ADSL / Cable at the same time - Gaming / Downloading
Hi Guys,
Interesting one for you all. maybe =)
I like Virgin Media for their download speeds and unlimited usage, I'm on 10Mbit and nearly always get 1.0 - 1.2mbps on my downloads, which is fantastic. What they don't provide is good latency and ping times, which as an avid gamer in a well performing clan, I need good latency.
Therefore, as my parent's (yes, I'm 22 and living at home), are paying for the Virgin Media line, I've decided and can afford to get an Aquiss ADSL 8mb at £24.99 being installed sometime this week which I have read nothing but excellent reviews about - especially where gaming is concerned and latency.
I will end up with two routers - ADSL router and DSL router.
I'm wondering if it's possible, and how it would be done, to configure a Windows XP machine to work with two different networks, but based on application use a certain connection.
I'd like my surfing and downloading to be operating on my Virgin Media connection, and using my Aquiss ADSL connection purely for game server connectivity.
I have two Gigabit NICs on my motherboard.
I know a simple method would be to disable one connection and use the other as and when needed, but I'd like to run both simultaneously based on usage requirements.
Currently I have a Linksys DSL router hooked up to my VM cable modem, with one ethernet cable going off to my parents PC in the living room, and another ethernet cable that goes up through the walls and in to a panel in my bedroom. The panel has an ethernet cable in to a Gigabit switch, and the switch feeds my Linux box, my gaming PC and a laptop I use for programming.
I've had a BT phone point installed by a family member who works for BT in my bedroom, which will have an ADSL filter on it, and connecting to the provided ADSL router when it arrives.
Any idea's?
Cheers guys!
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