Re: Dual ADSL modems
On Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 05:15:13PM +0200, Robert Waldner wrote:
>
> On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:45:37 +1000, Julian De Marchi writes:
> >What I want to setup is a redundancy for my ADSL connection. Here is the
> >scenario.
> >
> >I have 1 ADSL connection with a subnet of 8 ips. My ADSL modem sometime
> >*freezes* or *drops out* for no reason. I have setup a dial in
> >connection so I can software reboot the modem, but what I would like to
> >have is two ADSL modems. This way when one drops out, the other can kick
> >in with out affecting emails, hosting and so on.
> >
> >I know you can not run two adsl connections on the same line, and this
> >is not what I would like to achieve.
>
> How'd you do that physically? The copper wire can only run into one
> modem at a time. It _is_ imaginable to whack something together with
> Lego MindStorm or the likes that un- and re-plugs the wire, and I'd be
> very much amused to see it done, but I doubt it'd be a, hmm, practical
> solution.
Normal telephone splitter at socket, 2 ADSL filters plugged in to
splitter, ADSL modem plugged in to each splitter (not rocket science!).
Cheers,
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Brett Parker
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