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How to double internet speed on same PC?

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I don't understand why no one seems smart enough to understand this BASIC CONCEPT. Gosh.

If two pcs on same network can simultanously get 50mbps for a total of 100mbps then besides putting two pcs in one box which WOULD IN FACT GIVE 100mbps total, all I'm asking about is how to do it on the same motherboard and physical OS with two separate internet cards.

Plenty of smart people have asked the same question but tons of stupid people answer "it's not possible". Like, there are two sandwiches on a table, and two people eat can one sandwich but one person can't eat two sandwiches? Why are people so stupid?

Anyhow, looking forward to INTELLIGENT reply and will ignore every reply not telling HOW but stating something stupid like "it's not possible" proving their stupidity.

Perhaps, however, it isn't that people are stupid, but that they are pretending to be stupid because they are paid by ISPs to do so.
 
It's not possible.
 
I think, maybe UTP cable? It's only thing on my mind actually about this question.
1Gbps = 100MB/s
100Mb/s - 10MB/s
10Mb/s = 1MB/s

I have gigabit network (router, cards) and I never get more speed than 40MB/s (file copying). Cables is no-name UTP cat. 5e.
 
Having 2 IP interfaces in the same subnet on the same computer is is not a valid IP configuration if they are not bonded together.
Your only solution is to narrow the subnet mask for at least one of the two nic, and allow one interface to own outbound routing for the subnet. (ie. only 1 nic can have a gateway in this configuration, making impossible for the other to reach the internet).
 
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Because thats not how bandwidth works.

For instance - start to download a large file on both PCs at the same time. lets say 1-2GB each. Unless you've paid for 100meg theres no way to DOUBLE it and your PCs will be fighting over bandwidth. Its not possible to get something you didnt pay for unless the ISP gave it to you as part of a free upgrade.

Youre limited by the bandwidth that your ISP allocates you though how far you live from the exchange can easily take 1 or 2meg off a fast connection.

I have a Gigabit NIC and 100meg fiber optic broadband - at best it tops out at 80-90meg on a good day. If someone else is downloading at the same time then the whole thing slows down.
 
For clarity, are we talking about ISP connection or local (home) connection?

If we talking about ISP connection - increase is not possible. In local network it will be determined by cables, cards, router, APs etc.
 
If your ISP is giving you 100mpbs down then you can either upgrade to a wireless N card or connect your motherboard via an Ethernet cable. What your asking is essentially pointless given Ethernet cables full-duplex capability. Also lets pretend you were doing what you were asking. Each WNIC would have its own mac address and each would have its own IP address. Then lets say you want to ping a server to get a request for google, that request will get sent back to only one IP address aka only one WNIC, same thing would occur for downloads. You wouldn't double your throughput that way.

But what you can do is link aggregation, that would require two separate internet connection and a software like connectify's Dispatch. That would then double your bandwidth buy utilizing both connections.

More technical information,
http://www.ni.com/white-paper/12558/en/
 
He says "No, one gigabit router with 4 ethernet ports can send and receive 4 gigabits of data to four separate gigabit PC cards (given at least 1 gigabit ISP bandwidth of course, but that's beside the point).""

It sounds like he is saying a 1gbps ISP connection is going to give 4x that, one to each Ethernet port. When the fact of the matter is (which had been stated) that the 1gpbs is going to spread out as needed to each port.

If I have a tablespoon of butter (connection Speed) in a 1 cup container (my router) and I have 4 pieces of toast (my pc's) and they all want butter, I'm going to have to share that tablespoon of butter evenly across all pieces of toast, I can't conjure more butter than what is given to me in my 1 cup container. What he is saying is that my tbsp of butter is going to copy and paste over to each toast, sadly no.

He should post a speed test screenshot of one pc and then post another set of screenshots of two PC's running speed test at the same time. Maybe then he will understand what is going on.
 
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He should post a speed test screenshot of one pc and then post another set of screenshots of two PC's running speed test at the same time.
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There's been quite a few posts asking to do this but they have been dismissed. I think this is the first step the OP should take.
 
vawrvawerawe said:
Why are people so stupid?
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Probably not the best way of getting decent replies, but anyway ...

What you're talking about is possible, just not with consumer lever hardware. If you want to use 2 NICs on the same network, they have to support this, as does your switch. This is called a LAG and is used in bandwidth intensive situations or as redundancy. When talking about ISP's, it's also possible, you just need a dual-wan router that can load-balance.

You're wrong in suggesting a Gb-switch with four ports can handle 4Gb though. Total throughput is always decided by the speed of the switch's backbone, and home consumer switches score pretty badly on this end. Cisco switches with high backbone speeds cost an arm and a leg.

All in all, you should remember this:
- You'll never need any of this, Gb-LAN is already overkill for home usage
- Unless you're very close to becoming a system- or network engineer, don't even try
 
Mod alert :p srsly if he's already made a thread with the same title and it got closed, can we got a mod to close this before it de evolves into a flame war again
 
All caps, condescending and paranoid. If you have a real question and want a discussion then change your tone. Its not that hard to do. We all get frustrated sometimes.
 
Jetster said:
All caps, condescending and paranoid. If you have a real question and want a discussion then change your tone. Its not that hard to do. We all get frustrated sometimes.
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Indeed!

Answer: If you have a 100Mbps line coming into your house that is what you get. Want more? Buy another 100Mbps package and plug both lines into your computer.

Do NOT create another thread on the same subject.
 
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