2 NIC's 2 DSL lines, one pc?

[rabidaardvark]

Can I do it? I have SBC and they want $200 to let me out of my contract. I was going to do it but today I learned I could add Canada to my unlimited long distance for 5 bucks so I went for it. I have their DSL Pro, 3 mb down 512 up. If I ordered a second line of DSL could I shotgun it to one PC. The first line would go to a router then to the rest of my machines and the one in question. The second line would go straight in to the pc. Would single browser windows and apps use both nics or not?

My only other option now is to cut the pro back to regular DSL and get Comcast back. This solution would cost me about 40 more a month than the double DSL solution.

[fourthbean]

I think the best you could do with 2 dsl lines is have the rest of the computers on one and have one dedicated to you. Someone else will come along and give their more expert opinion of course.

Fourthbean

[rabidaardvark]

Well the other machine really don't ever steal enough bandwidth to make that worth it. The problem is that SBC sucks. DSL Pro sucks and I fairly well hate them. The phone service is very very good though and the prices make it very hard to even consider VOIP not to mention there is no carrier that has my area code yet, meaning I'll be long distance for everyone else.

[nunyadam]

Why do you feel that they suck?

[rabidaardvark]

Well the 3 mbps is a joke. It's maxed out at 2.6 and normally operates between 900 kbps and 1.8 mbps. Not to mention the modem in itself is a joke, which granted won't be solved by doubling up but I can deal with one annoyance for 40 less a month. At the end of the year I'll kill it anyway and get Comcast's 6 mbps down 756 up.

[DanU]

900kbps to 1.8Mbps isn't THAT bad, is it? What apps do you use that require higher speeds? Are you sure it's SBC's fault and not the servers you're connected to. If a server is only connected via a single T1, then it will never deliver more than 1.55Mbps anyway.

[jkrohn]

You really aren't going to be able to shotgun them with the hardware you have on hand. You with either need a much more expensive router or have some pretty good knowledge of linux and routing protocols. (Probably RIP) Even with this you still will not be able to pull the entire "combined" speed in one download as the lines are not combined. All of the requests will come from two different IP's. You will be able to get the down speeds in parralell though.

Jkrohn

[rabidaardvark]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanU

900kbps to 1.8Mbps isn't THAT bad, is it? What apps do you use that require higher speeds? Are you sure it's SBC's fault and not the servers you're connected to. If a server is only connected via a single T1, then it will never deliver more than 1.55Mbps anyway.

A. I'm paying for 3 mbps so yeah 900 kbps is bad.
B. When every single machine you work on hasn't had a Windows update in 5 or more years, every kbps counts.
C. Movielink, et cetera
D. Even if I had 10 TBps I'd be looking for more.


So Comcast it is then.

[Jarhed7276]

I don't have an answer but your question raises one of my own. Is it even possible?

As I understand DSL the phone line use the lower part of the bandwidth of the phone line and the DSL the higher end of the bandwidth. Assuming you have an always on connection and not PPOE wouldn't having two ISPs using the higher end of the bandwidth cause interference with each other messing up your data reception?

[rabidaardvark]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jarhed7276

I don't have an answer but your question raises one of my own. Is it even possible?

As I understand DSL the phone line use the lower part of the bandwidth of the phone line and the DSL the higher end of the bandwidth. Assuming you have an always on connection and not PPOE wouldn't having two ISPs using the higher end of the bandwidth cause interference with each other messing up your data reception?

Well it would be 2 seperate lines.