Hi,
I have two Vista PCs that are networked.
I have two ISPs (one cable and one DSL).
I use cable on PC #1 and DSL on PC #2. The cable modem is just a modem, the DSL modem is also a router, and I have a separate router for the network. I used to have this set up on Windows XP and if the DSL went down on PC #2, the cable connection kept running on PC #1. My DSL went down today and while MSN and Google Talk were still working on PC #1 with the cable connection, I could not use any of my browsers. They automatically went to the DSL connection error page. When I rebooted my PC, I couldn't get online at all.
I'm wondering if my setup is faulty. All I want to do is share files/printers etc. between the two PCs but let each PC have its own internet connection/ISP. It would be great if a solution would get rid of the extra router because it's old and slows my connection down a bit.
Is there a better way to do this so that I dont lose my connection completely when only one ISP is down?
Thanks!
I have two Vista PCs that are networked.
I have two ISPs (one cable and one DSL).
I use cable on PC #1 and DSL on PC #2. The cable modem is just a modem, the DSL modem is also a router, and I have a separate router for the network. I used to have this set up on Windows XP and if the DSL went down on PC #2, the cable connection kept running on PC #1. My DSL went down today and while MSN and Google Talk were still working on PC #1 with the cable connection, I could not use any of my browsers. They automatically went to the DSL connection error page. When I rebooted my PC, I couldn't get online at all.
I'm wondering if my setup is faulty. All I want to do is share files/printers etc. between the two PCs but let each PC have its own internet connection/ISP. It would be great if a solution would get rid of the extra router because it's old and slows my connection down a bit.
Is there a better way to do this so that I dont lose my connection completely when only one ISP is down?
Thanks!