup one router so that you can dial 2 isp's at the same time, and then setup routing to handle the wi-fi only stuff differently from the other connection.
 
I tried that once.... and the answer is no. What you can do is use one router and then maybe setup a server for the internet...
 
Think this is possible. Will split your 384/whatever line though, so local torrents etc left on 24/7 will slow down the other line too, unless you limit up/down speeds to leave some leftover for the international.

Assuming you will be using two computers?
 
If you go by the post count = ~IQ, then I am very, very wrong here, not to mention dof.

Can anyone confirm the absolute inability to run two seperate routers and ISPs on one ADSL line??
 
Budza said:
If you go by the post count = ~IQ, then I am very, very wrong here, not to mention dof.

Can anyone confirm the absolute inability to run two seperate routers and ISPs on one ADSL line??
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With absolute certainty.
I bought another router and connected the first router. Second router wouldn't sync with the line. If I first connected the new router, the old router wouldn't sync.
 
stoke said:
No.

It's like having 2 fax machines send faxes at the same time, the receiving fax machine will not know what is going on.

But, you can setup one router so that you can dial 2 isp's at the same time, and then setup routing to handle the wi-fi only stuff differently from the other connection.
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how do you configure 2 isp on the same router?
 
Not a problem. But why would you want to use two routers? Why not just go the routesentry/linux-pppoe way?
 
postcount !~ IQ... not even remotely. In some cases it does, but not always. There are several forumites with (IQ~1/postcount) ;)
 
K. Was a telscum okie that told me it would work anyway...

Going to look myself into the route sentry/pppoe thing- I'm keen on the whole seperate account for local only access thing for local torrents etc.
 
Budza said:
K. Was a telscum okie that told me it would work anyway...

Going to look myself into the route sentry/pppoe thing- I'm keen on the whole seperate account for local only access thing for local torrents etc.
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I also thought it would work... then after I took the router back they very conveniently told me it doesn't work ....
 
I have an old usb pots POS lying around, was going to use that. Might still give it a try, just to satisfy myself I am an idiot/stubborn/right? :)
 
so if i understand the way routesentry works you create your isp accounts in route sentry instead of the router?
do you have to have installed/configured on each pc you want to be able to access the net? does the main pc where it installed on acts as a proxy?
 
matthieup said:
so if i understand the way routesentry works you create your isp accounts in route sentry instead of the router?
do you have to have installed/configured on each pc you want to be able to access the net? does the main pc where it installed on acts as a proxy?
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Yes, that is correct. It works exactly as a linux gateway server would: creates 2 pppoe connections (1 local, 1 intl) and then uses a routing table to route the packets to the correct connection.

You can do this on each pc up to the limit of simultaneous connections that the ISP puts on your account (some accounts have a limit of 1/2/4/unlimited simultaneous connections).
 
LOL @ me too. But seriously, the routesentry way makes more sense, as only need one of everything... Glad there is that alternative:)
 
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