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Bondy111 Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gloucestershire, England Posts: 962	Wireless 04/18/2009 9:23 AM
	Hi, If you have 2 wireless cards both plugged into the PCI slots, would the internet speed be increased? Thanks Bondy111 __________________ bondy111
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edignan Guru Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Borrego Springs Posts: 2636 Good Answers: 62	#1 Re: Wireless 04/18/2009 10:02 AM
	Morning Bondy! Yes, but. A lot of this depends on the operating system for ease or if it is even possible. I cannot speak to such an application under Windows in any flavor. I can vouch for it under Unix, and then by implication it MAY be possible under Linux. But I should qualify this further with I have seen multiple network ties hosted under a single machine, neither wireless nor to be unified at some point - each required separate sessions. But that was also the goal we pursued, so.... But it wasn't trivial to set up under Unix - I suspect (with NO basis for this opinion) that it would be difficult to impossible with Windows unless they anticipated the need. But you may find the web has something available for $19.95 out of the box, because the web is a wonderful place! Rereading this all before posting - I realize I have enough disclaimers as to make it useless to you - so Off-Topic for me! __________________ "If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!"
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edignan Guru Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Borrego Springs Posts: 2636 Good Answers: 62	#2 Re: Wireless 04/18/2009 10:47 AM
	A lot of the answer would also depend on what your wireless card is receiving from - if the transmitter is the slow point all this goes out the window __________________ "If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!"
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Bondy111 Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gloucestershire, England Posts: 962	#3 In reply to #2 Re: Wireless 04/18/2009 10:50 AM
	Ok, thanks anyway __________________ bondy111
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Tobugrynbak Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Deepest Darkest Rutherford Oz Posts: 951 Good Answers: 145	#4 Re: Wireless 04/19/2009 7:08 PM
	Short answer, no. Longer answer, Your computer will only address one wireless card at a time, and the data through put rate would be dependant on the either your wireless provider, or the wireless modem/hub attached to your ADSL line. Also you could cause contention issues either in your PC or in the modems by trying to have the same MAC address on both wireless cards. They do run multiple wireless cards on servers to spread the network load but the individual PC's on the network are addressed to their particular "port" Hope that helps. P.S. How's the mower? __________________ There are two reasons for a man to do a thing, One that sounds good, and the real one...
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Bondy111 Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gloucestershire, England Posts: 962	#5 In reply to #4 Re: Wireless 04/20/2009 10:46 AM
	Which one of the mowers? I only have 6 :D Oh right, the engine that couldn't throttle on choke? That is kinda in the sidelines @ the mo, I have given up with that engine for a while and have just finished making one good mower out of a load of bits and bobs that I have had lying around such as an old body, old engine, etc. Thanks for the interest __________________ bondy111
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Pineapple Power-User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 302 Good Answers: 4	#6 In reply to #4 Re: Wireless 04/21/2009 1:56 PM
	Each card will and should have their own MAC. A load balance driver/software is needed to get higher through put. Same as running multiple network cards on server for load balancing. __________________ Pineapple
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Rebuilt Power-User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: West Virginia Posts: 185 Good Answers: 12	#7 Re: Wireless 04/27/2009 10:12 PM
	Wireless cards are usually not the speed limiter when using the internet. The internet bandwidth is. Even the slowest wireless cards (unless you're using quite a few computers at once on the same router) outrun all personal internet speeds. The exception is if you have poor signal strength, which can slow wireless to a crawl. If this is the case, try switching to wireless N .
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maveric_manic Guru Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Los Angeles, California USA Posts: 553 Good Answers: 1	#8 Re: Wireless 11/06/2009 8:04 PM
	No just one. Do you have instructions on how to install it and set it up? __________________ Regards, Maveric Manic - 'Knowledge is Power and Wisdom is knowing how to use it'
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