Connecting through TWO Connections

[simms]

It's pretty simple. My ethernet (wired) is using my DSL service. My wireless point is connected to my housemate's Cable service through a Wifi Router.

How can I direct specific traffic through one and not the other? Or how can I make it so that all my downloads are done through my connection, using his as a backup if mine fails?

Thanks!

 

[JackMDS]

It cannot be done when using Entry Level Hardware and client OS.

Your system can maintain only one connection at the time.

You can choose the preferred connection with the TCP/IP Metrics, or your can disable one Network Connection in order to use the other.

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[nweaver]

you could using very specific routes, but only for specific things. You could up your metrics on your wired, and bind your BT client to that ip, effectivly routing all regular traffic out the wireless, with the wired being BT. Most software doesn't allow binding to a single IP, so you have to use routing or higher end equipement to get that done.

 

[n0cmonkey]

OpenBSD's trunk(4) interface may work, either in round robin or failover.

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: nweaver
you could using very specific routes, but only for specific things. You could up your metrics on your wired, and bind your BT client to that ip, effectivly routing all regular traffic out the wireless, with the wired being BT. Most software doesn't allow binding to a single IP, so you have to use routing or higher end equipement to get that done.

How could I set up my "metric IP" to use one connection for BT and all others on another connection?

I've never heard of metric IP so I would be totally n00b at it, but I am familiar with networking and the like.

 

[simms]

^

I read about it here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0903.mspx

The dead gateway protection sounds like something I want to do. Use the wireless until if it goes down, then revert back to the LAN when needed. Now how do I do this? Right now all I did was go into my advanced options like here (http://img.microsoft.com/library/media/...mmunity/columns/cableguy/cg090302.gif) and then have my wireless on top of my wired.

 

[RebateMonger]

I'd just save probably $600 a year and drop one of the ISPs. Unless you have a need for automatic failover of your Internet connection, it's tough to get one particular computer to make use of two Internet connections.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: simms
^

I read about it here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0903.mspx

Though it is not clearly stated you should notice that the discussion is actually pertaining to a Server OS (ISA server and the like are Not Client OS things).

Which reverts to my first post.

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