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OK I have finaly decided to upgrade our network/internet setup at my house and I would like some guidence on what to buy and how best to set it up.

on our local network I want to accomodate:
3 pc's - one fast and two slow. ALL TO BE ETHERNET CAT5 CONNECTED
4 laptops - two fast and two slow. ALL TO BE WIRELESSLY CONNECTED
1 print server - with two printers attached. ETHERNET CAT5 CONNECTED
1 server to file share and as a media server. ETHERNET CAT5 CONNECTED
1 Wireless access point with a good enough range for the whole house. ETHERNET CAT5 CONNECTED

The equipment I have from our previous setup is:

The Cat5 cables to all the P/c's
A Telkom Marconi Router (Premium Combo) - wireless supported and hated
A 8 Port 100mbps hub/switch
A halve working usb/serial ethernet print server.

My Goals are to set up a system in wich all but the server are connected to an international account and the server to a local account. I dont mind troubleshooting ect. but I dont want to have to set anything up everytime the router resync's like on my current setup.

my questions:

Can I set this all up in such a way that one router using one telephone line can connect to both the local and international accounts.

Can I Set it up so that all the devices use the international account exept for the server.

Will I need to buy anything more?

tanx in advance
 
Hi,

Yes you can connect several accounts at any one time with one line and modem, such is PPPoE architecture. Some things to note:

Modem/Router should accept bridge/half bridge modes, I have found that billion modems works great for this... But I would not let all the client machines initiate all their own accounts, have your "server" handle all connections having it init both local and international, then by setting up routes, configure it so that client machines can access int and the server only local...

Some details obviously omitted like, setting up the routes and managing the connections.
 
dynamic ip gonna be a problem?

isnt the fact that we have a dynamic ip gonna be a problem.

and would you be so kind as to guid me up the bridging thing... I can remember hooking up a "dailup" type connection once but it would be great to get some help
 
How about taking an old PC, and setting up IP COP? This way you have a firewall, which splits local and international traffic (2 connections are created) and a DHCP server.

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=64649&highlight=ipcop

I use IPCOP to split my traffic - works like a dream! With a bit of route table fidding you will be able to give the server local only access!

P.S - It looks daunting to setup - but its actually really easy. Skip to the last page!
 
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MrWireless said:
How about taking an old PC, and setting up IP COP? This way you have a firewall, which splits local and international traffic (2 connections are created) and a DHCP server.

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=64649&highlight=ipcop

I use IPCOP to split my traffic - works like a dream! With a bit of route table fidding you will be able to give the server local only access!

P.S - It looks daunting to setup - but its actually really easy. Skip to the last page!
Click to expand...

I also use IPCop it's great. It really is a complete solution.

Having a dynamic IP makes no difference, you establish the first PPPoE connection, get the IP obtained from it, say ppp0 then establish second; ppp1, both interfaces will have their own IP. Then setup routes accordingly.

as for bridging, goto your modem/routers config webpage/telnet and select bridge mode or half bridge mode. Half bridge mode, lets the router manage one connection and lets you establish one from the network.
You could save yourself allot of trouble by getting IPCop, their is a script floating around on the forums, which I have been using for quite some time. It splits local and international. Just do a search for splitting local and international. Get IPCop, really is simple to setup and manage.
 
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Why the hell do you need a separate printer server? Just connect it to the media server and share it across the network.
 
the print server is just a small little box with a lan port and two usb ports and its the same size as a router or modem and its because te printers are like 15m away from everything, besides thanx for the feedbac anyway
 
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