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MovedGoalPosts · 02-05-2012, 15:41

If I'm reading you right you will have two broadband services:
a Virgin Media Cable broadband service,
an ADSL broadband that will eventually be upgraded to a FTTC service

You can have two internet connections into one PC, but you will then need to find extra software that would enable that PC to act as a router. Doesn't help you either if you then have other things on a home network as you'd somehow need to connect those through your PC if they are to share resources.

You'll probably find it better to get a DUAL WAN router. These will allow you to connect the VM cable to one internet port, and the ADSL to the other. Then you have your home network all hanging off the LAN ports, or if you bought a wirless enabled dual wan router, the wireless of that router too. Such dual WAN routers should have capability to choose the preferred internet connection, failover if one goes down, etc. Our company is currently doing similar with a Draytek 2920 router and 50meg VM Business with 18ish meg ADSL2 services.

02-05-2012, 15:41	#2
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: cable & adsl/fttc line together If I'm reading you right you will have two broadband services: a Virgin Media Cable broadband service, an ADSL broadband that will eventually be upgraded to a FTTC service You can have two internet connections into one PC, but you will then need to find extra software that would enable that PC to act as a router. Doesn't help you either if you then have other things on a home network as you'd somehow need to connect those through your PC if they are to share resources. You'll probably find it better to get a DUAL WAN router. These will allow you to connect the VM cable to one internet port, and the ADSL to the other. Then you have your home network all hanging off the LAN ports, or if you bought a wirless enabled dual wan router, the wireless of that router too. Such dual WAN routers should have capability to choose the preferred internet connection, failover if one goes down, etc. Our company is currently doing similar with a Draytek 2920 router and 50meg VM Business with 18ish meg ADSL2 services.