Yes this is a really dumb place to ask this question but I know some of you are network nerds. Is there any way to install 2 nics on a single computer and configure them in such a way to fool the modem into thinking they are two different computers both requesting the same information? It sounds like it wouldnt be hard to implement but I cant seem to find any hardware or software that will do it. TIA

 

I'm a little confused about your question. Please state exactly what you want to accomplish. ( Are you trying to spoof ticketmaster so you can buy multiple blocks of tickets? just an example)
There may be a more simple solution to your problem if you state your goal.

 

look into ML-PPP.

 

Depends on what you are trying to accomplish. Usually this is called 'bonding'.

Sounds like you are plugged into a modem of some sort, in which case you wont be able to bond the links, as the modem would have to support it.

What are you looking to do, exactly.

 

sounds like multiple players sitting at a on-line poker table...!?? Just throwing that out there.. and i am not the person to say but i don't see it being possible..

 

Ah sorry guys, I should have been more specific. Im just trying to increase the connection speed. I have comcast and its capped at ~550k/s but thats a per-ip cap as my brother and I can both be downloading at ~500 at the same time so clearly the modem cap is 1000k/s or more. I want to see if its possible to route all 1000k/s to a single computer.

 

What you're looking for is called "teaming". It is usually dependant on the NICs in the computer. I know Intel Network Cards usually can be configured for teaming without a problem.

I've never done it on a workstation, this is something that is usually reserved for Servers, so I can't say for sure if it can be done on a XP / 2000 machine.

Good luck!

 

You can't do what you are looking to do on comcast. It might have been possible witha provider using PPP (probably not), but no way with comcast.


Sorry.

 

Typically teaming would simply load balance the traffic across the two NICs, not make it look like two seperate computer systems.

 

Hmm ok so other than using dual nics is there any hardware that will enable this? I cant believe there isnt some kind of router that will just reserve a ton of IPs and then loadbalance the requests from a lan.

 

there are, but they are ciscos and cost a ton .

 

with comcast you need to BUY multiple IPs per house then. that's like an extra $6 or so.

where is this, where a 550k is placed for download?

 

Bummer thats what I figured

Yea if you want a static IP you have to buy it but there is a 6 IP limit if youre using DHCP. I live in San Rafael, Marin county.

 

well i remember back the old days before cheap home routers.

you HAD to pay additionally for each machine in your home you wanted to connect to their network.

didnt matter if static or dhcp.

then the home netowrking thing exploded and when i first got mine, 3 years ago, i read the TERMS OF SERVICE agreement and no where did it say how many machines i could connect per house, so i went and got my first linksys wireless router (for like $300!!!!!!).

anyways, they are really limiting in that area????

that sucks. i know they were spouting up to 4Mb these days without paying extra for the 6Mb...

sure no one is leeching off your wireless box?

 

I remember a company out in the midwest......they had no policies setup *they thought they had* for cable access. So basically anyone who plugged in a cable modem got full dl speeds without having any kind of account.