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Comment from Scott on 2012-01-25

2012-01-25T19:01:45Z

How about using two Wi-Fi connections simultaneously on a laptop or desktop with one source from the integrated Wi-Fi card and the other from a USB attached device using the same or different IPs? Will they automatically combine to broaden the bandwidth or will one remain dormant? I seem to recall the task manager showing two simultaneous trackers in XP now I am using 7.

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Comment from Michael on 2012-01-20

2012-01-21T00:16:14Z

I have use two dual-wan routers.

The first, somewhat old now, was a Netgear FVS336G and I would not recommend it. I always uses one net connection and only uses the second when it detects a failure. Also, how it detects a failure is very limited.

The other one I have used is the bottom-of-line Peplink Balance which sells for about $300. Much better. It uses both WAN connections concurrently and offers five different load balancing schemes (higher end models offer 7 schemes). In addition, it is more flexible in its definition of a failure of a WAN connection. And, it supports wireless connections too, but I have not tried that feature. For details on their lineup see
http://www.peplink.com/balance/tech-spec/

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Comment from Dashrender on 2012-01-20

2012-01-20T18:05:19Z

Karan,
Sure there are ways to combine, just as this newlyl updated article mentions.
But, if you are on ethernet already, even at 100 Megs, the chances are you can't come close to that connection speed on your ISP connection, even if you have two ISP connections. If somehow you are, then you should upgrade your home network to gigabit networking and surely your home network will have more bandwidth inside your home than you are getting from your ISP.

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Comment from Karan bhatia on 2011-10-24

2011-10-24T16:53:56Z

Come on this is2011 now, I'm using windows 7 on a wifi laptop. There MUST be a way to combine two wifi connections, or at least 1 wifi and the other ether net, or 1 wifi and the other usb tethered mobile (using either a3G connection or a diff wifi than the one already connected on the laptop). Anyone?

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Comment from Julie Watts on 2011-08-24

2011-08-24T15:11:00Z

I have purchased an Edimax 150Mbps wireless USB adapter to increase the strenght of my wifi connection but now my computer is showing two connections. One with Local and internet and the Edimax adapter with local only. Can I merge these two connections to get a better signal. If I do what are the consequences? Is it possible that I would lose my internet connection to become local only?

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Comment from Ameer on 2011-04-09

2011-04-09T14:14:46Z

Well, I'm establishing a network where they're using 2 internet connections and a local server machine for the application that they need for office services.
I've configured two of the connections and they are working fine, as a matter of fact i'm using three different IP addresses.
why so i do this ?? If any of the connections is down another will take over and server will not stop responding.
i just wanna say that you don't need any kind of balancing device or something all you need is just a good mind.

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Comment from Eddie on 2011-01-01

2011-01-01T22:16:19Z

Is there any updated information for this question. It looks as though it was originally posted 3yrs ago.

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Comment from Jawad Hussain on 2010-12-16

2010-12-16T14:58:56Z

I didnt get the answer of the question rather completely i would say...
my question if i use a simple Dlink switch and put two DSL cables in it and take the LAN wire to my pc...will anything bad happen or not?

Either it won't work at all, or you won't get double the speed. If either of those scenarios qualifies as "bad", then yes, something bad will happen.

17-Dec-2010

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Comment from yes you can on 2010-11-01

2010-11-01T23:19:39Z

There is a simple program that does this.Its was running in windows xp , i dont have it anymore and i guess me and you have to search many forums to find it :) , it could pair two lan or a lan and a virtual usb lan , a wifi with a lan ... keep on looking it.

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Comment from Nikita Mundada on 2010-08-30

2010-08-30T20:10:56Z

Hi,
I am a final year Computer Engineering student and I want to know that can we download multiple parts of the same file from say a website by two different connections
if that website is aware that more than a single connection is in use
at the client end???
Please reply soon�and do excuse me if the question is stupid�I am a beginner:)

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Comment from robs on 2010-03-08

2010-03-09T06:25:17Z

Checkout http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Other-Internet-Related/MultiConnect.shtml

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Comment from Dan the man on 2010-01-11

2010-01-12T04:50:02Z

Ive just recently purchased a ethernet card for $4.00 my dell desktop it allready had 1 but want to see what the difference would be and i love it it seams to run 75% faster than it was but whatever it was having 2 Ethernet ports connected to my router it handle streaming videos better and multitasking online like yahoo messenger used to give me hell when surfing the web now no problem im downloading at 3.0 m bps no more buffer online movies but it requires a hub im not a technician its better than before idk if this will work for people with lower speeds of internet dsl

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Comment from ifrit723 on 2009-11-25

2009-11-26T07:37:49Z

u call that internet speed slow.. i have a 78k down SPEED!!! ITS HORRIBLE.... and my sister keeps hogging it making my speed like dial up

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Comment from AJ on 2009-08-20

2009-08-21T06:38:18Z

I just setup one - purchased vpn linksys router RV042 - ordered two dsl lines from AT&T and setup the whole thing in under 30 minutes, Check out the router, made by cisco and marketed under linksys piad $150.00 US Dollars. Easy.

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Comment from hajir on 2009-07-20

2009-07-20T22:04:58Z

you don't need anything to do this , you don't beleve me ?!! check the site below :

http://www.geekswhoknow.com/articles/load-balance-two-internet-connections.htm

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Comment from Srevo on 2009-05-03

2009-05-04T00:33:06Z

There are a few devices out there. The best I have found (using now) is an Xtreme Router from www.workman-engineering.com. router cost around $700 but will not only combine wired connections it does Wireless too! Works great I log into like a normal router with an IP and it is very easy to use.

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Comment from GM on 2008-11-04

2008-11-04T21:15:12Z

well i red all the comments very usefull, one more thing can we use one connection as download and the other one as upload , if its bossible let me know

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Comment from Adam on 2008-10-28

2008-10-28T13:44:00Z

yes you can
i have resently but a device calld MAHA Integrator and it dos the job
i connected 4 internet lines to it and after that have don a speed test on my combined lines and it shoes 4 times as moch as a single line in both upload and download
if anyone needs one you can call and get one from them
the phone number i have behind the device is (888) 462-0476 and 001 (916) 335-1063
thay both say customer service but i think you shuld be able to get a sales departments number from ther to

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Comment from Mubi on 2008-10-04

2008-10-04T14:45:38Z

forget to give you the link lolz...

http://www.prosum.net/wwp_E.html

Regards

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Comment from Mubi on 2008-10-04

2008-10-04T14:44:19Z

Hello,
if i am correct u want to merge the two dsl modems into 1 then there is a solution available now.
The great WOWWEB PRO software i am using it on windows xp as a service ...

some features of it includes..

WOOWEB-PRO is a router and firewall software providing a solution at the corporate level for outgoing and incoming Internet access - See WOOWEB V2 for home use. It runs in any PC on Windows 2000/XP/Vista and supports the most popular Internet connection types such as routers, cable modems, ADSL modems (PPPoE, USB PPPoA), analog or ISDN modems.

When installed on the computer that drives the modem(s), it behaves as a multiple-port router and enables all networked computers to access the Internet simultaneously, whatever their type and operating system.

The WOOWEB-PRO firewall provides a strong protection against Internet attacks. It can be configured and it gives information details about the intrusion attempts. There is no need for an extra networked firewall.

WOOWEB-PRO accepts incoming connections. However, the access to your servers is tightly controlled by the rules you set up. These rules permit to forward the remote Internet users to the right servers, only to the right applications, at no risk for other computers. In addition, all accesses are recorded in log files.

WOOWEB-PRO V4 can manage up to 16 Internet connections in dedicated, balancing, or fail over mode. The global bandwidth can be distributed evenly to all users, or shared out according to configurable per-user rules, guaranteeing a minimum or a maximum percentage of the global throughput.

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Comment from Ghost Rida on 2008-09-20

2008-09-20T10:12:34Z

Hi there. I have 2 usb huawei modems and two internet accounts. Can I use both at the same time on the same pc.Can i use 1 or one download and the other for another download, what i mean is that can i download two files at the same speed.

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Comment from NeoVamp on 2008-05-28

2008-05-29T04:28:13Z

Well I found something affordable on this one:

http://www.gohawking.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=126

Prices start at $69,-

I'm getting myself one of these :)

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Comment from kosmin on 2008-01-26

2008-01-26T13:37:17Z

Hi, here in Romania, the GSM provider Orange-Ro, has o good offer of internet on mobile phone. I test the 3G conection and is very good speed in contrast with GPRS. What I whant to know if can I make a bridge conection betwen two mobile phones both with 3G conection ? Or something to work together ?

And then can I use multiple internet conection in the same time with more the two mobile phones conected to the same PC ?
Best Regards
Kosmin D.

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Comment from Shaun McDonald on 2007-11-01

2007-11-01T23:02:36Z

I'm living in Edinburgh, Scotland. I'm currently moving from 2048/256 cable internet to potentially 24Mb down/1.3Mb up through ADSL2+. Here it is getting to the stage that dial up is more expensive than broadband, and having dialup is frowned upon due to the high availability of broadband. I know someone, who's parents are so old fashioned, they won't upgrade from Dial up, even so broadband is cheaper.

In my transition of providers, I've considered having a dual internet connection for a month, just for the novelty.

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Comment from chr|z m'sia on 2007-10-25

2007-10-26T04:04:00Z

Well 1st, i ahve a router isnt there a port just like the phone lines connector (yes the one witha box shape)come with not 1 but 2 ports for line and then pass trough to 1 line as thats the purpose of the connector? if u get me!
or why cant i just remove the cover of the connector attach another line (screw the colour cables together and fix it back making it werk as one. its not bout power but data right? am i nuts? would i blew up something? nid this for my company..hit me back somebody!
Am i missing something?

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Comment from Daryl on 2007-05-17

2007-05-18T01:00:36Z

I was thinking of buying two services DSL which offers me 1.5 up and 1.5 down and Cable which offers me 8 MB down and 785k up. Could I use a load blancer and make all my up traffc go up the DSL and down traffic to go though the cable?

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Comment from Harri Gee on 2007-03-26

2007-03-26T21:56:35Z

I just looked on-line and it seems that there are now load balancing routers that appear affordable

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Comment from Umut KIRGOZ on 2007-01-29

2007-01-29T12:18:40Z

Cannot it be success with a software, I have been asking as a newbie in network field...

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Comment from Another Chris on 2007-01-22

2007-01-23T02:45:07Z

I'd just like to point out that not everyone in Australia considers 512/128 adequate. I'm currently on a 1500/256 and a bit annoyed that I can't get 12000/1000 because my phone line does not run direct to an exchange - it's on a subexchange. The 1500 down is fine, it's the 256up that's too slow.

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Comment from Thor Johnson on 2007-01-15

2007-01-15T14:57:35Z

Well... it can be done and others have mentioned the load-balancing firewall. The missing bit is being able to adjust the routing tables on the "far side" of the connection... it is possible (and is provided for), but most ISP's won't let you mess with them because if you make a mistake, you can wind up with things like "all internet traffic bound for Italy goes through my house" (urg!), so most ISP's won't let you mess with the routing tables.

You might be able to explain what you want and get them to put the rules in though...

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Comment from Leo Notenboom on 2007-01-13

2007-01-13T17:16:17Z

IE on one, Firefox on the other: no, no way that I can think of. If there is, it's most certainly not easy.

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Comment from Leo Notenboom on 2007-01-13

2007-01-13T17:13:23Z

Chris: I can answer that last one: never! :-)

Seriously, though, I think we all (or at least 'us geeks') expand our usage to exceed our capacity, no matter what we have. And the same is true of available content and applications.

5 years ago things like youtube and google video didn't exist. iTunes wasn't in the picture. And I wasn't trying to remote-manage my wife's business across the net. Now speeds are making such things possible. I can do all of that today with my 768/128, it's true. But I'd do them faster, and start doing some new things, with a faster connection.

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Comment from Jonwolf on 2007-01-13

2007-01-13T16:53:14Z

If you had 2 connection, can you assign each each software or program for each of the connection? for example, firefox browser using connection 1 and IE using connection 2, instead of combining the two.

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Comment from Chris on 2007-01-13

2007-01-13T12:50:46Z

A bit off topic I know, but I noticed you said "My DSL is limited to 768k down and 128k up. Nowadays that's slow.." I live in Australia, and while speeds greater then that are avaliable in my area, your connection is considered very good. My connection of 512K/128K is considered unecessarly fast, especially when a lot of people are using dial up (56K). Here most people pray for speeds greater then the 128K broadband average. Why arn't people satisfied with connections 10 times faster then what was avaliable 5 years ago? What has tecnology done to civilisation? A bit over the top I know, but I think you know what I'm getting at.

When will people be satisified with what they have.

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Comment from K T Yeo on 2007-01-13

2007-01-13T09:18:17Z

If u hv an old junk Pentium 2 computer, U can put in a free linux OS and configure it for Dual WAN, Dual NIC, QOS service. visit http://www.brazilfw.com.br. Donate if u find it useful. Free Load Balancer and loads more feture for hobbyist.

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Comment from Chris Buechler on 2007-01-11

2007-01-12T02:45:32Z

There aren't any extremely simple ways to do this, but pfSense (www.pfsense.org), a free open source firewall, does have multi-WAN capabilities so if you have an old PC and a few network cards, you can accomplish this entirely with free software. You can use policy-based routing, to say send HTTP out one connection, mail out another connection, P2P traffic to one connection, etc. and can also do load balancing.

Not exactly a breeze for a novice to setup, but not insurmountable either.

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