*Well, you have to admit the first response was ambiguous at best.*
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*The part I missed is both connections are going out to the same ISP so you
are only as fast as that connection which is a lot less then the 54 MbPS and
100 MbPS connections I have "To the Same ISP ". I didnt get that far in my
thought process before I asked the question. I was just curious about a
desktop having a WIFI card. Printing would be the most obvious answer but I
dont have wireless printers. I have enough troubles with my wired ones
jamming and clogging.*
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*Dave
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On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 2:44 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dave wrote:
> > *OK First yes (Of course both can be used at the same time)*
>
>  Sort of true, but not trivial.  Certainly not automatic.
>
> > Then no (However, normally one will be the default and will handle all
> the
> > traffic.)
>
> Not strictly correct, but effectively true for average users with
> average equipment and typical consumer services.
>
> > Then yes (There are reports that Windows 7 can "load balance" with two
> > connections but I've not tried it since I'm running XP.)
>
>  "Load balancing" is only one version of "using both at the same time",
> and requires two (or more...) ISP connections *that support it*.  Not
> "typical consumer service".
>
> > Then no (However, for XP (and possibly Win 7) to use both at the same
> time
> > is another matter. )
> >
> > Then yes with special software (Special software and setups may be
> required
> > to fully utilize them. One of the provisos is that you have two ISP's or
> at
> > least two primary TCPIP addresses from ISP's.
>
> Not technically accurate, but average users don't need the details.
>
> > One piece of software is NAT32 (www.NAT32.com <http://www.nat32.com/>)
> run in the Host Transfer
> > Mode.)
>
> I won't say it's impossible because I'm not familiar with this product.
> But given my experience with connecting enterprise networks to multiple
> ISPs, I expect that there are actual requirements and limitations not
> well stated here.  For users whose equipment and available services meet
> those requirements, it may be a viable option.
>
>  See my comment that it's "not automatic".  Third-party add-on software
> may help.
>
> > I'm confused !
>
> It's pretty unlikely that you need to worry about it.  If you have a
> special need and some additional funding, it can probably be done.  But
> adding a second NIC doesn't, by itself, get you to a "plug it in and go"
> point.  That's all most people need to know.
>
> David Gillett
>
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