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I have two DSLs (<6Mbps each) at home because:
- each is capped at 150GB/mo and I use more than that
- there are no other broadband options available to me that aren't severely capped
- I'm hoping to find a way to improve overall bandwidth and/or throughput.
I tried a dual-WAN router in load-balance mode, but streaming performance from various services was dismal. I have only one device that can dual-home (a Mac Pro). I could put the house on line A and the Mac Pro on line B, then manually swap every two weeks, but this doesn't solve #3 above (and it's manual).
Is there a better way to architect my (Apple-centric) combination-wired/wireless network so all devices can communicate with each other and bandwidth and/or throughput are better? There are many wired devices, and many wireless devices on the network. I have any number of switches and Airports at my disposal, and I'm not averse to buying some new hardware, but keep in mind this is a home and not a business with a 4- or 5-figure network budget.
There are other devices on the network that can sort of dual-home (manually): AppleTV, for example, will use wi-fi unless it has an active wired connection, so it could potentially be hooked to separate networks. This could allow one AppleTV to source from devices within the house and another AppleTV to source from the internet simultaneously and (relatively) speedily. – pseudon – 2013-02-15T18:17:09.883