Merging two network connections from different ISPs ? Help please!

[samuel]

Can I merge a DCHPC dynamic IP connection and a PPPoE static IP  in a redundant and combined bandwich connection?

I currently have a good enough 100 mbps network but the upload speed is just too slow for google drive and other online storage solutions. I'm about to change my Internet provider for a better upload speed and I wonder if it's possible to keep using the old connection as well.200 mbps souds very good for future 4K streaming and other bandwich hungry...activities.

Gigabit connection is just not here right now sadly.

So, can I do this? What should I do? Does Connectify Dispatch worth the money? Or should I buy new cheapo router to "transform" that PPPoE protocol into DCHPC and then select both Local area connectios and create bridge? I know that I need a second network card but would really really avoid buying a dual wan router for this. (way too expensive)

I'm a total noob in networking by the way... Please help me out guys!

 

[Guest]

I have 15/2.5 and I do stuff mine

[Blade of Grass]

Are you planning on using both at the same time? If yes, you'll need to buy an expensive load balancing router.

 

By DCHPC do you mean DHCP? The thing that lets your router assign IP address to computers on your network?

[amintha1992]

you need to get a load balancing router.

 

or build one out of a old PC and pfsense  

[samuel]

I want to use both at the same time on a single computer. I know about load balancing routers but they are expensive,  Can I just install pfsense in a virtual machine  (something like hyper-v and run it in the background?  I do not own any old pc for that matter. DHCP was the correct pronuntiation....

[qpalzmsk]

Cisco RV042 isn't very expensive for $150 if you really need to merge 2 internet connections together and are able to afford 2 broadband connection every month. :mellow:

[samuel]

Cisco RV042 isn't very expensive for $150 if you really need to merge 2 internet connections together and are able to afford 2 broadband connection every month. :mellow:

Isn't TL-ER604W a better/ cheaper choise? I'm sure I can't break 100 mbps limit on on a 100 mbps LAN "output."

[Blade of Grass]

I want to use both at the same time on a single computer. I know about load balancing routers but they are expensive,  Can I just install pfsense in a virtual machine  (something like hyper-v and run it in the background?  I do not own any old pc for that matter. DHCP was the correct pronuntiation....

You said DCHPC....

 

You could install PFSense on a VM, but whenever that machine's off, your network goes down, and you also need two NICs for that. If you're using virtualization you'll have to deal with the some of the problems/oddities that come with it.

[pspfreak]

@Barnacules

 

Lets just leave it at this

[404lulznotfound]

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[kizoku_95]

You cannot merge two internet connection like merge 2 X 100 mbit connection to get 200 mbit connection!

but using a load balancer you can make it look like a single 200 mbit connection coming into a single ethernet port on which you can do multiple tasks simultaneously and not have them slow each other down! but the fastest download/upload speed will still be the maximum a single internet connection can provide!

#load balancing

[404lulznotfound]

You cannot merge two internet connection like merge 2 X 100 mbit connection to get 200 mbit connection!

but using a load balancer you can make it look like a single 200 mbit connection coming into a single ethernet port on which you can do multiple tasks simultaneously and not have them slow each other down! but the fastest download/upload speed will still be the maximum a single internet connection can provide!

#load balancing

 

No, a good load balancer splits the request stream of packets from the LAN. The replies are repackaged on the balancer and sent across the LAN with the senders external ip. What this means is it does split your connection BUT only on the packet level and only for that series of packets. Single file downloads can only come from and goto 1 external ip/socket. Lets say your downloading the same file but over the torrent protocol. You can have multi external ip's because the data isn't coming from a single external source. For gaming you will not see a difference but for multi-stream packet transfers it works. What we're talking about here is bandwidth. Ipv6 is going to do something different with looking at multi ip sockets as a single. I'm still learning about ipv6 wish I had more info.

[kizoku_95]

A good load balancer splits the request stream of packets from the LAN. The replies are repackaged on the balancer and sent across the LAN with the senders external ip. What this means is it does split your connection BUT only on the packet level. The limitation is file transfers. Single file downloads can only come from and goto 1 external ip (not counting the isp's routers and backbones). Lets say your downloading the same file but over the torrent protocol. You can have multi external ip's because the data isn't coming from a single external source. For gaming you will not see a difference but for packet stream transfers it works.

Great explanation...............now i know more on this topic!

thank you very much.