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> Hi,
>
> I am from a country where it's cheaper to get connectected through 2
> ISPs rather than buying 1 huge bandwith from 1 ISP.
>
> So I have 2 ISP, A, and B. Also, I have 4 computers: 1, 2, 3, 4
>
> My plan is simple.
>
> Computer 1 and 2 has 2 LAN cards each. Computer 1 is connected to ISP A
> and the hub. Computer 2 is connected to ISP B and the hub.
>
> Computer 3 and 4 each has only 1 LAN card that connects them to a HUB.
>
> Then, I run home or small office network wizard. On computer 2, I said
> that this computer connect to the internet, the other computers connect
> to the internet through this computer.
>
> Then I run the wizard on computer 3 and 4. I choose this computer
> connect through the internet through another computer.
>
> Finally I run the wizzard on computer 1. The wizard tell me that there
> is an computer sharing internet connection sharing on computer 2.
> Should we use the connection. I choose no. I then choose that computer
> 1 connect directly to the internet the other computers have their own
> connections.
>
> Tada.... Everything seems to work perfectly.
>
> Then I notice one thing. If I unplug the LAN from computer 2, computer
> 1 that is also directly connected to the internet cannot access
> internet. Some IP checking shows that computer 1 actually connect to
> the internet using the internet connection in comptuer 2.
>
> How can this be? I explicitly tell the wizard in computer 1 that I do
> not want to use the internet connection in computer 2.
>