froom Posted March 18, 2010 CID Share Posted March 18, 2010 Moved in to a new home last October. I have two internet connections. There's a cable hookup which is redundant due to a package deal I made with Comcast, which they reneged on, and I got stuck with this extra connection. I had it hooked up for a while for testing purposes and got better speed out of my ADSL line. I have been fairly satisfied with the speed of my ADSL line but that unused connection bugs me being unused. I'd like to make use of it somehow. From what I've read, it does not seem to be worth the cost of paying $150+ for a dual-WAN router. There doesn't appear to be a worthwhile speed increase. Have I missed something or is there a way to make that unused cable connection pay off in increased speed? froom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted March 21, 2010 CID Share Posted March 21, 2010 Curious if you found a solution yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zalternate Posted March 21, 2010 CID Share Posted March 21, 2010 (edited) From what I've read is that you don't see an increase in speed, but you can pull down more data at a time, as it splits the data between both connections. Think of it like a 1/2" hose(single ISP) compared to a 1" hose(Dual ISP). More volume can come in, without an increase(pressure) in 'speed test' speed. Great for sharing the connection with multiple users and if one connection should become unavailable, you default automatically over to the live connection. Edited March 21, 2010 by zalternate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gib4500 Posted August 22, 2010 CID Share Posted August 22, 2010 I'v been thinking of doing this myself. I have a fast cable connection and a slower dsl connection. I'm wondering if anyone around here has tried this before and if so how does it work. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planetleomars Posted August 22, 2010 CID Share Posted August 22, 2010 it's complicating. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted August 27, 2010 CID Share Posted August 27, 2010 grab yourself a used cisco 2900 XL-en and learn a little bit of IOS , you'll have a ton of fun , and maybe make something work out for you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempe Posted August 28, 2010 CID Share Posted August 28, 2010 I have TL-R480T+ load balancer for my two WAN. It works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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