using 2 modems at once project?

[liamroe]

before i start i want to know if anyone has tried this and how it went.
i have 2 modems runing hax wiv diferent macs both 10mb.
i want to use both modems at once... not like oh can i ad 2 modems to make 20mb! but could i use the 2 modems on one pc. i have 2 diferent network cards
my plan was to set them both up and allocate certain programs to different modems... for example make utorrent only use modem 1 and internet explorer and other programs that need internet to only use modem 2.
or have utorent for modem 1 and azureus for modem 2

what do you think it might be a silly question but would be cool if i could get it to work.

my hardware:
2 x ambit 250 on hax rev 39
amd sempron 3200 x2 dual coe procesor
2 gb ram ( 2 x 1gb ram)
windows xp sp2

[Andy20]

This would only work if you had 2 PCs / Laptops.

Although you could have the 2 modems running seperatly, They wll both be running into the same connection. The computer therefore wouldnt split the internet connection the way you want.

If you have a laptop other PC, you could connect one to each modem and that would work how you want it to.

[BL4K3Y]

Google "Wingate". You need this program to enable the use of two (or more) modems in parallel. I had it going with two once but their wasn't much different in speed. Both modems were running on 20MB but I only got about 32MB maximum from both of them combined.

[rick1019]

Dual wan router is what you need.

[BL4K3Y]

That is a better alternative (the Dual WAN Router option). I was tempted to do this but I didn't have the funds to get the router I needed.

[MorriSoft]

Originally Posted by rick1019

Dual wan router is what you need.

Those can be expensive.

You can always modify an existing router to get dual or quad wan, that's what I did and it works just as well as my dads business class dual wan netgear router.

With a little googling and the right router (Linksys wrt54g recommended), this can lead to lots of fun!

That said, on a tri and quad wan setup, the performance was negligable over a dual wan when using the Linksys, so if you wanted more than dual, I'd get a proper quad wan router to the job if I were you, but if you want just two, and don't fancy spending a fair whack on a dual wan router, I'd stick to modding the Linksys, they can be picked up for roughly £30.00 second hand now and not much more for a brand new one and are very very flexible when using the DD-WRT firmwares.

Edit: I used this guide amongst others on google - Road Runner Guide [Dual Wan Guide For DD-WRT Firmware]

Edit 2: DD-WRT Forum :: View topic - Dual / Triple WAN HowTo | DHCP scripts on Page 5!!!! <-- thats the best link for information and detailed explanations.

[pedst]

windows 7 runs 2 modems with 2 net cards oks. had 3.8mb down with utorrent

[MorriSoft]

Originally Posted by pedst

windows 7 runs 2 modems with 2 net cards oks. had 3.8mb down with utorrent

If that is the case then surely the same would apply for Vista, since Windows 7 is essentially Vista SP3.

Perhaps someone running Vista could confirm, I would, but am not going to be "home" as such until tomorrow now, plus, if I can avoid it, I'd rather not mess, my dual wan setup has been running sweet as for the last 2 months now and I don't want to give the modems a reason to packup now!

[reptilianman]

whats the upload bandwidth like with two modems say 2x 10mb macs does it just double and how is everyone getting them to work on windows xp/7 just the wingate method???. thanx

[pedst]

couldnt get wingate to work on 7 so went without