multilink dsl+cable

Ottoman · 06-01-02, 10:18 AM

I was wondering if it was possible.

or if I would even notice the diff??

I've seen threads on multilinking 56k's and cables,

so this would be two 2 dif isps on 2 diff lines,

I'm running XP pro,

would I see the extra bandwidth in downloads and such? or is cable quick enough that I'm waiting for the servers on the most part?

Kartman · 06-01-02, 08:45 PM

I doubt that XP professional will be able to load-balance the multiple gateways you would probably have to setup. Not saying that you cannot take advantage of having two high-speed internet connections, but you will most likely be the load-balancer in the picture with you dedicating things like downloads, email, IM, P2P on one PC/connection, and gaming, general surfing, etc. on another.

Managed routers are not cheap, but the do work well in situations like this.

su root · 06-01-02, 11:48 PM

If you think that just adding one internet connection to another of a different type will make your downloads go faster you are wrong. If you are looking to do this, you will want to use two of the same service, and a router that supports the blending of the bandwidth between the two connections. (sorry, couldn't find a link for a router that does that.. but they exist..)

Otherwise, you end up using one service OR the other, usually as a "fallback" connection.. (unless you load-balance it).

Vfrjim1 · 06-02-02, 08:05 AM

If you find the router as of now, it will probably cost you an arm and a leg. I recently called SMC, they told me that the router that you are looking for is in development. I am interested in it too cause I have both Cable and DSL and would love to merge it together so that bandwidth could be increased, but as of now, I just switch to the best ISP on the fly with netswitcher and 2 SMC Barricades and 2 dif subnets.

Jim

Ottoman · 06-02-02, 12:34 PM

so it Has to be load balanced? and on the same ISP that supports it?

so either dual cable or dual dsl than?

su root · 06-02-02, 05:30 PM

Yeah, apparently you can double up 2 x Cable or 2 x DSL and get double the bandwidth, but you need a special router... try booting around www.smc.com and www.dlink.com, look for something called "connection spanning", i think that's the term they use..

parkan · 06-02-02, 08:06 PM

More to the point, here's one for $380:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...u=N99-1000%20P

Note that it allows you to mix and match connection protocols, unlike some cheaper ones that do not allow combining PPPoE (used on DSL) and straight ethernet.

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Ottoman Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bahrain	multilink dsl+cable I was wondering if it was possible. or if I would even notice the diff?? I've seen threads on multilinking 56k's and cables, so this would be two 2 dif isps on 2 diff lines, I'm running XP pro, would I see the extra bandwidth in downloads and such? or is cable quick enough that I'm waiting for the servers on the most part? __________________ 00 Titanium silver BMW M5 (daily beater) Series 4 88 mazda rx7 Turbo 2 (drag car) Series 5 91 Mazda RX7 Turbo 2 (track/drift car) series 6 93 Mazda Rx7 Twin Turbo (show/weekend car) New PC in the works
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06-01-02, 08:45 PM	#2
Kartman Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Atlanta, USA, Earth, SOL, Milky Way	I doubt that XP professional will be able to load-balance the multiple gateways you would probably have to setup. Not saying that you cannot take advantage of having two high-speed internet connections, but you will most likely be the load-balancer in the picture with you dedicating things like downloads, email, IM, P2P on one PC/connection, and gaming, general surfing, etc. on another. Managed routers are not cheap, but the do work well in situations like this.
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06-01-02, 11:48 PM	#3
su root Senior Member -- I teach people how to read your email. Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada	If you think that just adding one internet connection to another of a different type will make your downloads go faster you are wrong. If you are looking to do this, you will want to use two of the same service, and a router that supports the blending of the bandwidth between the two connections. (sorry, couldn't find a link for a router that does that.. but they exist..) Otherwise, you end up using one service OR the other, usually as a "fallback" connection.. (unless you load-balance it). __________________ "Some people, when confronted with a problem, think 'I know, Ill use regular expressions.' Now they have two problems."
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06-02-02, 08:05 AM	#4
Vfrjim1 Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Rhode Island, USA	If you find the router as of now, it will probably cost you an arm and a leg. I recently called SMC, they told me that the router that you are looking for is in development. I am interested in it too cause I have both Cable and DSL and would love to merge it together so that bandwidth could be increased, but as of now, I just switch to the best ISP on the fly with netswitcher and 2 SMC Barricades and 2 dif subnets. Jim
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06-02-02, 12:34 PM	Thread Starter #5
Ottoman Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bahrain	so it Has to be load balanced? and on the same ISP that supports it? so either dual cable or dual dsl than? __________________ 00 Titanium silver BMW M5 (daily beater) Series 4 88 mazda rx7 Turbo 2 (drag car) Series 5 91 Mazda RX7 Turbo 2 (track/drift car) series 6 93 Mazda Rx7 Twin Turbo (show/weekend car) New PC in the works
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06-02-02, 05:30 PM	#6
su root Senior Member -- I teach people how to read your email. Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada	Yeah, apparently you can double up 2 x Cable or 2 x DSL and get double the bandwidth, but you need a special router... try booting around www.smc.com and www.dlink.com, look for something called "connection spanning", i think that's the term they use.. __________________ "Some people, when confronted with a problem, think 'I know, Ill use regular expressions.' Now they have two problems."
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06-02-02, 08:06 PM	#7
parkan Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: I am omnipresent	More to the point, here's one for $380: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...u=N99-1000%20P Note that it allows you to mix and match connection protocols, unlike some cheaper ones that do not allow combining PPPoE (used on DSL) and straight ethernet.
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