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I've got a ADSL and a Cable connection.

I'm planning to set this up like this:

ADSL: > Firewall/router > PC1, PC2, PC3... and so on...

Cable: > PC1 (software firewall)

The plan is to NOT share the Cable connection and only use it for PTP/FTP etc on PC1.

Now here is the problem:
PC1 gets confused and often use ONLY the ADSL connection via the router.

HOW CAN I set programs/OS up so that it only uses the cable connection?
Should I block that machine in the Firewall/Router? How do I do that?
Is there settings for this in the OS?
Or what?

TIA
/Akely

Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 8:55 am Post subject:

You could connect PC1 direct to the cable connection and isolate it from the other machines. If it only has one network connection then it can only use one network connection.

But that might not be practical.

Try playing with the routing tables on that PC. If you're using 'Doze then take a look at the ROUTE command.

Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 10:30 am Post subject:

Demon wrote:
You could connect PC1 direct to the cable connection and isolate it from the other machines. If it only has one network connection then it can only use one network connection.

But that might not be practical.

Try playing with the routing tables on that PC. If you're using 'Doze then take a look at the ROUTE command.

ROUTE command... Will do. [EDIT: Wow. Lotta new things there! Thinking cap on!]

2 NICs in the the machine, and connection to the (home) network is a must.

Thanks Demon.

/Akely

Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 9:23 am Post subject:

This may sound silly, but is PC1 using DHCP or a static IP(s)? If static, does setting the gateway(s) to the cable connection affect things? Looks as though this would still allow local network connectivity, but force everything else to use the preferred broadband.

Of course, it's been awhile since I've worked with anything w/2 nics in it, so if I'm missing something obvious here, fire away Smile

Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 10:18 am Post subject:

lyttek wrote:
This may sound silly, but is PC1 using DHCP or a static IP(s)? If static, does setting the gateway(s) to the cable connection affect things? Looks as though this would still allow local network connectivity, but force everything else to use the preferred broadband.

Of course, it's been awhile since I've worked with anything w/2 nics in it, so if I'm missing something obvious here, fire away

No, not silly at all. Dynamic IP for the Cable connection, static for the ADSL/network.

Yes, that might work. Sure as hell do not work when I just plug it in and fire the stuff up. When I do that the ADSL get ALL net access. If I disable it the cable gets the connection, and losses it instantly when the ADSL NIC gets activated again.

To block the outgoing in the firewall/router (for the ADSL connection) could work. If I only knew how to do that! cry baby

/Akely

Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 10:46 am Post subject:

Here's a thought:

You only need a "default gateway" when using routed traffic. If your internal LAN addressing is all static then remove the default gateway address from the TCP/IP settings for the second NIC.

If that PC will only be talking to other PCs in the same subnet through that NIC then it doesn't need a default gateway configured.

The other PCs will still need a default gateway configured so they can still use the DSL connection.

Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 11:34 am Post subject:

Demon wrote:
Here's a thought:

You only need a "default gateway" when using routed traffic. If your internal LAN addressing is all static then remove the default gateway address from the TCP/IP settings for the second NIC.

If that PC will only be talking to other PCs in the same subnet through that NIC then it doesn't need a default gateway configured.

The other PCs will still need a default gateway configured so they can still use the DSL connection.

I'll try that tomorrow. I'm tp pooped now Confused

. Thanks D.

/Akely