Thread: An almost "unique" networking problem
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Old 05-11-2008, 03:26   #1
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An almost "unique" networking problem
Greetings one and all.

I am in the lucky position of having 2 fully working (still) cable modems. Don't ask. I dunno why they both work either! Both provide internet access (one is 10Mbit down, 512Kbit up, the other is 2Mbit down, 200Kbit up), and both together should give me a theoretical 12Mbit downstream, 712Kbit upstream. I say *should*, because in reality, I can only use either one or the other.

I'd like to be able to use both at the same time, as this would help enormously when using BitTorrent, especially with the upload. However, I cannot figure out how! Currently, I have the 2Mbit service connected to a router which is providing a hardware firewall and is connected to my laptop via the ethernet LAN port. The 10Mbit service is connected to a Belkin F5D9230-4 wireless router, and is connected to my laptop via the onboard wireless card.

I have tried many ways of joining the 2 connections together, including using XP's software bridging, and but nothing appears to have worked. I am eager to get it working more as a technical exercise than anything else, regardless of the benefits it could bring. I have a Netgear WGR614v9 router kindly provided by Virgin Media when I signed up that is sitting idly by and waiting to be used if it is required!

Any help in this matter is appreciated!

Regards,

Turkey Machine
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