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How do I use two isps and load balance the connections? (#2307)
There are several ways this can be achieved I will touch upon load balancing and connection teaming in this answer. Ok there are several cheap ways to add bandwidth to your company for under $150. Surfdoubler and The midpoint products are software solutions. The nexland pro800turbo www.nexland.com is a hardware solution. To use a software solution you need 3 NICs in a server comp. 2 to connect to the dsl/cable/etc and 1 for your network. This type of setup will be more reliable than single isp because you can use 2 different ISPs. This is not bonding, so depending on your application you may not get full bandwidth out of the dual connections. But a cable modem and DSL load balanced is a powerful setup and will keep you running when others fall short including expensive solutions with guaranteed uptime. The two software solutions known are by www.vicomsoft.com and www.midpoint.com. There are also some complex linux solutions that can be compiled into the linux kernel. With the software you can also add additional NICs and connections as you see fit. So a person with 2 phone lines could order dsl on both and then order cable modem. The other bonus of this approach is when company XYZ goes out of business you are not out in the cold since you have 2 or more providers. feedback form by Freezone edited by graffixx


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