Connecting two ISPs to one router

[csaavh]

Sorry, this is probably a super dumb question. We have a Telkom DSL line (with Telkom as the primary ISP). This runs on a Huawei HG532F router. I currently have a second service with Axxess (with limited cap) that I use when I had to do larger downloads and also as a backup should others in the house eat up all the cap on the Telkom line. When using the Axxess account, I would connect a different router (configured to that account) and after use disconnect it and reconnect the Telkom router to restore the default ISP. The router I used for Axxess has now decided to stop working (great timing ...) and I am not able to use it to connect to the second ISP.

Is there any way that I can create a connection to two ISPs on the ADSL using a single router (the Huawei one) so that everyone still has access to their ISP accounts?

 

[Dan C]

You can keep one account in the router and then dial up a PPPOE connection with the other credentials from your PC.

 

[cavedog]

You have a couple of options.

1st option is Bridge mode. This will allow each device to dial it's own pppoe connection.

2nd option is half bridge mode/pppoe passthrough. This allows you to have your main account set in the router and allow you to dial a pppoe connection from the device you require.

For example. Telkom details in the router. Then on your pc or ps4 for example you dial a pppoe connection with the axxess account. The devices that dialed the pppoe connection will use the axxess account the rest will use the account that is in the router.

 

[csaavh]

Thank you both very much. I haven't done any network dabbling in a while so am a bit rusty. I went with the second option. Will see how this works. Feels a bit counterintuitive to keep the original ISP connection connected, but seeing as the Axxess connection terminates as soon as I cut the Telkom connection I assume that's how it should be (I am working on a laptop so connections are wireless).