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Dear all,

I have two internet connections, one on ADSL & the other on Ethernet. I'm trying to get a device that has two wan ports, one wan port being ADSL & the other wan port being Ethernet, I can't seem to find one though unfortunatly.......

I have got one of these devices: http://www.shoppingcentre.net/shop [...] -3807.html

I was thinking whether I could put the ADSL cable into it, and then on the otherside put Ethernet and thus try and convert ADSL to Ethernet but I have been told this won't work (to be honest I didn't think it would, because ADSL runs on a different protocol..... unless someone thinks I ought to try it.

Alternatively, If I could some how convert Ethernet to ADSL and get a device that has to ADSL WAN ports??

I'm not sure what to do really, but I need a device that can handle both my ADSL & Ethernet web connection, ideally do load balancing between them as well.

If anyone can help me or point me in the right direction that would be great.

Kind Regards,

Wayne.

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You cannot connect the ADSL telephone line to an ethernet switch with merely a connecter adapter. Would that it were true! ADSL modems would be a thing of the past! :wink:

I am confused, though, about your situation. What do you mean by saying that one of your internet connections is "ethernet"? Do you mean cable broadband?

Reply to Iceblue

weird, a few people tell me they think it is possible, a few say they don't, i think it is to do with the protocols, adsl uses a differnt protocol but u can run adsl over ethernet my ccna friend tells me...

one is coming in from a microdish, (satelite) and it comes into our lan via an ethernet cable, all i need to do my end is give the interface it goes into a static ip.

the other line is adsl, and i would like both connections to go into one device which does load balancing....

Reply to JesusisLord
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Any reason you can't use a normal ADSL modem + dual WAN router?

E.g. router: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6833127069

Reply to Madwand

I was thinking of buying a linksys load balancing router:-

http://www.broadbandstuff.co.uk/pr [...] cts_id=652

So I would have the ADSL come into the ADSL router, then link this router to the load balancing linksys device. I was thinking of turning NAT of on the ADSL router so that it uses classical routing.

My problem is this, I got ISA server, and ISA server only likes one default gateway, I also got two internet links so i don't want an over complicated setup, ideally a device that could handle ADSL and Ethernet wan connections would be my best option i think, rather than having two other devices infront of the ISA Server.

What you think?

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