What's the point of having 2 ethernets integrated?

[Techtu]

Just a misunderstanding But I think I'll just not bother as it sounds a bit of a hassle.

Yes, just a misunderstanding, but all sorted now

And I agree, although it may be useful for some people, I think for most regular home users they will just upgrade their broadband package.

 

[AlienIsGOD]

Alas you must be in my head, as I'm thinking of upgrading my package. But the requirements for the cheaper package w/ higher speeds requires Vista or newer and I'm assuming that XP wouldn't be able to connect to the internet... http://www.cogeco.ca/cable/on/en/residential/internet/hsi/explore_hsi.html Ultimate 30 package. I have the Pro package atm. That bothers me as I still use XP for alot of things and my other rig is XP

 

[digibucc]

i only ever do it when i have gigs to transfer. it seems like anything less goes fast enough at 10M that it's not worth it.

but when i do it, and see remaining time drop from something like 12 hours (on the 6MB) to 4hrs , it always feels good

10M is the max available here, through RR. they don't have the 15+ or anything in my area. so if i want to get faster at a reasonable cost, combining is the only option.

 

[AlienIsGOD]

It bugs me that it's $15 dollars cheaper for 2x the speed, yet I'm forced to buy Win 7 for all my rigs in the house to be able to have them all use the internet.....

 

[digibucc]

and even if you did you would have to manually set most all downloads to make use of the speed. otherwise the second adapter just sits there unused.

i have not yet found a cost effective, easy way to get enough speed

my question, which i have had no ability to test yet. is how many connections you can team with windows 7. I only have 2 to test... but i wonder if more nics or some wireless connections can be teamed

especially if they are from the same source (ie RR) , i see no technical reason it's not possible , but can't test ATM

 

[fenurch]

Oh, now I got it. Thanks for the explanation.