networking Wifi 6 router, NIGHTHAWK® TRI-BAND AX12 12-STREAM WIFI 6 ROUTER - AX11000 (RAX200)
Had a quick look at the user guide and got this:
To get multi-gig Internet with your router, set up Internet port aggregation by aggregating the Internet port and Ethernet port 1 on the router. To set up Internet port aggregation, you need the following:
• A service provider that offers an Internet speed that's over 1 Gbps.
• A modem that supports an Internet speed that's over 1 Gbps and Internet port aggregation.
So this seems designed for internet connections over 1Gb. And the modem you use needs to support Internet Port Aggregation. So it really depends on how your ISPs modem works as to whether you could use it to combine two different gigabit lines.
Alternatively, it allows you to configure the single 2.5gb port on the router for your WAN connection. This is likely to be the better alternative.
As for the the desktop computers, it depends on the connection method. If they are being plugged into the router directly, you could connect one to the 2.5gb port. But everything else would be at 1gb speeds. If you connect through a switch, then the switch also has to support 2.5gb. Additionally, if your network cabling is rather old (say original cat5), then you may not be able to get 2.5gb without some new ethernet cabling too.
The link aggregation can be handy if you want to increase access speeds to the router over wired connections. E.g. your router connects to a switch, but you use two cables instead of one. This can then effectively double the speed between the switch and the router. Allowing a couple of devices to access the router at a full 1gb. Handy if you are using it as a plex server or for other network storage via an attached USB drive.
I use link aggregation on a NAS to increase the bandwidth it can provide.
Note that you can't start aggregating multiple ethernet connections off your PC to improve it's speed. If I remember correct this functionality only exists within windows server and not retail windows versions.
Hopefully this answers some of your questions. If you want to improve network speed overall, you really need to look into most of your network equipment being upgraded to support multi-gig ethernet (2.5gb or 5gb; even 10gb if you want to spend that kind of money). This involves making sure not just the router, but switches, NICs, cables, etc are all up to spec.
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