Help needed with home network configuration

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sohancool

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Hi Guys,

Have a specific internet configuration at home as follows:-

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Now what i want is to share the unlimited connection between the two PC's during the day, and switch to the 2nd broadband connection during the night [9PM-9AM] using the ADSL Modem 2. As mentioned both are always ON connections, no need for dial up. But the 256 kbps unlimited one has a static ip configured [1st one], whereas the 2nd one is dyanamic.

What kind of a setup / hardware / software do i need to share the 1st connection with the 2nd pc, and how can i switch between the two at night?[meaning the 256 one disconnected and the 2MBPS one used]

P.S I have no idea how to configure router,switches etc..although i can configure the DSL modem.
 
This is gonna be hard with you needing to change gateways and DNS at night time. See if you get any softwares that change the network settings based on profiles. This used to come with Toshiba Laptops...
 
Ok, let us assume that if i manually disconnect the 1st connection at night or whenever i please.[physically remove the LAN cable]. Can i configure two network connections in Win 7 even if i have 1 LAN card, each connection having different properties? Then i would like to simply share the unlimited connection between the to PC's..
 
In this scenario you can use advance routers which have the feature of load balacing/fail over. In my knowledge linksys have these type of routers.

These routers consist two wan ports in which you can input ure both internet access, when your one connection fails(which you can turn off your adsl router) it switches to other connection automatically. Don't know the cost of these you can check ebay.
 
Can you give us the IP scheme that you are using on both the machines and the devices... so that we can help you out with configurations... if ur dialing a connection then it will be a little difficult...
 
In the diagram i have already mentioned the ip schemes, i do not have to dial on any one of them.
The 256kbps connection has a static ip and the 2mbps one has dyanamic ip.
To further simplify, i just want to share the 256kbps connection with the 2nd pc(forget it has a router/modem etc). How can i do this?
 
rahul2003 said:
In this scenario you can use advance routers which have the feature of load balacing/fail over. In my knowledge linksys have these type of routers.
These routers consist two wan ports in which you can input ure both internet access, when your one connection fails(which you can turn off your adsl router) it switches to other connection automatically. Don't know the cost of these you can check ebay.
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@Sohancool ~ This will best the possible available solution for you. Go for advance routers which have the features of load balancing/Fail over.
 
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IP Address scheme
ADSL1: 192.168.1.1
ADSL2: 192.168.1.2
PC1 : 192.168.1.3
PC2 : 192.168.1.4

Use Free IP Switcher to switch between IP Address settings. Use the gateway as 192.168.1.1 when you wanna use ADSL1 connection, put ADSL1's DNS Servers in the profile and save it.
Use gateway as 192.168.1.2 and put ADSL2's DNS servers and save it as a diff profile. Now all you have to do is switch profiles when you want so that you can use the appropriate connection. The subnet mask should always be 255.255.255.0.

In case you're stuck post back.
 
^ Thanks djmykey. By the switch in the diagram, do u mean a physical switch? Since i have only a single lan card in each of the PC's, so i need some physical entity like a switch/hub etc to connect the two pc's, right?
 
sohancool said:
^ Thanks djmykey. By the switch in the diagram, do u mean a physical switch? Since i have only a single lan card in each of the PC's, so i need some physical entity like a switch/hub etc to connect the two pc's, right?
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The switch was used hypothetically to avoid confusion and make it look like a cool network diagram :bleh: What is the make model of the ADSL modems you have ? Can you use it as a switch for 2-3 PC's i.e. does it have a inbuilt switch in them.. if yes then you do not need a switch separately. Also how many lan ports do both of the ADSL modem have..
 
I dont think that the modems have an inbuilt switch in them. Both of the modems were provided by the ISP when i purchased the broadband connection[Tata indicom]. Both of the modems have 1 ADSL Line In, 1 LAN port and 1 power connection. The connectors on both the modems are like this:-

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Forget about the RJ14 port shown in the above pic.Its not on the modem

Now how can i do this
 
Then you will need a switch. Buy a cheap one... if you want sturdy ones buy a linksys or netgear one.. then ur connections shud look like the diagram above. u'll need additional LAN cables tho..
 
Out of context but kind of related to the query >

Is it possible to connect two routers (one with an active DSL connection and one without a connection) for better range ?

I am absolutely perplexed over choosing the right router that has an incredible range.

I live in a house that has two floors (including the basement). The router that I'm currently using is the standard "DNA-2011" router provided by Airtel. However, the data transfer rate between the WLAN network is pathetic. Also, the range is not that great. The rooms at the far end of the basement get absolutely NO signal.

I am therefore, looking for a router that has, put very vaguely, a fantastic range.

Primary usage (apart from the web, of course:bleh:) will be accessing the main server PC (that has music,movies and other data).

The problem with the current router:1) Impossible to stream movies properly from the server PC

2) Pathetic Range

3) Slow transfer rates in the LAN network.

My question(s) is..

1) What will be an ideal choice for a router within a budget of Rs.5000 ?

2) Is there a possibility of combining the network strength of two routers (one in the basement without a DSL line, one on the ground floor with the DSL line) ?

PS:1) I CANNOT change the position of the router (apart from the fact that it is placed in the center of the floor, the internal wiring can only be accessible till that point).Nor can I get the DSL line in the basement (Very lengthy and expensive process for my building is quite old).

Thanks!! :hap2:
 
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