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naj786 · 21-09-10, 02:04 PM

Was thinking about conecting 2 modems to my pc using multiple ethernet cards , is there any software that would alow me to combine both modem speeds ? any help would be apreciated . thank you

TDF · 21-09-10, 02:15 PM

Wingate

I think win 7 can do it natively, a linux based router, dd-wrt can do it.

It will only make a difference if you are downloading from multiple sources, torrents I guess, some newsgroup providers let you use 2 IPs.

jack the nipper · 30-09-10, 07:20 PM

yes you can.. 2 modems can be running via wingate software...

TDF · 30-09-10, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jack the nipper

yes you can.. 2 modems can be running via wingate software...

You my echo or just working on your post count ?

jack the nipper · 30-09-10, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TDF

You my echo or just working on your post count ?

lol..

..both, ive got wingate running with 2 x sb5100i , dont use torrent sites. but newsgroups...

ratcatcher · 16-12-10, 05:16 AM

hi guys soz to reopen thread but set this up 1 modem via ethernet the other via wifi dongle now my problem is my upload speed as indeed doubled however my download speed as remained the same can some 1 help me to understand why i cant get extra download speed as im only on 2 megs so trying to combine 2 so i can play cod cheers guys

P3T3 · 16-12-10, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ratcatcher

hi guys soz to reopen thread but set this up 1 modem via ethernet the other via wifi dongle now my problem is my upload speed as indeed doubled however my download speed as remained the same can some 1 help me to understand why i cant get extra download speed as im only on 2 megs so trying to combine 2 so i can play cod cheers guys

If your downloading torrents then you can only get it at the seeders bandwith!

TheCoder · 16-12-10, 09:38 PM

Although it works its a very poor approximation of a proper bonded pair because you end up with two distinct IP addresses. That means any comms initiated via one modem must be replied to on the same modem. This effectively makes it far less useful on the more normal protocols (ie web, ftp etc) but it can be useful on any protocol where multiple connections are made (newsgroups/torrents etc).

For normal modems running with 20Meg configs you probably couldn't get better than 35Mbit/sec under ideal circumstances (top whack capacity of the system is around 41Mbit/sec for Docsis1 but you have to subtract quite a bit for overhead). In non ideal circumstances the two modems may actually give you less than a single 20Meg modem.

Given a choice, i'd probably stick with a single 20Meg modem due to the difficulty of keeping 2 modems up and running !!!

21-09-10, 02:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
naj786 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 16 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	combining 2 modem speeds ? Is it Possible Was thinking about conecting 2 modems to my pc using multiple ethernet cards , is there any software that would alow me to combine both modem speeds ? any help would be apreciated . thank you

21-09-10, 02:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
TDF Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 127 Thanks: 17 Thanked 54 Times in 37 Posts	Re: combining 2 modem speeds ? Is it Possible Wingate I think win 7 can do it natively, a linux based router, dd-wrt can do it. It will only make a difference if you are downloading from multiple sources, torrents I guess, some newsgroup providers let you use 2 IPs.

30-09-10, 07:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
jack the nipper Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 81 Thanks: 9 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Re: combining 2 modem speeds ? Is it Possible yes you can.. 2 modems can be running via wingate software...

16-12-10, 05:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
ratcatcher Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 563 Thanks: 281 Thanked 93 Times in 85 Posts	Re: combining 2 modem speeds ? Is it Possible hi guys soz to reopen thread but set this up 1 modem via ethernet the other via wifi dongle now my problem is my upload speed as indeed doubled however my download speed as remained the same can some 1 help me to understand why i cant get extra download speed as im only on 2 megs so trying to combine 2 so i can play cod cheers guys

16-12-10, 09:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
TheCoder Underground Crew Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Undrground Posts: 2,149 Thanks: 15 Thanked 1,691 Times in 933 Posts	Re: combining 2 modem speeds ? Is it Possible Although it works its a very poor approximation of a proper bonded pair because you end up with two distinct IP addresses. That means any comms initiated via one modem must be replied to on the same modem. This effectively makes it far less useful on the more normal protocols (ie web, ftp etc) but it can be useful on any protocol where multiple connections are made (newsgroups/torrents etc). For normal modems running with 20Meg configs you probably couldn't get better than 35Mbit/sec under ideal circumstances (top whack capacity of the system is around 41Mbit/sec for Docsis1 but you have to subtract quite a bit for overhead). In non ideal circumstances the two modems may actually give you less than a single 20Meg modem. Given a choice, i'd probably stick with a single 20Meg modem due to the difficulty of keeping 2 modems up and running !!!

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