I would like to use 2 ISP simultaneously in my LAN.
Bandwith from each ISP is 2Mbps. I would like to browse at 4Mbps speed.
I wanna do this with windows only with no additional high-end router or other device.
Can it be done using windows Network Load Balancer(NLB)?
2007-09-16 23:30:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
so if i download a file A it would be downloaded at 2Mbps and File B at 2Mbps speed but i won't be able to download a file at 4Mbps speed.
Would it be possible to load balance 5 ISPs with a single NIC to a network of 10 PC so that any one PC on the network can use 10Mbps in full.
2007-09-18 16:47:44 · update #1
Well, I don't think so.
Load Balance and Aggregation are not the same. Load balance will keep the lines use "balanced" by putting some local IP's on the line with the "least" load etc. That does NOT combine the lines for inbound traffic. To actually BOND these lines your ISP would have to put something on the other end so that only one IP is seen inbound. Otherwise you are trying to use TWO public IP's for one traffic stream and I have never seen that work.
But let me know if you find a way. I'd like to use it too!
Added.
Having 5 ISP's with 2 meg lines you will still only download at 2 megs unless the DSL lines are BONDED, that has to be done at the ISP not at your end. Only ONE IP will be used for any ONE machine. Load balancing only assures everyone is using the lines equally not as a combined output of all of them.
2007-09-17 01:48:38 · answer #1 · answered by Tracy L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without high end specialized equipment that is way beyond the average consumer budget, there is no way to do this.
You can use two ISPs simultaneously. You can download two separate files and higher individual speeds to a point. Downloading one file faster with 2 ISPs doesn't happen. Microsoft doesn't have a version of windows that is optimized for this either. Microsoft makes server software that is optimized for doing the opposite of what you desire. Balancing the file delivery of the server to download to clients faster.
Basically you'd have to pay for a faster connection to get what you desire. FiOS from Verizon offers speeds above and beyond the range you desire, if it's available in your area.
2007-09-24 19:06:28 · answer #2 · answered by Jag 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I feel is to Team the two incoming internet LAN Cards.
By teaming, you will get a new virtual LAN card which is having the option of load balancing as well as redudency.
Cheers!
Shaba
2007-09-21 20:15:28 · answer #3 · answered by Shaba! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋