Networking Forums

Networking Forums > Network Hardware > Network Routers > 2 ISP Problem. Pls Help

Reply
Thread Tools Display Modes

2 ISP Problem. Pls Help

 
 
citylight104@yahoo.com
Guest
Posts: n/a

 
      09-13-2006, 01:21 PM
Hello everyone.
I used to have only one ISP. A Cable Internet Connection with a
cable modem connected to a router, and the router connected to a 24
port switch. And the switch connected to about 20 computers.

Since the router is dual wan, i decided to add a second ISP(DSL)
as backup in case the other one is down. I planned to plug in the 2nd
ISP to the 2nd WAN port of the router in order to utilize the load
balancing feature of the router. And also I expected that the router
would automatically switch between the two ISP's, whichever is
available. Unfortunately, the 2nd ISP provided me with a modem/router.
They wouldnt allow me to configure the modem/router as a router only so
that i can plug it to 2nd WAN Port of my existing router.

Can I connect the modem/router to the 2nd WAN port of my existing
router without reconfiguring the modem/router as a modem only? Is there
any other way i can configure my setup so that the 20 computers can
access the internet as long as at least 1 ISP is available?

Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 
Reply With Quote
 
 
 
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Strange problem: no problem with Linux, when I boot windows 2K network is down... Santa Linux Networking 11 11-29-2004 06:46 AM



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11