2 isp's 1 computer

azzerz · 15 Feb 2008 at 21:06

Hi,

so I have two broadband connections, one for me (virgin media 20mb) and one for my parents (sky broadband, 16mb) I was wondering if theres a way for me to use both, just my pc

at the moment im trying to download a few movies while uploading stuff to my webserver as i usually do... and thought that extra connection could really come in handy here

but ive never seen or heard about anything like this before and wondered if it was possible?

Fr0dders · 15 Feb 2008 at 21:52

in a word

no

not at the home level anyway.

PhillyDee · 16 Feb 2008 at 01:04

You need a load balancing router of computer with 3x ports to route all the traffic through. Expensive.

I think anyway.

gavindo · 16 Feb 2008 at 01:07

build or get hold of a cheap second pc. that what i did when i had 2 connections.

azzerz · 16 Feb 2008 at 10:43

gavindo said:
build or get hold of a cheap second pc. that what i did when i had 2 connections.

i can do that, but im confused as to where i go from there

K.C. Leblanc · 16 Feb 2008 at 11:36

Use VM ware or VirtualBox to make a virtual PC that's connected to the other connection.

Robert · 16 Feb 2008 at 12:47

I think my Draytek can load balance.

VaderDSL · 16 Feb 2008 at 12:50

Robert said:
I think my Draytek can load balance.

Aye the newer 2910 can do that iirc

http://draytek.co.uk/products/vigor2910.html

azzerz · 16 Feb 2008 at 13:20

do ocuk sell any that would do that?

Fr0dders · 16 Feb 2008 at 22:04

VaderDSL said:
Aye the newer 2910 can do that iirc

http://draytek.co.uk/products/vigor2910.html

cool, never knew that propler load balancing routers had become so cheap. In answer to the OP, OcUK dont sell it, but its available elsewhere for £140 delivered upon checking google.

HangTime · 17 Feb 2008 at 22:38

I know with Windows 2000 you could use multiple dialup connections at once, I used to have 2 seperate ISPs dialed up at the same time on my ISDN lines.

It has some flaws, for instance apps will automatically use whatever the most recently connected line is. But for things with permanent connections (e.g. FTP) this isn't a problem, you just do the following:

-Connect 1st ISP
-Kick off FTP client
-Connect 2nd ISP
-Use as normal

Fr0dders · 18 Feb 2008 at 00:47

thinking about it, i dont think its possible to use 2 connections to simmultaneously download the same file

you could say load blanace a 20mb cable and an 8mb ADSL connection. But you could never download 1 file at 28mb. You could use all 28mb if you had 2 users on the line, but due to differing IPs, i dont think one client would be able to download off a webserver simmultaneously, which is what i think the OP was after.

Dist · 18 Feb 2008 at 01:02

MrLOL said:
thinking about it, i dont think its possible to use 2 connections to simmultaneously download the same file

you could say load blanace a 20mb cable and an 8mb ADSL connection. But you could never download 1 file at 28mb. You could use all 28mb if you had 2 users on the line, but due to differing IPs, i dont think one client would be able to download off a webserver simmultaneously, which is what i think the OP was after.

why wouldnt it be possible with download managers like getright, which can open multiple connections to a server to download a single file. The only difference would be is that the extra connections to the server would be from a different IP.

Fr0dders · 18 Feb 2008 at 01:07

can getright open simmulataneous connections to the same file ?

Caged · 18 Feb 2008 at 01:37

The majority of dual-wan routers are designed with failover in mind, rather than extra bandwidth (since they're aimed at businesses and it's assumed that most will just buy a faster connection if they need one). Something to bear in mind when looking at the various models. I know there's some that won't even use the second connection unless the first one goes down.

azzerz · 4 Mar 2008 at 10:32

ok so im giving the virtual machines a go

im eventually planning to build myself a 2nd pc that connects to the other isp, yet uses mine on a virtual machine

however! i can only seem to get the virtual machines to connect to the net using NAT, if i select the network port... it just doesnt connect - any way to get around this?

tbz_ck · 4 Mar 2008 at 11:58

You need to use host mode. (Presuming Virtualbox here!

) Configure one of your real network cards on the host PC to use the IP subnet of your ADSL box then create a network bridge between it and the VirtualBox host adaptor that is created when you select Host mode in the Virtualbox settings. (this is done under Network connections in XP or Vista)

Then the virtual machine should pick up its own IP address directly from the ADSL router and off you go.

The other network interface should not be bridged and should go straight into your VM cable connection.

Thats how I would try it anyway !!