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This is going to be kind of hard to explain, but if some of you geeks out
there could help me, please post to this! I have... One modem, hooked right into a router that acts as the DHCP server. This router wirelessly transmits network connections and internet to a single computer...this system works fine and is not in question. This router is wired (which can act as a hub, but isn't) to a hub in another room, which gives sends everything to a 360, another computer, etc...that works fine, not problems. The only thing I am having difficulties with is this... I have another modem laying around that I would like to add to the network...and I would like for each room (or computer) to be using one modem, but still be on the home network to share files, etc. Both modems have the same IP...is there some way I can have each computer have a preferred MAC address, so they both don't use the same modem all the time? Or can I just randomly put both on the network and hope for the best? I know the ultimate answer is to get a router with two jacks for two seperate modems...but I'm cheap and would rather do it another way... Something I've even tried is installing an additional NIC into the wired computer, and directly connecting the modem into it, while still having the other connection to the network, and it still takes preferance to the modem I wish it wouldn't use. So, if someone could help...please! I'll do anything! Both systems are using Vista x86, and the router is a DI-524 from D-Link. The hub is a Gigafast router, with the DHCP server off, acting as a hub. Both modems are the SurfBoard Motorola deals. |
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If what you are trying to do is double your bandwidth by using two medems
then you need two phone lines and an ISP and a router that supports modem bonding. One router that does this is the Netopia R2020. http://www.netopia.com/equipment/pro...es_models.html This link is dated but explains how it works. http://www.modemhelp.org/reviews/newnov99.html -- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User www.vistahelp.ca Chris Mattison wrote: This is going to be kind of hard to explain, but if some of you geeks out there could help me, please post to this! I have... One modem, hooked right into a router that acts as the DHCP server. This router wirelessly transmits network connections and internet to a single computer...this system works fine and is not in question. This router is wired (which can act as a hub, but isn't) to a hub in another room, which gives sends everything to a 360, another computer, etc...that works fine, not problems. The only thing I am having difficulties with is this... I have another modem laying around that I would like to add to the network...and I would like for each room (or computer) to be using one modem, but still be on the home network to share files, etc. Both modems have the same IP...is there some way I can have each computer have a preferred MAC address, so they both don't use the same modem all the time? Or can I just randomly put both on the network and hope for the best? I know the ultimate answer is to get a router with two jacks for two seperate modems...but I'm cheap and would rather do it another way... Something I've even tried is installing an additional NIC into the wired computer, and directly connecting the modem into it, while still having the other connection to the network, and it still takes preferance to the modem I wish it wouldn't use. So, if someone could help...please! I'll do anything! Both systems are using Vista x86, and the router is a DI-524 from D-Link. The hub is a Gigafast router, with the DHCP server off, acting as a hub. Both modems are the SurfBoard Motorola deals. |
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On Wed, 6 Dec 2006 03:41:00 -0800, Chris Mattison
wrote: This is going to be kind of hard to explain, but if some of you geeks out there could help me, please post to this! I have... One modem, hooked right into a router that acts as the DHCP server. This router wirelessly transmits network connections and internet to a single computer...this system works fine and is not in question. This router is wired (which can act as a hub, but isn't) to a hub in another room, which gives sends everything to a 360, another computer, etc...that works fine, not problems. The only thing I am having difficulties with is this... I have another modem laying around that I would like to add to the network...and I would like for each room (or computer) to be using one modem, but still be on the home network to share files, etc. Both modems have the same IP...is there some way I can have each computer have a preferred MAC address, so they both don't use the same modem all the time? Or can I just randomly put both on the network and hope for the best? I know the ultimate answer is to get a router with two jacks for two seperate modems...but I'm cheap and would rather do it another way... Something I've even tried is installing an additional NIC into the wired computer, and directly connecting the modem into it, while still having the other connection to the network, and it still takes preferance to the modem I wish it wouldn't use. So, if someone could help...please! I'll do anything! Both systems are using Vista x86, and the router is a DI-524 from D-Link. The hub is a Gigafast router, with the DHCP server off, acting as a hub. Both modems are the SurfBoard Motorola deals. The cable company only provisions 1 modem per account. Eric |
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I do not want to double my bandwidth, per se, I just want it so my friend's
activities do not affect my internet's preformance. We don't use phone lines around here for internet, as DSL is not offered. And, as I mentioned, I know there is a way to do it with a special router, but I would prefer not to have to purchase it. I'm just looking for a way to have each computer have a prefered gateway, but since each modem has the same ISP, I'm trying to find another way to configure this...I thought maybe using the MAC addresses on each would work, since I know they can't be the same. Thanks. "Kerry Brown" wrote: If what you are trying to do is double your bandwidth by using two medems then you need two phone lines and an ISP and a router that supports modem bonding. One router that does this is the Netopia R2020. http://www.netopia.com/equipment/pro...es_models.html This link is dated but explains how it works. http://www.modemhelp.org/reviews/newnov99.html -- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User www.vistahelp.ca Chris Mattison wrote: This is going to be kind of hard to explain, but if some of you geeks out there could help me, please post to this! I have... One modem, hooked right into a router that acts as the DHCP server. This router wirelessly transmits network connections and internet to a single computer...this system works fine and is not in question. This router is wired (which can act as a hub, but isn't) to a hub in another room, which gives sends everything to a 360, another computer, etc...that works fine, not problems. The only thing I am having difficulties with is this... I have another modem laying around that I would like to add to the network...and I would like for each room (or computer) to be using one modem, but still be on the home network to share files, etc. Both modems have the same IP...is there some way I can have each computer have a preferred MAC address, so they both don't use the same modem all the time? Or can I just randomly put both on the network and hope for the best? I know the ultimate answer is to get a router with two jacks for two seperate modems...but I'm cheap and would rather do it another way... Something I've even tried is installing an additional NIC into the wired computer, and directly connecting the modem into it, while still having the other connection to the network, and it still takes preferance to the modem I wish it wouldn't use. So, if someone could help...please! I'll do anything! Both systems are using Vista x86, and the router is a DI-524 from D-Link. The hub is a Gigafast router, with the DHCP server off, acting as a hub. Both modems are the SurfBoard Motorola deals. |
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Actually, they can provide more upon request. I've done it before.
But that isn't the point. I happen to have two working modems. Two seperate, working, modems. As I replied to Mr. Brown, I'm trying to figure out if I can set up a prefered gateway for each computer without having to use IP settings, as both modems have the same IP. I know thier MAC addresses are different, and I was wondering if I can use that as a way to make each connection seperate. Thanks. |
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You will only get one IP address from your ISP and this is based on the MAC address of the cable
modem. They filter by the MAC address on their end. -- Dave Vair CNE, CNA, MCP, A+, N+ "Chris Mattison" wrote in message ... Actually, they can provide more upon request. I've done it before. But that isn't the point. I happen to have two working modems. Two seperate, working, modems. As I replied to Mr. Brown, I'm trying to figure out if I can set up a prefered gateway for each computer without having to use IP settings, as both modems have the same IP. I know thier MAC addresses are different, and I was wondering if I can use that as a way to make each connection seperate. Thanks. |
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OK. I totally misunderstood what you were trying to do. I read modem and
assumed dialup :-) If the cable company will allow two modems then each modem needs to be hooked up to it's own router. One router will use automatic settings and be the DHCP server. The other router would have to have DHCP turned off and a static IP on the LAN that is different from the first router. On computers you want to use the second modem/router you would have to set with static IP's and set the gateway to be the second modem/router. Here's an example 1st modem -- router set to 192.168.0.1 and set as the DHCP server 2nd modem -- router set to 192.168.0.2 and DHCP server turned off 1st pc -- set to use DHCP and it will use the 1st modem 2nd pc -- static IP set to 192.168.0.200, gateway set to 192.168.0.2, dns set to ISP's dns server Note: all static IP's eg. the second router and pc's that use it must be outside of the scope of the DHCP server on the 1st router. I hope this made sense. -- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2 Chris Mattison wrote: I do not want to double my bandwidth, per se, I just want it so my friend's activities do not affect my internet's preformance. We don't use phone lines around here for internet, as DSL is not offered. And, as I mentioned, I know there is a way to do it with a special router, but I would prefer not to have to purchase it. I'm just looking for a way to have each computer have a prefered gateway, but since each modem has the same ISP, I'm trying to find another way to configure this...I thought maybe using the MAC addresses on each would work, since I know they can't be the same. Thanks. "Kerry Brown" wrote: If what you are trying to do is double your bandwidth by using two medems then you need two phone lines and an ISP and a router that supports modem bonding. One router that does this is the Netopia R2020. http://www.netopia.com/equipment/pro...es_models.html This link is dated but explains how it works. http://www.modemhelp.org/reviews/newnov99.html -- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User www.vistahelp.ca Chris Mattison wrote: This is going to be kind of hard to explain, but if some of you geeks out there could help me, please post to this! I have... One modem, hooked right into a router that acts as the DHCP server. This router wirelessly transmits network connections and internet to a single computer...this system works fine and is not in question. This router is wired (which can act as a hub, but isn't) to a hub in another room, which gives sends everything to a 360, another computer, etc...that works fine, not problems. The only thing I am having difficulties with is this... I have another modem laying around that I would like to add to the network...and I would like for each room (or computer) to be using one modem, but still be on the home network to share files, etc. Both modems have the same IP...is there some way I can have each computer have a preferred MAC address, so they both don't use the same modem all the time? Or can I just randomly put both on the network and hope for the best? I know the ultimate answer is to get a router with two jacks for two seperate modems...but I'm cheap and would rather do it another way... Something I've even tried is installing an additional NIC into the wired computer, and directly connecting the modem into it, while still having the other connection to the network, and it still takes preferance to the modem I wish it wouldn't use. So, if someone could help...please! I'll do anything! Both systems are using Vista x86, and the router is a DI-524 from D-Link. The hub is a Gigafast router, with the DHCP server off, acting as a hub. Both modems are the SurfBoard Motorola deals. |
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Hey,
It all made alot of sense, and I think I get at what you're saying, however it also made no sense...all at the same time. It is going to be very hard to explain a diagram through words, so I was wondering if you could scribble up a little dealy with Paint or something and email it to me. I understand, as I said, but the when and the where and what, and how is missing. I had a thought, and I'm no expert...but maybe this would work? Each router has one modem connected to it. Each router has a different IP. So I set computer 1 to access 192.168.0.1 as its default gateway. Computer 2 has 192.168.0.2 set as its default gateway. But otherwise, everything is left connected much the same way as it is now. Would I still be able to maintain my network and filesharing? Thanks. |
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Yes, that is exactly what I said in different words. Only one of the routers
can be set as a DHCP server. You will have to set the gateway statically on the computers that you want to use the router that is not the DHCP server. -- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2 Chris Mattison wrote: Hey, It all made alot of sense, and I think I get at what you're saying, however it also made no sense...all at the same time. It is going to be very hard to explain a diagram through words, so I was wondering if you could scribble up a little dealy with Paint or something and email it to me. I understand, as I said, but the when and the where and what, and how is missing. I had a thought, and I'm no expert...but maybe this would work? Each router has one modem connected to it. Each router has a different IP. So I set computer 1 to access 192.168.0.1 as its default gateway. Computer 2 has 192.168.0.2 set as its default gateway. But otherwise, everything is left connected much the same way as it is now. Would I still be able to maintain my network and filesharing? Thanks. |