Network load balancing - 2 NICs

[Bisirat Amanuel]

Is there a way to load balance between two NIC's on xp home?

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Network load balancing can only be done if the hardware, drivers AND
operating system support it. Currently only server operating systems
support NLB so the rest is pretty much academic. You can't just slap two
network cards in a PC and do NLB.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

 

[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
Sorry, it is No can do.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[Bisirat Amanuel]

Network load balancing can only be done if the hardware, drivers AND
operating system support it. Currently only server operating systems
support NLB so the rest is pretty much academic. You can't just slap two
network cards in a PC and do NLB.

ok how about a way to make some program(lets say p2p) use NIC1 and use NIC2
for everything else?

 

[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
If you need to control download vs. surfing, you can try this 3rd party
application.
Or use two computers and buy a Cable/DSL Router that can do Qos.
Or get a second Internet account and use Load Balancing Two WAN Router.
http://www.ezlan.net/loadbalance.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).