Dual WAN port routers have two modes. Combining bandwidth or service
"fail-over."



On 13/05/2008 "V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net> wrote:
>Jack:
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>He doesn't want to combine bandwidth, he wants
>to "fail-over" to his other link if the first one goes down.
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>"Jack (MVP-Networking)." <jack@discussiongroup.com> wrote in message
>news:eGpdEwVtIHA.4560@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>> It can Not be done with Client OS, the only way to use the two is to get a
>> dual WAN Router.
>> Combining Bandwidth - http://www.ezlan.net/loadbalance.html
>> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>>
>> "ghostrider" <ghostrider@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:24AF1299-7284-4E4D-B03A-3ED2EA08FC32@microsoft.com...
>> > Im curious if the following the can be done. Could i run a dsl and a
>> > cable
>> > connection to one computer in a way that only requires one network
>> > connection
>> > enabled yet utilizes both connections? I use my computer for day
>> > trading(stocks, options, etc) and need to reduce/eliminate any connection
>> > drop offs even for a few seconds. The trouble is the software i use for
>> > trading requires a connection license thats about $800 month and only
>> > allows
>> > one connection to be running at a time for one license. My thought was
>> > perhaps running the dsl modem and cable modem into a router and then
>> > connecting my computer to that would allow me to log into the trading
>> > software such that if say the cable connection would drop off the dsl
>> > would
>> > still keep the data flowing and vice versa. Anyone have any idea if this
>> > is
>> > possible and perhaps how to do it??? thanks for reading
>>
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