Is it possible to use internet from broadband (regular-lan based) and wireless usb card at same time?

I am going to setup backup internet connection, which can be used with primary connection for faster internet access.. So

1.) i can get wired backup connections .. so my question is what kind of Router will work? i am having LinkSys Wireless G Home Router.. Is it possible to put 2 internet connections? and use both at same time?? and get higher speed??

2.) I can have wireless USB card ... But right now i am unable to use both at same time.. internet is accessible with either wired or wireless..

Any other suggestions??

Cheers

Nachiket

Posted 2009-10-11T11:32:28.373

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Answers

If I understand your question correctly, you want a second WAN (internet) connection which acts as a failover in case the first WAN connection dies. If both connections are wired links, you need a router that can handle both connections (called dual-WAN) and can use both connections at the same time (called load-balancing).

This is possible, but the question may be better suited to serverfault.com.

quack quixote

Posted 2009-10-11T11:32:28.373

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okay.. if anyone with sufficient writes can move it to Serverfault.com i don't mind it.. :) – Nachiket – 2009-10-11T15:58:42.187

just go ask the same question on SF. you might get some assistance here, so leave this one here. – quack quixote – 2009-10-12T09:03:36.357

You wish to be connected through your wire and through your wireless connection at the same time ? Just checking I didn't misunderstood.

No, I do not think it's possible (from my experience).

How would that work ? 2 IP adresses on the same computer. When router would talk to it, which one would he be reffering to ? ...

I'm not saying it can't (and wasn't somewhere) be done ... just that I haven't seen it so far.

Rook

Posted 2009-10-11T11:32:28.373

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Okay, I am having the same confusion.. but There can be software which can work as a virtual NIC and use both internet connection..or something like this.... but unable to find.. Lets see.. – Nachiket – 2009-10-13T04:57:27.587