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Load balancing
It's not possible built into XP, and even if it were, you
would not see any performance gain at all. Before I go into the details, what exactly is it you're trying to do? Get a faster Internet connection? Why? Because it's not the network card that slows you down, it's the Internet connection. Network cards run at at least 10 Mbps, and can support full duplex (both incoming/outgoing). Most cable ISP's cap your connection at either 3 Mbps or 1.5 Mbps down, and only 128 Kbps or 256 Kbps up. In short, your network card can transfer much faster than your Internet connection can. Adding another network card won't do anything. There are hardware devices that support what is known as Bonding, where you have two Internet connections (ie, multiple cable modems) and the hardware piece does some work to make it seem like one faster connection to your computer. These are not cheap, and generally aren't worth the trouble unless you really feel like spending lots and lots of money for multiple dedicated Internet connections, etc. -----Original Message----- actually what i would like to do is set up the two network cards that i have running from one machine both going to a router from the same cable modem so that one will accept incoming connections and the other handle outgoing connections. is this possible? . |
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