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Thread ID: 29376	2003-01-18 05:52:00	Simultaneous ADSL Connections	Carlito (2926)	Press F1

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114836	2003-01-18 05:52:00	Hi, now I know this would be a long shot but does anyone know if it would be possible to have 2 adsl connections on the one phone line? ie 2 seperate computers with seperate ISP accounts??	Carlito (2926)
114837	2003-01-18 06:32:00	Carlito I am not sure why you would want two separate ISP accounts on the one phone line. Why don't you just have an ASDL connection and network the number of computers you want to run off the same ISP account? Oxie	Oxie (1318)
114838	2003-01-18 06:39:00	They might possibly be wanting separate usage meters Oxie. It could get expensive if one user downloads gigabytes per month and the other just a few MB on a capped account. Having said that, I believe it should be possible to run two accounts on the one line, just like you can have two dialup accounts on the same line. Simultaneous operation might be an issue though, and I suggest that you ask the ISP. Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
114839	2003-01-18 07:19:00	If you are thinking of having 2 separate instances of 2 different ADSL sessions running at once, then I think its likely not possible. Neither would it be any more likely to have 2 PC's connect simultaneously to the one ADSL session. They would both be fighting for the same frequency spectrum allocation, and be akin to trying to have 2 PC's on dial up each connecting to different sessions concurrently on the same line. Its a good question though, and I suspect its actually possible in a packet-data sense, but doubt that technology is used in the ADSL we have?	godfather (25)
114840	2003-01-18 09:45:00	The answer is no,if you mean using them both at the same time,but you can have any number of ISP accounts on the one adsl line,you would just have to keep changing the user name and password each time,though,to use the different accounts. Peter	Peter Coleman (597)
114841	2003-01-18 10:29:00	I'm not sure about that Godfather. I have had up to three PCs simultaneously surfing on the one adsl connection via a router. Or am I fooling myself somehow? Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
114842	2003-01-18 10:41:00	Yeah, you can, as outlined already. They can't be used at same time though, however two puters via a router using the same ISP account can.	Greg S (201)
114843	2003-01-18 10:43:00	Yes, I have the same, but the router is the modem, and you only have one modem on the ADSL. You can get similar devices (overseas anyway) for connecting multiple PC's to a dial-up. But only one modem. The PC's still need to connect to the hub via a network Perhaps I took the original post a bit literally, since no mention of a network was made. I *assumed* each would be stand-alone, and with an ADSL modem.	godfather (25)
114844	2003-01-20 06:26:00	It would be theoretically impossible to do so. What happens is at the exchange end is that your phone line is spliced into the local DSLAM (ADSL unit) and the connection runs through that. As only 1 pair is connected to one point, only 1 network point of data can pass through that circuit at 1 time, similar to Ethernet with 1 Cat5 Cable going to a hub or switch, the DSLAM being the hub/switch. The microfilter in your house and at the exchange just seperates the data from the voice - as both are not true digital circuits (unlike networking). Consider it this way, its like having 1 phone line and 3 phones in the house. You are talking on 1 line and someone else picks up the phone to ring someone only to dial into your ear. If there is a way to say do so, you would then have to halve to total available sound spectrum for ADSL and therefore part of your total bandwidth. Maybe the technology just needs invented at Telecom and Clients end.	kiwistag (2875)
114845	2003-01-20 07:37:00	I'm sure it could be possible but would need non-standard routers and splitters.	-=JM=- (16)
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