Win XP, multiple simultaneous Internet connections?

Question

Using Windows XP SP3. I have two Internet connections, DSL and through a wireless Hotspot.

In Network Connections, Bridge Connections seems to put both connections into one. But the throughput seems to be no greater than the faster connection. Should Bridge Connections make both Internet connections work simultaneously? Is additional setup required?

If that is not supposed to work... Is there some other way to use both connections simultaneously in Windows XP? Can one program use one connection and another program use the other connection?

Just trying to be clear... Can you use two connections at the same time in Windows XP? If so, how?

Thanks.

David Clayton · Accepted Answer

Bridging requires both ends to support it, it is used in high-end Ethernet equipment to basically double the wire speed of two (or more) Ethernet links.

It will not work with totally different connections that to not terminate on the same piece of equipment that is also in bridging mode.

Robert Bonomi · Answer

No.'bridging' lets traffic coming -in- on one connection go -out- on theother one, and vice-versa.  similar to 'routing', but addresses on theLANS for each network interface are  on the -same- 'subnet'.no.It works.  _How_ it works is just not the way you 'think' it should.It does _NOT_ do what you think it does/should.*NOT* easily.To do what you apparently want to do requires that:  (a) both connections go to the -same- upstream provider  (b) THAT upstream provider must support 'bundled' connections on the      types of media that the two connections use. (VERY unlikely, today)  (c) you must have software on your machine that supported 'bundling' of      connections on the type of media involved.  AFAIK, Windows does *NOT*      include such software.

John Doe · Answer

This appears to be a screwed up group. Firstly, my original post was rejected. Apparently this group has become the personal group of some moderator like (Monty Solomon ). And then the responders gave bullshit replies. In fact, you can easily use two different Internet connections in Windows XP. After a little research, I'm doing it right now using a program/utility called "ForceBindIP". It was easy to set up and works like it's supposed to. The fact that both Internet connections are working simultaneously is clearly displayed in Performance Monitor.

This group should be unmoderated. Whatever excuse there was no longer exists. The current moderation is a hindrance. Apparently this group has turned into a storefront and/or a spam portal for "The Telecom Digest".

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John Doe · Answer

This moderated group ( appears to be screwed up. Firstly, my original post was rejected. Apparently this group has become the personal group of some moderator or spammer like (MontySolomon ). And then the responders gave bullshit replies. In fact, you can easily use two different Internet connections in Windows XP. After a little research, I'm doing it right now using a program/utility called "ForceBindIP". It was easy to set up and works like it's supposed to. The fact that both Internet connections are working simultaneously is clearly displayed in Performance Monitor. This group should be unmoderated. Whatever excuse there might have been, that excuse no longer exists. The current moderation is a hindrance. Apparently this moderated group has turned into a storefront and/or a spam portal for "The Telecom Digest".  David

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