2 nics 2 networks, want to combine to make 1 fast connection

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spiderspain

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I built my own computer ( long time ago)
Intel Core(TM) 2 Quad CPU Q8300 2.50 GHz

Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

PCI
intel pro/1000 mt desktop adapter

Onboard
Realtek PCIe GBE Family Adapter

My connections are Fiber Optic

and TWC Cable Modem

I want to configure both cards to increase my speed.

I know my fiber is fast enough but really is there really a thing called fast enough.

Right now 1 card has a subnet on 255.255.255.0

and the other is
on 255.0.0.0.

Anybody out there know how to work both as 1?
 
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If you have 2 separate internet connection you then get a massive issue. You would need a true load balancer. Things like a bigip F5 that can cost more than many peoples cars do. Even then it does not actually accomplish the ability to bond the connection.

The key question is "combine to make 1 fast connection". You can if you mess around use 1 internet for your gaming and the other for your surfing but that does not really combine them.

The key problem that is almost impossible to overcome when you start putting in internet routers is each internet router has a different IP address. If your were to try to send data from the same session over both connection the packets would be natted to different IP addresses. This...
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bill001g

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Your PC can likely do it but that is only half the issue. The router/switch you plug into must also support this. The feature you want is called port bonding or more correctly 802.3ad. Pretty much you only get this feature on a commercial switch.

Even in a commercial setting you can not say take 2 machine both with 2 1g ports bonded and really increase the traffic rates because it does not load balance by packet to oversimplify the problem.

What would you expect to accomplish. It will not make your internet any faster you like are running much faster than what you buy from them right now. If you had a BUNCH of machine using this machine as a file server maybe you could get more that 1g/sec of bandwidth between these machines in your house.

Unless you see packet loss on your 1g link or utilization over say 800m/sec you will get no benefit at all bonding ports.
 
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navysealbrian

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Wouldn't that be the case assuming he was using 1 router for both modems? Routers usually only have 1 WAN port. Assuming he's not, and either has 2 separate routers or will plug is computer directly to one modem or both modems directly, then all he would need is the drivers/software for port teaming. Maybe I'm thinking of something wrong here.
 
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bill001g

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If you have 2 separate internet connection you then get a massive issue. You would need a true load balancer. Things like a bigip F5 that can cost more than many peoples cars do. Even then it does not actually accomplish the ability to bond the connection.

The key question is "combine to make 1 fast connection". You can if you mess around use 1 internet for your gaming and the other for your surfing but that does not really combine them.

The key problem that is almost impossible to overcome when you start putting in internet routers is each internet router has a different IP address. If your were to try to send data from the same session over both connection the packets would be natted to different IP addresses. This completely violates how TCPIP works.
 
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Pujaari

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Try this software connectify dispatch


 
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