[Bish0pQ]

Hi sinister.ly,

I have an idea already a few weeks. I was thinking is it possible to use more LAN-cables and double your speed. I know it's not possible by just connecting it, but would it be possible if you would have like a mini VM that just handles an internet connection for download/upload. Than the host would download a part, and the guest would download a part.

For example:

• A computer with 3 LAN slots
  
• A 30 GB file
  
• The 2 vm's that would handle the internet connection
  

In this case I would mean that the host computer downloads 10 GB and the other 2 VM's would download 10 GB per VM as well. When all 3 files are done downloading the program would merge it back into one file.

!! This would only have a speed advantage when you would have 3 different ISP's because when you have same ISP it would still remain as fast as before !!

So my question to you guys, is this possible?

[m0dem]

Hi sinister.ly,

I have an idea already a few weeks. I was thinking is it possible to use more LAN-cables and double your speed. I know it's not possible by just connecting it, but would it be possible if you would have like a mini VM that just handles an internet connection for download/upload. Than the host would download a part, and the guest would download a part.

For example:

• A computer with 3 LAN slots
  
• A 30 GB file
  
• The 2 vm's that would handle the internet connection
  

In this case I would mean that the host computer downloads 10 GB and the other 2 VM's would download 10 GB per VM as well. When all 3 files are done downloading the program would merge it back into one file.

!! This would only have a speed advantage when you would have 3 different ISP's because when you have same ISP it would still remain as fast as before !!

So my question to you guys, is this possible?

It seems possible one-way or another. But who has 3 ISP's?!?
Unless you're talking about stealing WiFi from your neighbors

[Bish0pQ]

It seems possible one-way or another. But who has 3 ISP's?!?
Unless you're talking about stealing WiFi from your neighbors

No one but here's the idea.

An ISP has following offers:

15$ a month
- Unlimited bandwith
- 100 mb/s
---------------------------------------------------------
30$ a month
- Unlimited bandwith
- 150 mb/s

In this case it would be better to buy 2x 15$ package as than 1x 30$ package. This is just an example, I didn't look at prices or anything.

[m0dem]

No one but here's the idea.

An ISP has following offers:

15$ a month
- Unlimited bandwith
- 100 mb/s
---------------------------------------------------------
30$ a month
- Unlimited bandwith
- 150 mb/s

In this case it would be better to buy 2x 15$ package as than 1x 30$ package. This is just an example, I didn't look at prices or anything.

Is 100mb/s really too slow?!?!
The hard part would be downloading only part of a file... that may not even be possible.
Sounds like a lot of work.

[Bish0pQ]

Is 100mb/s really too slow?!?!
The hard part would be downloading only part of a file... that may not even be possible.
Sounds like a lot of work.

It was just an example mate And yes it is a lot of work, but is it possible?

[meow]

Hi sinister.ly,

I have an idea already a few weeks. I was thinking is it possible to use more LAN-cables and double your speed. I know it's not possible by just connecting it, but would it be possible if you would have like a mini VM that just handles an internet connection for download/upload. Than the host would download a part, and the guest would download a part.

For example:

• A computer with 3 LAN slots
  
• A 30 GB file
  
• The 2 vm's that would handle the internet connection
  

In this case I would mean that the host computer downloads 10 GB and the other 2 VM's would download 10 GB per VM as well. When all 3 files are done downloading the program would merge it back into one file.

!! This would only have a speed advantage when you would have 3 different ISP's because when you have same ISP it would still remain as fast as before !!

So my question to you guys, is this possible?

I guess it would be possible however you wouldn't really get any advantage from it considering since the VMs are being hosted on one machine, that machine's OS + the 2 VMs would just eat up all of the resources, not increasing DL speed at all. That doesn't necessarily mean you can only benefit from having different ISPs for the computers though. While download speed depends on your ISP, it also depends on your computer's processing power meaning you could still benefit, but it would have to be 3 separate machines rather than 3 machines hosted on 1.

[roger_smith]

I'll just leave this here...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_aggregation

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Also, all the Virtual Machine talk is grossly over complicating the process. A single machine w/ 3 NICs should be able to natively support link aggregation/bonding.

[Iron Lady]

Also, all the Virtual Machine talk is grossly over complicating the process. A single machine w/ 3 NICs should be able to natively support link aggregation/bonding.

This. Or just get a single better internet connection.

[m0dem]

I'll just leave this here...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_aggregation

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Also, all the Virtual Machine talk is grossly over complicating the process. A single machine w/ 3 NICs should be able to natively support link aggregation/bonding.

This may be off-topic... but I just had an idea! Link aggregation + Tor == more secure.
That would be really cool to have a network that spreads encrypted pieces of data through many different networks... And dang that would be hard to piece together

[The Real Slim Shady]

In this case it would be better to buy 2x 15$ package as than 1x 30$ package. This is just an example, I didn't look at prices or anything.

Yes it would - but how many distinct connections can you obtain? There is a physical aspect to this. You haven't stated what the connection medium is (DSL, Cable, Fibre) - Now I am not that knowledgable with Fibre, but typically you can't connect on the same medium on the same frequencies at the same time.

This means you'll need as many DSL/Cable/Fibre connections as you want internet connections - and this can get quite expensive. Especially if they need to run entirely new connections to the building.

This. Or just get a single better internet connection.

The whole point would be that it is faster, cheaper, and also more redundant. If one fails you may still have the other.

This may be off-topic... but I just had an idea! Link aggregation + Tor == more secure.

How do you figure? I think it would make it less secure. The data is already encrypted, except at the exit node (unless you're using SSL on top of Tor encryption). but difficult to trace back because there is even very little meta data.

Now if you started using 2-3 exit nodes for the same requests, you've just doubled/tripled the meta data. if the same person had control of the exit points, they could use timing attacks and information about the traffic to associate you with all 3 requests. they may be able to deduce a lot more about your location/source than if they just had the one. But this is all theory, I don't know enough about how Tor works to state that as fact.