If you wanted to keep the same IP address, you'd have to get your own IP block and then do some BGP sessions, for most internet providers, you'd now become a IP Transit customer instead of a standard internet customer.
There is some software that you can run on a spare computer that you can use to authenticate internet users, the set up would basically put the computer between the router and your internet connection. A lot of firewall appliances also allow for internet authentications, you could give each visitor their own login info. Matt Arkin Kollective Solutions On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Tom Brandt <[email protected]> wrote: > We have Comcast and AT&T coming into Workantile, and we were > load-balancing between the two. But the problem was that if you were > switched to the other carrier, your IP address would change and some > services didn't like that. VPNs don't like that at all, and some web apps, > like Harvest, didn't like it either. So for a while we nailed one of our > wifi networks to AT&T so people who needed a persistent ip address could > use that. > > Now, we use Comcast for our primary connection and AT&T for a backup. This > eliminated a lot of confusion about which network to use for what. > > As for bandwidth use, your router's network management interface should > tell you which mac address and host name is using how much bandwidth. > > > --- > twb > Sent from my aye phone > > On Jan 14, 2013, at 11:56 AM, Aliza Torok Schlabach <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Do any of you use multiple carriers simultaneously (not just for back up)? > Example - Comcast + Verizon? I'm wondering how complicated that would be to > set up. > > Also, if you have a single password for the entire coworking space, is > there any way to tell who is hogging the bandwidth? > > Thanks! > > -- > *Aliza Schlabach* > Founder > Coworking for Parents / Juice Box > www.CoworkingForParents.com <http://www.coworkingforparents.com/> > <[email protected]> > 215.858.4658 > Sign up for our email newsletter <http://www.coworkingforparents.com/> | Join > our Meetup group <http://www.meetup.com/CoworkingForparents/> | Like us > on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/CoworkingForParents> | Join the > Conversation <https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJuiceBoxPhilly/> | Pinterest > - Coworking <http://pinterest.com/alizaschlabach/juice-box-coworking/> | > Pinterest > - Kids <http://pinterest.com/alizaschlabach/juice-box-kids/> > > > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Alex Hillman < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> +1 to everything Jerome said. >> >> There's plenty of pain within a network of people who are SUPPOSED to be >> able to get on the network. You don't also want to make it hard for people >> to connect in the first place. >> >> -- >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia >> >> On Jan 14, 2013, at 11:22 AM, Jerome Chang <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> We haven't changed our password in 2+ years either, however...our issues >> are everything after that initial authentication. One of the biggest >> problems we have is someone's hogging our bandwidth. Drop a 500mb movie >> file in Dropbox midday and then, it's like rush hour heading into the >> Lincoln Tunnel. So we have to throttle each user, etc. >> >> OR, one side of the office somehow has way more devices on it so we need >> the other AP's to help balance the load. >> >> OR, one Internet feed drops so the 2nd/back-up needs to kick in >> immediately, and likely with different throttling settings since it has >> less bandwidth. >> >> OR there are too many other AP's nearby and their channels or whatever >> cause enough interference. >> >> Etc >> >> Jerome (not from an EvilBerry) >> www.BLANKSPACES.com <http://www.blankspaces.com/> >> >> On Jan 14, 2013, at 8:07 AM, Tom Brandt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> We've changed ours once in three years, and it is a pain both to inform >> the members and for members with older machines to change it. >> >> --- >> twb >> Sent from my aye phone >> >> On Jan 14, 2013, at 11:01 AM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> We've changed ours twice in 6 years. The inconvenience of constantly >> changing passwords is a killer for the members. >> >> Is there a particular thing that you're concerned about that has you >> wanting to change the password daily? >> >> -Alex >> >> -- >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia >> >> On Jan 14, 2013, at 10:35 AM, Melissa Saubers <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Do you change them on a daily basis? >> Or do you use a similar system that a hotel would use where the user has >> to sign in each day and it's good for 24 hours (not sure what it's called)? >> Or something else? >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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