Splitting International and Local traffic using one account with one ISP

[Pokerking]

Hi

On one computer I am running one ISP and on the other computer I am using a different ISP.

Each Computer has its own PPPOE dial up connection. My router is set up in bridge mode (Telkom Mega 100WR2)

Is there a way of making my router split the international and local bandwidth of my one ISP account so that when I go onto a local site it doesn't use my international bandwidth?

Or is the only solution buying two different accounts - one international and one local?

Please let me know ASAP

Thanks

 

[H2SO4]

Think of it from the router's point of view. Every packet that it comes across must be "routed" to either a specific gateway, or its default gateway if none of the other routes match.

There's really nothing at the IP address layer that directly distinguishes "national" from "international" addresses, but you could for example deduce that IPs in the (making this up completely) 144.123.X.Y and 144.124.A.B ranges are definitely "national" so they should be forwarded to a specific (national) gateway instead of being sent to the router's default gateway to process.

The precise mechanism for adding routes will depend on your router. There may be a console interface, or you might need to connect via its HTTP administration page and find the "manage routes" section. That's the easy part.

The hard part will be establishing exactly what IP ranges are considered "national" in your area, and whether the blocks are sufficiently contiguous to allow you to add all of them individually, or whether you'd have to use supernetting. Unless you've done that type of work before you'd probably want some direct assistance from a networking technician.