2 Internet Connections 1 pc

[cantbprince]

I currently switch from one ISP to another but there was some overlap so i have 2 ISP for the time being. Just wondering if i could use both at the same time and have certain programs associated with a specific connection. (i have a DFI lanparty mobo with 2 ethernet jacks) my modems as well will operate on USB.

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: cantbprince
I currently switch from one ISP to another but there was some overlap so i have 2 ISP for the time being. Just wondering if i could use both at the same time and have certain programs associated with a specific connection. (i have a DFI lanparty mobo with 2 ethernet jacks) my modems as well will operate on USB.

Yes (I think), but is there any particular reason you want to do this?

Ask in Networking if you need more details. Given that this is a NETWORKING question...

 

[Jiggz]

Yes, you should be able to have them connected at the same time. It's no different when you have a wireless connection and a hardwired connection being available at the same time. The only catch is that you cannot access them at the same time. Just like you said, you can configure a specific program to use one connection while other programs will be using the other.

 

[Powermoloch]

Yes you can, but one at at time (when 2 connections are available)

 

[Stas]

Yes, you can. Only one connection per program though. It's kind of cool though. You can run a p2p client on one, full speed; and play a game on the other connection with no lag.

 

[Fox5]

What if you go into Windows Networking and create a bridge between the two network connections; can they both be automatically used then?

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: Fox5
What if you go into Windows Networking and create a bridge between the two network connections; can they both be automatically used then?

Probably not the way you think. Servers will normally be very confused if they start getting packets from two different IP addresses for the same connection.

Load-balancing across connections like that requires support from your ISP (or other means, like sending everything through a proxy server that knows about what you're trying to do), so that it still looks like everything is coming from a single IP address.

 

[cantbprince]

Sorry about the wrong section. I wasn't sure if i needed hardware to do this or if this was just software.

 

[cantbprince]

Originally posted by: Fox5
What if you go into Windows Networking and create a bridge between the two network connections; can they both be automatically used then?

how would i assign a connection to a program???

 

[jdkick]

Meh. I don't see the point.

 

[cantbprince]

Originally posted by: jdkick
Meh. I don't see the point.

Unlimited bandwidth on 2mbps connection for 7 days

Limited bandwidth on 6mbps connection

 

[jlbenedict]

You need special hardware that multiplexes the two connections into one main pipe...

 

[fire400]

as far as software goes, you can tell your ISP companies to assign static IP's in which you can used advanced firewall software to open its gateway for specific programs that need to access the network.

if you have seperate phone jacks that transmit different signals with digital connections to the Internet, you can hook up each jack to a different ethernet port

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: cantbprince

Originally posted by: Fox5
What if you go into Windows Networking and create a bridge between the two network connections; can they both be automatically used then?

how would i assign a connection to a program???

you can't without some really heavy equipment. That is not built into windows.

 

[Fox5]

So what does creating a bridge within Windows do anyhow? (go into networking, hightlight a couple network devices and create bridge)