Multiple Internet connections

[Peoplesoft bloke]

My XP laptop can connect to this hotel's wireless network but due to all the people here no doubt doing serious work (not surfing for porn or doing filesharing downloads) it's dog slow. I can (and am) connect using my phone and USB cable via my 3g connection - and XP shows both connections, but it only seems to route traffic through the last thing I connected - is there a way to tell it to use both the wireless and the 3g connections?

Logic suggests speed ought to be better with both but I confess I am not an expert on TCP/IP etc

(waits for ridicule to start )

 

[bellymonster]

Apparently fairly easy to do...

http://www.geekswhoknow.com/articles/load-balance-two-internet-connections.htm

Never done it myself but I'd be interested to know if it works.

Bear in mind that that this is load balancing so you won't get the combined speed of the 2 connections but it sounds like it will randomly send traffic down either connection.

 

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Apparently fairly easy to do...

http://www.geekswhoknow.com/articles/load-balance-two-internet-connections.htm

Never done it myself but I'd be interested to know if it works.

Bear in mind that that this is load balancing so you won't get the combined speed of the 2 connections but it sounds like it will randomly send traffic down either connection.

Cool - thanks - I thought no-one was going to answer for a bit there.