Two Internet Connections : 1 Computer

mbobilin

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I have a crappy DSL internet that I use for web, music, netflix, etc..

I also have a Verizon MiFi that i use for gaming since the DSL gets anywhere from 200-800 ping throughout the day.

I'm sick of disabling one, enabling the other 25 times per day.

Is there a way I can dedicate the MiFi to play a game and the DSL to do everything else?

I only use the MiFi to game with since I only got 5 gb / month data plan.

I found a program called Octopus Plus that is somewhat what I am looking for, but not exactly.

Could I allow ports on the MiFi to the game and block everything else?

There should be a way that I can do this.
 
Solution
Go into the command prompt and type
ROUTE

Route print should show you both connections and their IP addresses.

It should be pretty easy if you already have both connected to your PC
You can but it will be some work.

Your first issue is going to be getting onto both networks at the same time. If you could cable the routers together it would be simpler but since that is not a option you are going to need 2 interfaces in your machine. If you can run ethernet to the DSL and wireless to the MiFi then you might get by but if you need wireless to both you are going to need another wireless adapter. Make sure these use different subnets.

So after you get your 2 connections up and running the tedious part begins.

So lets assume you set the DSL to use the default route and use the ROUTE DELETE command to remove the 0.0.0.0 router for the MiFI. At this point all traffic will use the DSL. Now you need to find the IP addresses of all the servers/sites you want to use the MiFi and do ROUTE ADD commands and direct them to the gateway of the MiFi router.
 
No connect both at the same time. If they are giving out addresses in the same pool like 192.168.0.x change one to something like 192.168.5.x

If you do route print you will see both adapters. It will likely prefer the ethernet by default. The one with the lower metric wins but that does not really matter.

Just delete the 0.0.0.0 route for the ip that goes to the mifi and then add all the sites you want to use the mifi manually.