Rider
01-02-2009, 02:22 AM
OK, here's what I've got. The machine I want to do this on is a Vista machine. That machine is hardwired to my DSL modem. I also have a wireless adapter. I have a couple of neighbors with open connections. Is there a way to utilize both connections? Kind like a raid setup on hard drives, you have 2 hard drives each handling half the data at the same time to double your HD access. Is there a way to accomplish something similar with 2 internet connections? Each connection downloading/uploading half the data at the same time to, in theory, nearly double the transfers.
I know there are load balancing routers that will allow you to use 2 connections however they aren't smart enough to split a single download. You only double your speeds with seperate downloads.
Actually, as i'm writing this I think I'm answering my own question. I don't think it would be possible as I think the source would have to be smart enough to split a single download and the source wouldn't know. OK, forget the original question. New question, is there any freeware out there that could manage 2 seperate connections? IE, gaming on one connection, web browsing on the second.
I know there are load balancing routers that will allow you to use 2 connections however they aren't smart enough to split a single download. You only double your speeds with seperate downloads.
Actually, as i'm writing this I think I'm answering my own question. I don't think it would be possible as I think the source would have to be smart enough to split a single download and the source wouldn't know. OK, forget the original question. New question, is there any freeware out there that could manage 2 seperate connections? IE, gaming on one connection, web browsing on the second.