[elky] Re: one question leads to another...fiber optic
- From: Robert Adams <elcam84@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:38:36 -0600
I looked into trying to use two connections on my computer once
since I had two available at the time. SHort answer no you can't do it.
Long answer it can be done but not at the computer itself. There are
routers that can handle two internet connections then talk to your
computer. Been a while since I read up on it so I haven't a clue what the
router was called.
Robert Adams
On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes, Frank. If you have CAT5 cable going from the desktop to the
> modem/router, the desktop is hard-wired. Pick it up and try to carry it
> to another room. Second thought, just take my word for it. :) We
> wouldn't want ya havin surgery like John. =-O
>
> I have a question that's similar to this, but I'm gonna have to think it
> out before I can explain it. Hang on for a minit.... There. I think I
> can explain it now. It deals with having 2 connections...one would be my
> DSL line (which is incredibly slow by today's standards) with fixed IP
> address for my web server box only. The other would be fiber optic for the
> remainder of my network. I know I could do this by leaving the DSL modem
> in place and connecting the 32-port router to the output side of the fiber
> optic modem. But then we'd have a little trouble managing my server, since
> I've locked it down pretty right and don't even have an ftp service running
> on it. So I'm wondering if it's possible to run 2 NICs on my "mainframe"
> with one connected to the fiber network (fixed IP isn't an option, since
> the company that runs it around here...one of the former Baby Bells...has
> an apparently incestuous relationship with Micro$oft and requires that
> fiber customers use that connection. I know I could shitcan my baby server
> and put the numerous domains I administer onto a different host, but that
> still puts my data into someone else's hands. Someone I dislike and don't
> trust, btw.
>
> I think that pretty much sums up the situation I have now. One thing I
> like about the current setup (ClarkConnect) is that allows me to access
> data on the server just as if it was a remote disk drive. I can just drag
> and drop files via Explorer and it's done. I know I'd have to pay for 2
> services, but at the moment, I can't think of any other way to keep my
> internal LAN connected, yet have one part of it connected to the DSL and
> the other connected via fiber.
>
> I have a WAP that I use for running my laptop upstairs and zoning out to
> old documentaries...history, religion, geography and even automobile and
> racing history. The only problem is that I can't run any speed faster than
> 320p, cuz it chokes in the DSL link, which is maxed out at 1.2 ghz. Might
> have been at one point, but it ain't cuttin it now.
>
> Anyway, everything else is hard wired. I'm thinkin about buyin a tablet
> and hanging it on the wall in the bathroom...if you can picture that. I
> know, it's not pretty.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> r
>
> On 11/27/2012 5:22 AM, STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> I have a router question. I have my PC hard wired now and would like to
> keep it that way. If I get a wireless modem can I plug my PC into the modem
> and it would be considered hard wired? Then the wireless function would
> pickup the wife's tablet?
>
> Smokey Mt Frank
>
>
>
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