2+ networking cards, the burning question...

**The_Other_One** · 10-26-2006, 04:14 AM

OK, so we all know you can run duel networking cards in a PC, have two different IPs/two different networks. Yeah yeah... However, here's a question I've been wondering. Say I'm connected to both wifi and ethernet. Both connections are on different networks and different modems. I have heard there are ways to bridge the connections together, but is this true? If so, how's it done? What IP address will be used? Is one basically the "primary" addaptor? Maybe I can try it sometime, but right now I have the only wireless around here. I'd have to steal one of my room mate's modem's to try another

Speaking of which, I think one of them also had a question regarding this...

Jncomutt · 10-26-2006, 04:25 AM

So I connect to my modem via Cat5, and wirelessly to my rooomate, can I make two separate connections to the internet with XP?

**DCIScouts** · 10-26-2006, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Other_One

OK, so we all know you can run duel networking cards in a PC, have two different IPs/two different networks. Yeah yeah... However, here's a question I've been wondering. Say I'm connected to both wifi and ethernet. Both connections are on different networks and different modems. I have heard there are ways to bridge the connections together, but is this true? If so, how's it done? What IP address will be used? Is one basically the "primary" addaptor? Maybe I can try it sometime, but right now I have the only wireless around here. I'd have to steal one of my room mate's modem's to try another

Speaking of which, I think one of them also had a question regarding this...

I may be waay off here, but isn't that what the Network Bridge feature does in XP?

Trizoy · 10-26-2006, 07:15 AM

They have routers which allow you to bridge two dsl or cable connections to have a greater connection then either single connection.

**The_Other_One** · 10-26-2006, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DCIScouts

I may be waay off here, but isn't that what the Network Bridge feature does in XP?

DOH... I feel dumb now

I remember seeing that, but I never even thought about it. I really hardly ever do anying in Network Connections...

I have a bridged connection now. Maybe I can do a bechnmark tommarow.

Ku-sama · 10-26-2006, 08:06 AM

are you trying to double the bandwidth?

**The_Other_One** · 10-26-2006, 08:24 AM

Someone once told me you could do that. I didn't totally beleive them, but I also never had the hardware to check it out. However, now that I"m at school, I have access to two different modems(each room in the apartment has its own modem) Tommarow, I'm going to directly connect to one and use my wifi from my room...

Ku-sama · 10-26-2006, 08:46 AM

i did it via dual WIFI and didnt see a difference, but try it, maybe i didnt do it right

Jncomutt · 10-27-2006, 09:56 PM

I tried to get this to work enabling the "RandomAdapter' in the registry but it didn't seem to do anything.

For the hell of it, i tried over-riding the metrics to be equal, but it still chooses one connection over the other. If I disable the wireless or pull out the cable, the connection switches fairly seemlessly, but it will still only pull data from one or the other, not both at the same time. Is this even possible?

I can connect to my xbox via crossover cable and transfer files at the same time I browse the internet via wireless connection so there is some sort of differentiation going on as far as hardware, but whether or not this can be utilized for internet, I don't know.

tlarkin · 10-27-2006, 10:11 PM

its not going to make a difference. If you run dual ethernet you could set up one system as a firewall box or a gateway, etc.

Making a bridge does not increase bandwidth either, it just bridges two seperate networks together, a lot of times it will bridge two different sub nets together.

What exactly are you trying to accomplish here, and maybe I can get a better answer for ya?

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10-26-2006, 07:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
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10-26-2006, 08:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,185	Someone once told me you could do that. I didn't totally beleive them, but I also never had the hardware to check it out. However, now that I"m at school, I have access to two different modems(each room in the apartment has its own modem) Tommarow, I'm going to directly connect to one and use my wifi from my room... __________________ Urban De-Development * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT * C2D T5250 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100 * G4 1.33GHz \| 512M RAM \| 40G HD \| Radeon 9200

10-27-2006, 09:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
Jncomutt New Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 4	I tried to get this to work enabling the "RandomAdapter' in the registry but it didn't seem to do anything. For the hell of it, i tried over-riding the metrics to be equal, but it still chooses one connection over the other. If I disable the wireless or pull out the cable, the connection switches fairly seemlessly, but it will still only pull data from one or the other, not both at the same time. Is this even possible? I can connect to my xbox via crossover cable and transfer files at the same time I browse the internet via wireless connection so there is some sort of differentiation going on as far as hardware, but whether or not this can be utilized for internet, I don't know. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4300 \| 3072M RAM \| 500G HD \| 7800GT MacMini * G4 1.66GHz \| 1024M RAM \| 80G HD \| Radeon 9200 Laptop * Sempron 2800 \| 1024M RAM \| 100G HD PDA * Dell Axim x51 \| 128M Internal \| 512M SD Card

10-26-2006, 08:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ku-sama banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Computer Cave. AKA: King Computer Inc. Age: 18 Posts: 5,312	are you trying to double the bandwidth?

10-26-2006, 08:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ku-sama banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Computer Cave. AKA: King Computer Inc. Age: 18 Posts: 5,312	i did it via dual WIFI and didnt see a difference, but try it, maybe i didnt do it right

10-27-2006, 10:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,179	its not going to make a difference. If you run dual ethernet you could set up one system as a firewall box or a gateway, etc. Making a bridge does not increase bandwidth either, it just bridges two seperate networks together, a lot of times it will bridge two different sub nets together. What exactly are you trying to accomplish here, and maybe I can get a better answer for ya?

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