Switch Broadband and Dial-up

Sorry for the mass-cross-post to loads of newsgroups. I have searched them all
and can't find the answer.

I manage a website of which I have to dial up a certain number and transfer
files through this connection only. I am completely happy with this set up, but
that will change... I'm going to go over to broadband after Christmas. Is it
possible to use broadband and still use this connection when I need to update
the website? It'd only be for a few minutes every month, but I cannot change
hosts or this connection method.

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"QuickHare" a formulé la demande :
> Sorry for the mass-cross-post to loads of newsgroups. I have searched them
> all and can't find the answer.
>
> I manage a website of which I have to dial up a certain number and transfer
> files through this connection only. I am completely happy with this set up,
> but that will change... I'm going to go over to broadband after Christmas. Is
> it possible to use broadband and still use this connection when I need to
> update the website? It'd only be for a few minutes every month, but I cannot
> change hosts or this connection method.

If you mean can you use a dial-up at the same time as broadband on the
same line then the answer is yes. You can in fact use both your
broadband and dial-up at one and the same time. Broadband ISP's provide
a dial-up number for those times when broadband fails.

The modem will need to be connected via a filter and you will still
need the modem anyway for sending/ receiving fax.

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http://www.ukradioamateur.org

> If you mean can you use a dial-up at the same time as broadband on the
> same line then the answer is yes. You can in fact use both your
> broadband and dial-up at one and the same time. Broadband ISP's provide
> a dial-up number for those times when broadband fails.
>
> The modem will need to be connected via a filter and you will still
> need the modem anyway for sending/ receiving fax.
>
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> Regards,
> Harry (M1BYT)
> http://www.ukradioamateur.org

Thank you for your fast response. I've just thought of another way. Is it
possible to just unplug the wire from the broadband modem and just use the
dial-up?
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> Thank you for your fast response. I've just thought of another way. Is it
> possible to just unplug the wire from the broadband modem and just use the
> dial-up?

You may find you can do both at the same time (going from some posts i`ve
read on uk.telecom.broadband)

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On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 22:05:13 -0000, "QuickHare"
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>Thank you for your fast response. I've just thought of another way. Is it
>possible to just unplug the wire from the broadband modem and just use the
>dial-up?

You don't need to do that. Just dial up using your old method in the
normal way. That will override the broadband connection and all will
go back to normal when you hang up.


Jim.

"Colin Wilson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > Thank you for your fast response. I've just thought of another way. Is it
> > possible to just unplug the wire from the broadband modem and just use the
> > dial-up?
>
> You may find you can do both at the same time (going from some posts i`ve
> read on uk.telecom.broadband)

Thank you.

You've been a great help.
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"James Egan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 22:05:13 -0000, "QuickHare"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Thank you for your fast response. I've just thought of another way. Is it
> >possible to just unplug the wire from the broadband modem and just use the
> >dial-up?
>
> You don't need to do that. Just dial up using your old method in the
> normal way. That will override the broadband connection and all will
> go back to normal when you hang up.
Brilliant. Thanks.

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On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 21:58:58 GMT, Harry Bloomfield
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>You can in fact use both your
>broadband and dial-up at one and the same time.

To do that you would have to set the dialup connection NOT to use the
default gateway on the remote network and set a static route for the
dialup. Also this route would likely need to change on each connection
in line with the addresses allocated during ppp negotiation.

Far too complicated for the amount of time he will be using the dialup
connection.


Jim.

> >You can in fact use both your
> >broadband and dial-up at one and the same time.
>
> To do that you would have to set the dialup connection NOT to use the
> default gateway on the remote network and set a static route for the
> dialup. Also this route would likely need to change on each connection
> in line with the addresses allocated during ppp negotiation.
>

I am in exactly the same situation, I have two other ISPs that I need to
dial into every 30 days to keep the web sites I have on them 'alive'.

I just need to click on the dial-up connections to access the other ISP
servers, there is no need to unplug the broadband connection first.

Adam S

On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 09:04:00 -0000, "Adam S"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>> >You can in fact use both your
>> >broadband and dial-up at one and the same time.
>>
>> To do that you would have to set the dialup connection NOT to use the
>> default gateway on the remote network and set a static route for the
>> dialup. Also this route would likely need to change on each connection
>> in line with the addresses allocated during ppp negotiation.
>>
>
>I am in exactly the same situation, I have two other ISPs that I need to
>dial into every 30 days to keep the web sites I have on them 'alive'.
>
>I just need to click on the dial-up connections to access the other ISP
>servers, there is no need to unplug the broadband connection first.
>

But can you access the broadband while using the dial-up? No.

If you are replying to the OP you are correct except for posting in
the wrong place.


Jim.