Cable Modem and DSL

[MattCo]

This might be stupid but here goes:

If I have a cable broadband service and dsl broadband service, can I set Win98 (or Win2k for that matter) up to take advantage of the combined bandwidth?

I know there is a way to use two modems to multilink and double your bandwidth in Win98 but does the same apply to two network cards?

-MC

 

[Russ]

HMM...interesting question. I wonder if the use of the Intel Pro/100 dual server NIC and the balancing software would allow this? Of course, I think the software is only for NT.

Russ, NCNE

 

[bex0rs]

Not unless both ISP's support the feature, which by the way is extremely unlikely. It is also extremely unlikely that you could aggregate bandwidth if you had 2 DSL's coming from the same ISP. From what I've heard, there is a DSL variant in the works that will allow this, but as far as I know, the minimum connection (excluding dial-up) that will support this is T1. Perhaps someone else will have more helpful input...

~bex0rs

 

[nexus9]

This has been asked before in this forum, and basically the answer is no/it's not worth it.

-Nexus9

 

[DocDoo]

It's technically impossible. Because of the completely networks.

 

[Vrangel]

Link.

 

[Mountain]

how do i double my bandwith by multilinking in win 98 ?????

 

[MattCo]

Mountain - Check out this Multilink how-to at ZDNet.