How do I make multiple Connections to the
Internet?
Step
1: Set up multiple dial up adapters. (Slightly different on an
OS by OS basis, but this is the basic idea)
-
In the control panel double click "Network"
- Click the "Add" button
- Double click the line that says "Adapter"
- Find "Microsoft" in the Manufacturer list (I'm pretty
sure it will be listed)
- Double click "Dial up Adapter"
- You should now have (near the top of the list)
- "Dial-Up Adapter"
- Repeat this process to get "Dial-Up Adapter #2"
- Repeat until you have one for each modem like device you'll
be using to connect to the net.
- Hit OK and you'll probably have to reboot.
Step
2: Associate each dial up adapter connection to a different modem
-
On the desktop, double click "My Computer"
- Double click "Dial-Up Networking"
- Double click "Make New Connection"
- Follow the wizard instructions BUT Choose the FIRST modem in
the list of devices (NOTE: In some cases it will seem to be listing
the same device more than once because you have two of the same
brand/type of modem. In this case, it is very important to pick
the modems in order.)
- Give it a name like "My Connection 1"
- Follow the last three steps with for the rest of the modems
changing from first to second and 1 to 2 where applicable.
Step 3: Make your connections dial out
-
Double click the first connection and tell it your name and password
- Repeat for each of your other connections
- If you get an error like "Connection already in use"
you probably did one of the following:
- You don't have enough "Dial Up Adapters" in the "Control
Panel" under "Network"
- You don't have enough actual modems
- You assigned a modem to more than one connection under "My
Computer" "Dial Up Networking"
- You have Windows 95 and did not upgrade your DUN (Dial Up
Networking)
Step
4: Run FatPipe
You
don't really need instructions on how to run an executable, do
you?
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Ok,
I Created Multiple Connections, and FatPipe is Running, So now
What?
FatPipe
will now take over your active default route and will change it
accordingly
The
active routes area at the top is a list of all the connections
and manually added IP addresses that FatPipe cares about. If it
is in this list and it has an arrow pointing at it, that IP address
is the current Default Route
The
Status bar beneath the active routes tells you the currently active
route and how much longer it will be the active route. When time
is up, the next IP address in the list (or the top one if currently
at the bottom of the list) will magically become the active route.
The amount of time an active route depends on the settings in
the Set Timing area.
The
drop down box labeled, "Most IPs Should Stay Active For"
allows you to set the main timer from 1 second to 60 minutes.
The default time is currently 2 seconds. This value is stored
in your registry when FatPipe closes and reloaded when it starts
up. Just in case you haven't figured it out, this amount of time
will be the default length of time for ALL IPs in the Active Routes
list EXCEPT for the IP listed in the drop down box labeled "The
Selected IP". This special IP address will remain active
for the amount of time in the drop down box labeled "Should
Stay Active for".
Finally,
In the Area labeled "Add NIC IP Addresses", you can
add the IP address of your network cards (or in cases where you
have routers, your Gateway Addresses). I am not going to explain
this. Get a book on networking if you don't know how gateways
work. You can fill in the IP Address box then click Add IP or
Delete IP to get the result you desire.
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