Switching between accounts

[Nerfherder]

I'm sure more than a few members here have multiple ADSL accounts, either shaped/unshaped or local/international.
What is the best way to manage switching between these accounts ?

I have one account for normal surfing that gives me loads of extra gigs and one for gaming that gives me a nice ping. They are with different ISP's but I managed to keep the first part of the login the same and the password so when I need to switch I just have to change the @isp part of the user name on my router.

It would be cool if I could do something like on the "Splitting local and international traffic" thread as I have that particular Linksys router lying around.

FYI: I would base the swap on the time of day as one of the accounts I use is the axxess 626

 

[foozball3000]

Windows/Linux?

 

[Nerfherder]

I connect directly though my router so not really relevant, possibly Windows and Linux.... I want a solution off my machine.

 

[foozball3000]

I connect directly though my router so not really relevant, possibly Windows and Linux.... I want a solution off my machine.

Linux : http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=71477
Windows : http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=39234

It shouldn't be too tricky to make them switch between your gaming and normal line..

 

[davemc]

I would leave the router on the cheapest slowest common browsing based shaped package available (Telkom 1/2/3GB).
I would then put the router into half-bridge (pppoe bypass) mode, and use route-sentry for all my other connections right on my PC.

But, I don't have an ADSL router, I have an ADSL modem, so my only choice is the route sentry option, and it works well for me.

 

[Nerfherder]

Thanks

 

[Tinuva]

Well depending on whether the 626 account can stay connected during the hours its unusable...

I would use linux to keep them all connected, then have a cronjob set up to enable/disable routes for the 626 accounts, but also only for the destination servers I use it, or even better destination ports/protocols ect.

 

[davemc]

626 disconnects at 06H00 in the morning. Any subsequent login attempts before 18H00 = login / password incorrect error.

 

[Nerfherder]

That's what I was thinking, i'm just worried that if I keep trying to connect to the 626 account during off times then they might lock the account ?
The other issue is that from 1-8 AM I want to download my torrents, but that is during 626 time...
So I need the 626 account to connect at 6 PM and then stay on for 6 and a bit hours.. then the other account to login at 12 and stay up untill 6 the next evening.