Wireless backhaul several DSL lines

[pinkey777]

Is it possible to have multiple DSL accounts, lets say 3, connected to one wireless bridge?

What I want to do is have three DSL modems at work connected to a wirless router/bridge at work, and beam them all out to my house. I have a tower at work, and good LOS to my 150' tower at home. (Sweet aint it, if you're a HAM)

I will not be connecting the LAN at work to this, The modems will go directly to my home. All will be kept seperate for security reasons.

IF this can be done, what will I need to connect the three ethernet ports of the modems to the one on the wireless router? A hub, another router? Hmmm.

I have a 150 foot tower at home, and I plan to buy the wireless bridge radio gear in the next two weeks.

I want to have three 384/384 connections (3 IP addresses) at home.

I know I can do one, but the DSL only goes to 384/384 here at work, where my other tower is.

Thanks in advance,

Pinkey

[BipolarBill]

I believe that the bridge/router can only work with one WAN IP at a time.

[Nightblade]

wouldn't it be cheaper to buy a higher speed DSL line?

[pinkey777]

To Nightblades reply:

If I could get DSL in a higher speed at "my physical location", I would. I did not include in the post that 384/384 was the limit due to line length between work and the telco switch, but that is the problem.

They can go to 7mbs down / 1.5mbs up if you are in the first 1000 feet. But I have no FREE access to a tower in that vicinity, and god knows I've looked. The local CO-OP grain elevator wants $200 a month to rent me a place to put a wireless router and antenna on top of their 130 foot grain elevator.

So, If I can get by using the old radio tower we already have at work, I'd rather do that.

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And to Bill's reply, I ask: Why cannot a wireless Bridge not handle more than 1 IP/MAC address? I thought that Bridges were suposed to transparently "Bridge" 2 different networks into one.

I guess my question really boils down to this: Is there any reason why 3 DSL modems, with crossover cables, cannot be hooked to an 8 port switch along with the wireless Bridge?

I do not need for all my machines at the other end to be able to see all the DSL Modems at once. Server 1 would be set to see modem 1, server 2 would be set to see DSL modem #2, and my surf box would only see DSL modem #3. I'm not trying to do any fancy load balancing, or the like where all machines use all the DSL connections. One box per DSL modem.

I think this should work, I just have never heard of anyone doing it. Due to the cost involved, there will probably not be very many people doing it at all.

By the way, I live so far out in the sticks that DSL or cable is not even on the horizon, and 2 way satellite with it's 980 ping is worthless to me. Ever try to play a Quake 3 or the like with a 980 ping?

The microwave link into town is the only option I see for now. I can get frame relay at home, but the cost is prohibative ($1500 a month for fractional T1 with internet connection through Verison).

Any input would be helpfull, thanks in advance.

[BipolarBill]

Originally posted by pinkey777
And to Bill's reply, I ask: Why cannot a wireless Bridge not handle more than 1 IP/MAC address? I thought that Bridges were suposed to transparently "Bridge" 2 different networks into one.You said it - 2 networks. That's two IPs - one in and one out. You're asking for 3 in and 253 out. The term "bridge" is used loosely here. It "bridges" a wireless network to a wired one. You knew that. You're playing with the definition to try and make it suit your needs.

While I laud your creativeness, I must warn you that it will cost you real money. :(

[pinkey777]

I havent given up yet, somebody out there has got to offer what I need.

[Nightblade]

Pinkey, I think your SOL, but you're just too far out. And anything I can think of would give you high ping times. What type of distance are yo looking at? It may be cheaper for u to move into town.

[pinkey777]

The 150 foot Tower is up!
I'm sunburnt as all heck.

I just got off the Phone with the guru at Demarc Technologies Group, LLC.

He told me I would have no problem backhauling all the DSL I need with this box. Actually two of them, one at each end.

Here is a link to the unit:

http://www.demarctech.com/products/relia-wave-rwg-id-gbridge-ap.html

As for cheaper to move in town, I have already put $12,000 into the tower. No Way! I love it out here.

The bridge is like having a piece of ethernet cable running point to point. Or so I am told. In a couple of weeks I'll know for sure.