"HeadShooter" said:
Hi, All!
I need to configure 2 simultaneous internet connections. WinXP SP2.
I have a LAN connection, and ADSL connection via USB modem.
Is it possible to configure windows to use these connections together?
For example IE will use LAN to connect to internet, but ICQ will use ADSL
Modem.
Waiting for your reply soon,
Denis.
I'm sorry, but Windows XP doesn't have a way to assign a specific
program to a specific network connection.
You can use the TCP/IP "route" statement to cause access to a specific
IP address (or range of addresses) to use a specific network
connection. To make ICQ access use the ADSL modem, you'd have to know
the IP address of your ICQ server and the IP address of the default
gateway for your ADSL connection. The statement is:
route add a.b.c.d mask 255.255.255.255 w.x.y.z
where "a.b.c.d" is the ICQ server and "w.x.y.z" is the ADSL default
gateway.
If the LAN connection is part of an office network, consult with the
network administrators for help and to see if what you want to do is
allowed. Some companies forbid accessing the Internet except through
the company LAN, because it can be a security risk.
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