""shogun" cable connection?"

Hello

Is it possible to combine two cable modem connections into one? Like in the old days when there were "shogun" 56k modems? If so, how do you go about doing this. Someone mention to me that "load balancing" might be a possible solution. Any thoughts? Thanks

Today, i borrowed my friends cable modem and connect it to my 2nd computer while my current modem is still working..and yes, they both are on internet with their own independent speed...

Very good MICO!!! BUUUUUUUUUUTT!!!!!! As far as shotgunning( or also know as "Piggybacking") on a DOCSIS system. So far the answer is NO. The original post was asking if it would double the speeds. The answer so far is NO.
Hope that helped. heh ;)
This thread could get interesting, nonetheless.

as long as you have 2 ports of ethernet xp should support it. or well com ports would be the limiting factor i guess. might not be able to use one router though if you need to clone the MAC. routers only have one port anyhow. cable company would probably not like this thoough.

I was kinda wondering the same. I have 2 cable modems here. Both of them from the same ISP. I have been granted a static IP. Not by choice, but rather by the service i have. (512kb up 1.2mb down) I can only use one modem at the moment since i only have one computer. The same question is. Like in the old days with dial up, you can use both modems to dial out. So one would be a In and the othe was Out. So can this be done with a cable modem. Have to NIC cards in my computer, but i have to get a spliter to get both of my modems online. Dont want to try this at the moment. But would like to see others thoughts. Its not a bad idea, its just getting it to work. Im running a winxp Pro.

Why would the ISP care? You're paying for 2 connections.

>Hello
>
>Is it possible to combine two
>cable modem connections into one?
>Like in the old days
>when there were "shogun" 56k
>modems? If so, how do
>you go about doing this.
>Someone mention to me that
>"load balancing" might be a
>possible solution. Any thoughts? Thanks
>

You can get a linksys RV082 this will allow load balancinf and in esence combine your speeds ;)

yes and no.....
either go with the load balancing router which would do mostly what you wnat. -or- to make it truly worth it (the simple way) lease a second IP from the ISP, then installing both modems, you will have two seperate IP adrresses. This doubles a LOT of things, including files in your "networks" control panel. Combine this with the registry edits, and I don't see why you can't have a total of maybe 6 to 8 megabits download. (3 - 4 mbs per conection) such speed would require a seperate cable line to the "pole" connection. I have experimented with mine and I loose TV quality. TO go furthure, I have seen, but not in some time, software that combines two IP addresses into one virtual IP. I believe this was used in the early days of shotguning. As far as MAC address cloning, I wouldn't trust that to give the full potential. If you have a regular router, try buying a second cat5e or cat6 cable, run it to your PC and do the same, With a router you will have two IPs anyways. Now this does still use the single modem, but, the router see's it as two PC's wanting to get online. It should raise the over all speed. I've done similar, using one NAT IP for P2P and one for daily work (chat, surfing, oh and research for school). Many programs come with "IP Binding" This is a great example of what that does.

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(well there was a nice little ASCII art diagram, but apperantly this thing don't like art *shrugs*)