Two ISP's?

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I have a 3-computer network connected via a switch. One
of the machines (call it #1) has DirecWay two-way
satellite Internet access as the ISP, and uses ICS to
share this connection with the other two computers.

DSL has just become available in the neighborhood. I
would like to compare the performance of DSL to DirecWay,
by using them both for a period of time.

Can I connect the DSL modem to, say, computer #2, and
access the Internet on #2 (and only on #2) solely via the
DSL connection, yet have #2 retain access to #1 and #3
via the network for file and printer sharing?

I though perhaps by using two Ethernet cards in machine
#2, with one conneted to my LAN, the other to the DSL
modem would work, but I cannot figure out how to
configure the machine to retain access to my LAN while
having access to the Internet via the DSL modem.
 
"WhartonW" said:
I have a 3-computer network connected via a switch. One
of the machines (call it #1) has DirecWay two-way
satellite Internet access as the ISP, and uses ICS to
share this connection with the other two computers.

DSL has just become available in the neighborhood. I
would like to compare the performance of DSL to DirecWay,
by using them both for a period of time.

Can I connect the DSL modem to, say, computer #2, and
access the Internet on #2 (and only on #2) solely via the
DSL connection, yet have #2 retain access to #1 and #3
via the network for file and printer sharing?

I though perhaps by using two Ethernet cards in machine
#2, with one conneted to my LAN, the other to the DSL
modem would work, but I cannot figure out how to
configure the machine to retain access to my LAN while
having access to the Internet via the DSL modem.
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Yes, you can do what you want with two Ethernet cards. Each Ethernet
card will have a corresponding connection in the Network Connections
folder. Assign a "metric" value to each connection, giving a lower
value to the DSL connection.

To assign a metric to a network connection:

1. Open the Network Connections folder.
2. Right click the desired connection.
3. Click Properties | Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
4. Click Properties | Advanced.
5. Un-check "Automatic metric".
6. Enter a number between 1 and 9999 for the "Interface metric".
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