Two routers with one ISP?

Hi

I have just signed up with Zen.

With Zen I get upto 8 IP addresses. I have two routers.
I wish to connect my pc's to one router in a work group.
I also have a FTP server which I wish to connect to the second modem router and seconf IP address.

Is this possible?

Thanks for reading.
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Only 1 ADSL device on an ADSL line at a time, please

you can have as many routers as you like, but only one of them can have a modem connected to the phone line.

Thanks for the reply's

What are the 8 static IP addresses for?
If I'm behind a router, why would I need them.

Would it make sense to give my ftp a static IP and connect it to one router along with the rest of my gear?

Sorry abit new to this.

In reply to:

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What are the 8 static IP addresses for?
If I'm behind a router, why would I need them.

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I generally say if you don't know, you probably don't need them. These addresses are publicly routable, which means if you run a service such as ftp, which anyone on the internet might want to initiate a connection to, then it will be accessible, whereas normally the addresses behind an end user router can only initiate sessions, they cannot be accessed by anyone requesting a session.

Re:- "If you don't know [how to use 8 static IP addressses], you probably don't need them."

Agreed.

However - we can add to that the fact that the OP can do everything which he has mentioned, with just 1 static IP address (and one router).

The OP can also use one of the 8 static addresses for an FTP server (again only one router is needed).

In short - two routers is overkill for the OP's requirements. (two sledge hammers for the proverbial nut!)

The OP just needs to look up "Port Forwarding" in the documentation of whichever router he/she choses to use (n.b. the router must be capable of handling an 8 IP subnet - not all routers are)