esac
join:2003-06-29
Redmond, WA | Is it possible to get 2 DSL lines installed?
I already have a 3.0/768k dsl line installed. Is it possible to get a second one (to either 'multiplex/connection team' the lines, or use them separetely) ? |
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borredo
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join:2004-03-29
Allentown, PA | Buy a router, you can connect multi PC's, single VOL subscription charge. Unless I'm missing something? |
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AMDUSER
Premium
join:2003-05-28
Earth
clubs: | reply to esac
It is possible to have 2 dsl lines at the same house, however it would require that a second phone line be installed from the poll / underground.
However there is no guaranty that the new line would qualify for DSL service however. |
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EricMatz
@rr.com
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To get faster speeds? Sure...as someone else said, you'll need two physical phone lines, which probably means additional fees there on top of the DSL charge. It would take some special hardware too, probably Cisco. I'm not aware of any non-commercial grade routers that will bridge connections. I know you can bridge two network connections in Windows XP, but you'd need two NICs, cables, etc. |
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JohnA
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join:2003-09-16
Pittsburgh, PA |
You can't bond them together. You can get a dual-WAN router that will load balance, between the 2. |
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s1deout
join:2003-12-10
Troy, OH
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Just get two and then use say monowall or another linux firewall solution to use both lines.
Create two seperate VLAN's and then use QoS for your VLAN to ensure priority of traffic to the specific DSL circuit you want and route the rest to the other.
Any old PC laying around can run monowall or smoothwall or pfsense easily and it is way cheaper than a Cisco. |
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tlawford
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join:2004-09-11
Reston, VA
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Yep I did. Of course the house was built in 1975 with two physical lines coming in. Line A was my Verizon landline, with verison DSL 789k up, 138k down running on the active landline. I decided I wanted to ditch the $81/month Freedom plan and go voip. They said no, you cant turn off the landline and leavethe DSL running. We wont do that. They both have to be turned off. So - I asked for a second DSL account on the never before used lin B coming in. Wanted naked DSL, or they call it loop back, no telephone, just DSL. Three months of hemming, hawing, passive aggressive actions and I finally had dry line loop back on my line B at 1738 up, 338 down for $35 a month. I kept both DSL accounts running for a month before turning line A with its landline and DSL off. Happy as a clam now with dry loop DSL and Vonage. Tom [MOD EDIT] Removed personal Info |
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