Sawubona ("Hallo" - in native Swazi, RSA)
I'm setting up a wireless network to cover a 300 square foot apartment block with internet connectivity (initially 18 users). The connection is a shared broadband connection consisting of several SEPERATE ADSL lines. Each ADSL line is 512Kbps max and completely seperate from the other lines. Our only national telecommunications company, Telkom, limits each line to 3gig of traffic per month. After this cap is reached international connection speed is reduced to that of an analog modem, local connections stay uncapped at 512Kbps, but contribute to the initial 3gig limit.
Please advise me in layman's terms on the following:
1. What software is available to set up seperate user accounts in order to monitor the users' internet usage (megabyte sent / received). The software should also manage which users on the network have access to the internet connection.
2. Is it possible to route national and international traffic through seperate lines? This would manage the monthly cap more effectively.
3. Both ADSL lines should connect to one server. How can the lines be set up to work together?
4. It is not possible to use PPPoE to connect nodes to the internet (only 4 concurrent sessions are allowed per ADSL line). All access must therefore be routed through the server which establishes the only connection to the internet. What ICS software could manage this?
5. What hardware would you reccommend to set up the above network?
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
I'm setting up a wireless network to cover a 300 square foot apartment block with internet connectivity (initially 18 users). The connection is a shared broadband connection consisting of several SEPERATE ADSL lines. Each ADSL line is 512Kbps max and completely seperate from the other lines. Our only national telecommunications company, Telkom, limits each line to 3gig of traffic per month. After this cap is reached international connection speed is reduced to that of an analog modem, local connections stay uncapped at 512Kbps, but contribute to the initial 3gig limit.
Please advise me in layman's terms on the following:
1. What software is available to set up seperate user accounts in order to monitor the users' internet usage (megabyte sent / received). The software should also manage which users on the network have access to the internet connection.
2. Is it possible to route national and international traffic through seperate lines? This would manage the monthly cap more effectively.
3. Both ADSL lines should connect to one server. How can the lines be set up to work together?
4. It is not possible to use PPPoE to connect nodes to the internet (only 4 concurrent sessions are allowed per ADSL line). All access must therefore be routed through the server which establishes the only connection to the internet. What ICS software could manage this?
5. What hardware would you reccommend to set up the above network?
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
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