Wired and Wireless both are connected

[digibucc]

its not 'low' demand - its non existant.

gee ... guess I should just stop being curious then? your answer is that no one cares about the idea? bull.

I do not believe that there is non-existant demand for the ability to use two internet connections combined to increase speed.

the idea has been around so long - there have been working ways before - there are ways to do it with linux. there are forums dedicated to it , terms created describing it - and hardware created to do it.

i simply do not accept that there is no demand for this ability. In the SOHO , 3rd world infrastructure - there is huge demand. that is not the reason.

 

[Wile E]

gee ... guess I should just stop being curious then? your answer is that no one cares about the idea? bull.

I do not believe that there is non-existant demand for the ability to use two internet connections combined to increase speed.

the idea has been around so long - there have been working ways before - there are ways to do it with linux. there are forums dedicated to it , terms created describing it - and hardware created to do it.

i simply do not accept that there is no demand for this ability. In the SOHO , 3rd world infrastructure - there is huge demand. that is not the reason.

If there is linux support for it, perhaps you could build a cheap linux box, and use it as a router, and let it handle all the calls, and just route to your network's computers.

 

[digibucc]

If there is linux support for it, perhaps you could build a cheap linux box, and use it as a router, and let it handle all the calls, and just route to your network's computers.

i know i know. i just already have 4 computers running, and i don't have the hardware lying around. it just seems a solution would be out there for windows.

for linux you need a basic hardware but 3 or more nics. it requires a lot of conf setup, and then it has to run as a gateway. i am pushing more and more towards doing this -

i am still just confused - thinking there has got to be just a different way to accomplish this im not thinking of. I just don't see how windows doesn't have a similar solution. it used to.

thank you though

 

[FordGT90Concept]

The solution might be IPv6. I haven't checked but having multiple IPs of a single machine is an issue revolved around IPv4 where every packet has a specific recipient. IPv6 (or future specification) may have had features incorporated that allow every packet to be accepted by one of many recipients. Such a technology won't catch on until the average household has at least two simultaneous Internet connections or it is standardized prior to becoming popular.

Wikipedia

IPv6 also implements new features that simplify aspects of address assignment (stateless address autoconfiguration) and network renumbering (prefix and router announcements) when changing Internet connectivity providers.

 

[Wile E]

i know i know. i just already have 4 computers running, and i don't have the hardware lying around. it just seems a solution would be out there for windows.

for linux you need a basic hardware but 3 or more nics. it requires a lot of conf setup, and then it has to run as a gateway. i am pushing more and more towards doing this -

i am still just confused - thinking there has got to be just a different way to accomplish this im not thinking of. I just don't see how windows doesn't have a similar solution. it used to.

thank you though

You wouldn't need 3 or 4 NICs if the box is set up properly. You only need 2. One for the WAN, and one for the LAN. You just need an unmanaged switch on the LAN NIC.

 

[digibucc]

You wouldn't need 3 or 4 NICs if the box is set up properly. You only need 2. One for the WAN, and one for the LAN. You just need an unmanaged switch on the LAN NIC.

THANK YOU! I had not thought of that. I have such a switch and the box needed is simple enough.

edit: but wait, in order to plug 2 wan connections , i would need three. this still saves me from connecting the individual pcs to the linux box (using the switch) but for every isp connection id need another nic, correct?

I'd still like a windows solution , but this may just be the way to go.

also, @FordGT90Concept

I will look into ipv6 - my router works with it, and so does my switch - windows 7 obviously does so it's worth learning more about.

sorry to hijack the OP thread , but thanks for the ideas!

 

[Wile E]

THANK YOU! I had not thought of that. I have such a switch and the box needed is simple enough.

edit: but wait, in order to plug 2 wan connections , i would need three. this still saves me from connecting the individual pcs to the linux box (using the switch) but for every isp connection id need another nic, correct?

I'd still like a windows solution , but this may just be the way to go.

also, @FordGT90Concept

I will look into ipv6 - my router works with it, and so does my switch - windows 7 obviously does so it's worth learning more about.

sorry to hijack the OP thread , but thanks for the ideas!

Yeah, your edit is correct. I didn't think it thru all the way. lol.

 

[thraxed]

net 1................net 2
\ ................... /
..Router1......Router2 (assuming cheap routers
..\ ............... /
........Switch 1
......... | <- crossover cable might be needed
........Switch 2
......... /|\
......PC PC PC


That way you can have as many inet choices as you want, and still only need 1 nic per pc. Newer motherboard like gigabyte x58 ud5 you can use both nics as one nic if ya want (2 cables for double the bandwidth) Not that you would ever need that much bandwidth for internet.