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by martinrios1982

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hi i have a game server im running right now for a client and he has recently got another cable modem from his cable provider and it works fine.

So he has 2 cable modems 2 accounts
he also has 2 router both linksys
2 Nics in the server

now if i unplug one nic the internet still works fine because it used the other one what we want to do is combine the speeds

When we do a bandwidth test it comes back at 1.5 down and 300 up so its only using one connect
we want it to use both so we would get 3.0 down and 600 up

Please tell me what im doing wrong here he doesnt have any more money to buy a dual wan router he wants to use this equipment or maybe there is a program i can use to do this

Thanks

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by martinrios1982

yeah that does help but my client does not want to spent anymore money on this so we are trying to figure out a way to use what we have

Thanks

Any more suggestions

by bchesmer

Do you/your client have any extra 486 class or above PC's doing nothing (Or could be tasked/dedicated)? Along with a few NIC's? If so, I have a few idea's, but if you don't have the old hardware lying around, it's a moot point.

Comment back & letme know, or email me with the info.

IF you don't have this stuff, or W/O buying the dual router I mentioned. I don't think there's a chance in h@ll in getting this done, IMHO.

by martinrios1982

Actually yeah i do i have a 500 cellerong im not using please comment back and let me know what i can do to make this work i have any os i just need to knwo how to do it

Thanks

by bchesmer

Two possible ways I can think of, both are going to take some time & experimentation:

1. Will need two proxy servers running on the same box & 3 NIC?s. One binding to 80, the other 8080 or something else. An added thing would be also have a DHCP assigning hardware router, or run a DHCP Server such as MS between the router and your network for ease of adding new nodes. Just don't have the Cable1 and Cable2 on the same initial ports and have the Proxy servers combine the outputs in to the DHCPServer.

Network path: CableModem1 to NIC1 on Proxy1 ? CableModem2 to NIC2 on Proxy2 (Proxy1&2 on same box) NIC3 (On same box) to DHCP server NIC1 - DHCP server NIC2 to your LAN (HUB) (Can your game server with the 2 NIC?s act as the DHCP Server? Follow this?

2. Use FreeBSD (Or other Linux type OS) set up as a Load balancing router:

Network path: CableModem1 to NIC1 on Linux box - CableModem2 to NIC2 on Linux box, NIC3 on Linux box to your LAN (HUB) or to your GameServer NIC1 & GameServer NIC2 to your LAN (HUB).

So, how good are with TCP/IP setup? You will need quite a bit of know-how either way you go. I do not personally know of anyone with the Load balancing router setup. But have heard that would be possible. That?s the bestI can come up with. Let me know what you think & if/how you do it. Good luck ;-)

Like I said in the 1st Post (I still think this is your best bet & found it for under $83.00 with S&H). What are yours/your client?s time worth? Think about it, the above setup(s) could take DAY?s!

by martinrios1982

Yeah i think so too man thanks for the help i think ill try the linux im a chief network engineer but i dotn really work on Unix system but ill give it a try if not ill have him buy the router

Thanks

by bchesmer

Look at these links (May help with the solution)

https://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00220020702low01.htm&FROM=w022

https://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00220020318noo01.htm&FROM=w022

If for some reason the links don't work, they are articles on this website under "Home: NetAdmin: Linux/UNIX: Article"

Titles: Use Zebra to set up a Linux BGP/OSPF router AND Use Bifrost to manage an iptables firewall

Hope this helps if your still going for it ;-)

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