bb question...
 

just thinking here and wondering....

would it be possible to have a second phone line/number with a second bb connection on it into one house?

would it be possible to connect up another router and config it so that wireless was seperate?

i get moaned at as he has to turn his torrent off when i work at home as it uses up all the bandwidth. But i get the impression if we got more bandwidth it would just be more downloads...

anyone done this?

I haven't done it but it is possible.

Use a different frequency for the wireless connection, different SSID and differend WEP key - Roberts your mothers brother as they say.

Lily,

Firstly you have to think I am with blueyonder (Cable DSL) not BT (ADSL) so the 2nd phone line means diddly squat.

I guess upping the bandwidth would simply mean I have more to use :D but if you went down the ADSL route and BT enable a ADSL line to my house you could hang a wireless router on there and just use a different channel, set up access control on the router etc no problem.

hmmm... might be worth considering then...

although having said that looks like i am going to be heading down south for work as of next week anyway :(

hmmm forgot about that... but could do adsl anyway as an option?

Sorry as you said another line I assumed you meant that you already had ADSL.

But as Freak nobly points out ... you could still connect a BT line to the house and enable ADSL from any provider on that line. Setup your wireless and you're off.

Depends how far south you're coming but I could always tell you my WEP key ;)

:frog:

i think i might be a bit away from your neck of the woods...

most likely to be living at heathrow... oh what joy :(

I don't think Netgear make a wireless router with that range!

Or are you thinking slightly underhand there sir? :smug:

My wireless router is a Draytek - and me, underhand? :saint:

Heathrow is actually quite close to me Lily, 10 minutes drive on a good day, 7 hours on a bad one :(

Have a look on multimap and plot a route from Heathrow to Twickenham train station, it would only be a few miles, 3 or 4.

hmmm... that close heh.... well if you see a silver golf lurking outside then it could be me... :o

haven't been working down that way for a few years and not totally looking forward to it but work is good so can't be too fussy i guess.

So is work down here a done deal then? When do you start etc etc? Relocating down here?

You could pop round and clean my bike regularly :D

:lol:

looks like i could be down there for forseeable future unless something more interesting comes up.

Not relocating (do i look like i can afford southern house prices :o ) but will be down a few days a week as needed. Possible starting from next week depending on what happens this week.

Pop round and clean your bike!!! I don't even do mine so not likely to start on yours!! (well thats a lie actually, i am allowed to clean certain bits as I am ok with the polish :D )

ya cheeky git :P

Well I'd only let you start on the monster, no fairings you see. Then, if after a while you showed you can handle that you could move onto the 996.

There you go, a career path, equal opportunity - where's my employer award?

sorry i only do 'real' bikes... you know those with the testa engine :P

did i mention that i have one of those now...... :D :D :D ... well nearly anyway....

:lol:

I can't see myself owning a testa engine ever, unless I eventually get a 996R or 998R ....

But you could practice cleaning my old tractor :D

I'll even let you use my cleaning stuff (yes I own some, it's brand new ;) )

or a 999r..... ;)

i have my own tractor to clean... its called a Golf... :)

Other option is to look at a 3g card from voda or whoever. i have around 60 out in the field and apart from the latency the speeds are pretty good.
not to dear to run either

if you are on BT broadband, check to make sure that you are not being automatically upgraded to 2Mb (they are in the process of doing this for almost all customers).

If you do want to get a second bb line it shouldn't be a problem. BT runs two pairs of wires into each house for just this eventuality. Obviously you'll be shelling out twice (for broadband and monthly line rental) so it's probably worth checking out alternative higher bandwidth products first.

Whats wrong with just writing a letter then posting it?????:frog:

the worlds gone technology mad.............................................
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Ray

Why not try a little software based bandwidth control??

http://www.softperfect.com/products/bandwidth/

or maybe

http://www.youngzsoft.net/ccproxy/bandwidth-control.htm

These are from a quick google, but there's bound to be more out there.

This way torrent can still run but have a reduced priority when you're working.....

I'm sure it'd be cheaper and easier to increase your bandwidth and use some bandwidth software throttling as Mr S says.

If not, try something like eMule instead of torrent and set the max bandwidth value to half of your available bandwidth.

eMule is your friend. :D

Cheers,

Ali

Hi Lily -

Look into what ISP;s in your area can provide you the most bandwidth - the cable providers tend to have the best bandwidth deals, although you'll find now that there are many DSL providers doing 2Mb, 4Mb, and in the metro areas there are some now doing 8Mb.

If you are doing lots of P2P then you need to make sure that your provider doesnt impose any downstream limits (capping). Also, if you are sharing files on your PC (hey, someone has to!!), then you need to consider upstream speed you are allowed - typically 256, but can be lower than that on some providers. And if hubby is running a sharing server then maybe you want to consider an SDSL connection...

but, guess if you are heading down our way then it doesnt really matter!
:lol: