duel dsl lines

[ala]

yesterday i called up my isp, and inquired about their business class dsl options. they provide dsl at 5 mbps for 89.99 cnd..their only option basically

what if someone wants a 10 mbps connection for example? is it possible to get two dsl lines from the isp, and then tie them together for example? this is a theoritical question, cuz i don't really have the doe to burn every month

ala

[NooNoo]

Yes it's possible, but you will need two phone lines, two modems and the isp must support modem teaming.

[Gollo]

Or if you were to go redundant instead of combining you could get another isp and combine them using a load balancer you get two benifits from this. One if one connection goes down you have the other. Two you can have two people downloading large files (or one downloading and the other uploading) and they would have one connection each. Note this does not combine 2 connections but only balances the demand between connections plus it's redundant.

[ala]

gollo:

of the top of ur head, do u know of a free software that is able to do this? or do i need a heavy duty server to do this?

[Gollo]

I don't know of any free software (other than a linux) that could do this. Here is a router that will do just that. If you do a search for load balancing routers you'll find many different offerings. Nexland was one of the first to offer a cheap unit but it appears they were aquired by symantec and from some of the reviews that I have read the nexland worked well.

[arch0nmyc0n]

Can you combine different types of connections, like say cable and DSL? If so, will the device you mention handle it or would it be a specialized unit?

[ala]

Can you combine different types of connections, like say cable and DSL? If so, will the device you mention handle it or would it be a specialized unit?

I don't think that should be a problem, because both of these connection link to your computer by ethernet....


Can windows 2000 server do load blancing?

[Gollo]

Can you combine different types of connections, like say cable and DSL? If so, will the device you mention handle it or would it be a specialized unit?

Yeah you can mix and match different connections (at least you could on the nexland. I assume the others do too)

[craigmodius]

oooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh

thanx for that link Gollo, I had a nexland one bookmarked but i think Symantec bought them.

[arch0nmyc0n]

Ok well lets say I had a computer with 3 network card in it... one for cable, one for DSL and one for the lan.... is there a way I could load balance; lets say it's running WinXP Pro...

[Gollo]

Ok well lets say I had a computer with 3 network card in it... one for cable, one for DSL and one for the lan.... is there a way I could load balance; lets say it's running WinXP Pro...

Negative

You'll need windows server or some flavor of linux

[arch0nmyc0n]

well that's significantly annoying...

I assume the router you mentioned doesn't REQUIRE to load balance... I was considering buying a router... I'll look for that one I guess..

[Gollo]

well that's significantly annoying...

I assume the router you mentioned doesn't REQUIRE to load balance... I was considering buying a router... I'll look for that one I guess..

Nope you can use one connection. But if you were thinking about getting two inet lines then that should be a drop in the bucket and a good investment for you. Cheers.

[tommo666]

Cant you team the Intel pro cards with the proset util, this would create a virtual connection whicg you treat as any other ie assign ip or dhcp etc. I know the proset supports redundancy, load balancing, FEC and Vlans.

Just a thought.

[arch0nmyc0n]

Cant you team the Intel pro cards with the proset util, this would create a virtual connection whicg you treat as any other ie assign ip or dhcp etc. I know the proset supports redundancy, load balancing, FEC and Vlans.

Just a thought.

That was one thing I was thinking about, I wouldn't have much of an idea where to start tho... it would help if I had Intel Pro cards too