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Streaming Internet -Two services?

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joshzz

We need to set up a fail safe method for internet streaming. Currently we use Comcast as our streaming provider. Service overall has been fair to poor.

We would prefer to use Verizon as our main provider but they offer only what is a DSL connection. With that said we would like to set up an in-house system that affords us the ability to easily switch from one service to another. Has anyone had experience with this and if so, how was it possible?
 
Don't have anything in place yet, but I have the same problem you do. I've been having services from two providers installed, wherever reliability is an issue and I can't get fiber. With the Barix links I commonly use, a remote decoder can point to a pair of encoders, picking the first one that works.

From the description of what you're bringing in, the simplest way I know of is to set both of your modems (cable / dsl) to the same IP range (ie: 192.168.1.XXX), the same gateway address (ie: 192.168.1.1) and the same dns service (75.75.75.75). With your streaming encoder set up with a static ip, and to to look at the specific gateway and dns numbers from the modem, you can simply unplug the encoder (or connected switch) from one modem and plug it into the other. Service should come right back up. If you have anything coming in that needs port forwarding, don't forget to set up the same parameters in both modems.

Somone on another thread / forum pointed out that you can use load-balancing routers as a way to automatically fail-over, if one of two or three connected services goes down. The service that's left has to be able to carry the whole load, but (theoretically) you don't lose your stream.

Still looking into brand / features / cost though. Sorry I don't have more.
 
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