Multiple pc's using multiple adsl accounts one modem

Glock26

Glock26

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Hi all,
I know a lot of stuff about a lot of stuff...but this adsl stuff...I know very little :D
Sorry if this is a lame question or has been answered multiple times. I have searched the forum for ages, and only every seem to come up with hints of into and not a complete solution.

I have just moved into a new house, and went to adsl finally.

I am sitting with a Netgear DGN2000 wireless modem router that I have just manged to get set up and connect though, with my account login put into the router/modem settings.

Now my gf has her own adsl account with another provider, and I also have a 3rd account for other reasons.

There are also 2 laptops and one pc that will be connecting through the wireless modem at various times.

What I would like to know (simply in terms I can understand) is how do I set up the various pc's with all 3 account details so that I can connect to any particular account at a time, without having to change the router settings with new login/pass

In other words...can I choose an account on my pc to login to, and have it connect to that provider, and later change to another one?

I must note that I have no need at this point to separate local/international bandwidth at the same time, as most threads about this seem to be concerned with.

Also, using that Netgear, can I connect to..say...Mweb and have my gf connect at the same time to another account on her pc in another room while connected wirelessly?

I expect that the solution to part of the question is going to involve bridging and PPPOE accounts on the pc or something..but would really appreciate a detailed explanation. This is all very new to me.

If setting up the accounts on the pc and not on the router, do I clear the part on the router settings where it asks for user/pass for my isp?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I don't plan on moving into my new house until the internet is working properly. I am THAT addicted (as is the gf) :wtf:

G26
 
Router must be in Bridged mode and PPPoE accounts configured on each PC. Suggest you check the router manual how to set it.
 
Ja, as said above. Just put the router into "pure bridge mode" (no username or password on the router), and then create a PPPoe (broadband connection that uses a username and password) dialup connection on each computer.
 
Trying to look up how to put the Netgear DGN2000 into bridge mode. Some sites saying you can't..others saying you can. Will have to rtfm.
One page is talking about a point-to-point bridge vs a multi-point bridge and configuring MAC addresses :confused: Don't think that is it.....

So 2 pc's can be connected at the same time to 2 different IP's through one modem/router?

Thanks again

G26
 
Glock26 said:
Trying to look up how to put the Netgear DGN2000 into bridge mode. Some sites saying you can't..others saying you can. Will have to rtfm.
One page is talking about a point-to-point bridge vs a multi-point bridge and configuring MAC addresses :confused: Don't think that is it.....

So 2 pc's can be connected at the same time to 2 different IP's through one modem/router?

Thanks again

G26
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Try this "command" page

http://192.168.0.1/setup.cgi?next_file=mode.htm Select modem only!
 
Glock26 said:
So 2 pc's can be connected at the same time to 2 different IP's through one modem/router?
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Yes, they are effectively "tunneling through the router". Just be aware that if some of the PCs are connecting to the same account, your ISP must allow simultaneous logins (concurrent connections). It depends on your account, but most of them allow 2 to 5 concurrent connections which should be fine for you. Each PPPoE connection is counted as one connection.

Note also that depending on your ADSL connection speed you might find the speed on each PC degraded, especially if one of them is doing P2P. P2P applications and gaming tend to hog all the bandwidth. There is no way to balance the connections unless you set it up in the P2P application or go into some serious router traffic configuration.
 
Thanks Penguin and Gary. I will give that a try.
All makes sense to me now, just have to make sure I can get into bridge mode. Will try it later this week, am between houses right now.

Is there anything else bridge mode might be called in the settings? Anything I should be looking for? You guys are a big help.

G26
 
Glock26 said:
Thanks Penguin and Gary. I will give that a try.
All makes sense to me now, just have to make sure I can get into bridge mode. Will try it later this week, am between houses right now.

Is there anything else bridge mode might be called in the settings? Anything I should be looking for? You guys are a big help.

G26
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If all else fails, just do a system reset on the router since most of the routers ship in bridge mode already. Also many of them may say PPPoE mode but in reality they do also allow PPPoE with pass through (also called half-bridge mode).

Half-bridge mode is nice because it allows one default account on the router and then you only have to set up alternate accounts on the other PC's.
 
Glock26 said:
Thanks Penguin and Gary. I will give that a try.
All makes sense to me now, just have to make sure I can get into bridge mode. Will try it later this week, am between houses right now.

Is there anything else bridge mode might be called in the settings? Anything I should be looking for? You guys are a big help.

G26
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They call it "Router" or "Modem only" else you have to get another modem unit than can do "FULL Bridge mode" which can do both at the same time I believe.
 
Glock26 said:
One page is talking about a point-to-point bridge vs a multi-point bridge and configuring MAC addresses :confused: Don't think that is it.....
G26
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I suspect this is wireless bridge mode which is different to the bridging being disscussed. I recall a chap I used to go lan with and he had his router set to bridge and people would just dial up from their pc's with their own accounts to the net, was good for bandwidth restricted accounts.

Keep in mind, I think your line will still limit you ie: 384k to two isps @ 384k will only give you 384k not 768k.
 
Well, there is also another option....
Get a RB750 here ... http://www.scoopdistribution.co.za/product_info.php?cPath=100_34&products_id=863

Now you can have your ADSL modem in bridge mode and have the RB do all the PPPoE connections for you.
Now you can set-up QoS, if you like, and configure which Pc's can use which PPPoE sessions. Once up and running, it makes life much less complicated.

I have a similar set-up at home and I even use it to see how much cap each PC have used to date.
 
Hi guys,
I want to do the same thing as the OP, but I have one of those crappy marconi premium combo routers. Can anyone help? I know I should spend money and get another router, which one would you guys suggest? I am using the wifi caapability, so the router should have that as well.
 
In the Router Setup (DGN2000):
Go to Basic Settings - set 'Require a login' to NO. (Not sure if this is required but that's how mine is set.)
Goto WAN Setup - tick enable PPPoE Relay. (Equates to Bridged Mode as far as I can tell)

Exit to Windows and setup a PPPoE dialup account for specific PC's and ISP's

Work's, but takes a few tries to login sometimes. Any suggestions anyone
 
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