Combine two connections w/ two routers & two NICs?

MonroeM · Dec 28, 2004

Is there any way I could combine two cable connections w/ two different routers and two different NICs?

What I want to do is see if I can increase connection speeds.

bchur83 · Dec 28, 2004

It will not increase the speed of any downloads, but it would allow you to download 2 files at the same time without slowing eachother down. This is if you were to use a load balancing router, which can be quite expensive.

MonroeM · Dec 28, 2004

Hmm, well would I be able say... host a site on one IP and host a game server on the other?

klingens · Dec 28, 2004

Yes. And if you used Linux, it wouldn't be expensive either.

MonroeM · Dec 28, 2004

Hmm... ok, I'm on the road ATM, when I find a fast hotspot, I'll be back to ask a few more questions. Thanks guys.

TollhouseFrank · Dec 28, 2004

get a dual-wan router. that'll help. i read a while back (i think it was a tomshardware article) about a guy testing some dual-wan routers, and the speed they gave with 2 broadband connections. for most of them, you won't notice much until you try to do some heavy downloading, and use a download manager-type program that will find all the fastest possible links (using both lines) and you'll get mega-speed that way.

kct2 · Dec 28, 2004

TollhouseFrank said:
get a dual-wan router. that'll help. i read a while back (i think it was a tomshardware article) about a guy testing some dual-wan routers, and the speed they gave with 2 broadband connections. for most of them, you won't notice much until you try to do some heavy downloading, and use a download manager-type program that will find all the fastest possible links (using both lines) and you'll get mega-speed that way.

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MonroeM · Dec 28, 2004

Well I definitely am not planning on buying any new hardware so that's out of the question.

I should narrow down the question a little bit. I'm downloading using Bittorrent and eMule sometimes. Will I be able to max out the speed? I have two 3Mb lines, so will I see 6Mb transfers? That is to say of course, 6Mb is attainable in the first place.

jajmon · Dec 28, 2004

Umm- I don't want to seem to brash here, but if you have 2 3mb connections from the same provider , you may be paying more for those two instead of one (business) account, which generally offer faster speeds and better 'Terms of Service' . Just my 2 cents

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