Double wifi sharing

Fernand

hello
I need your help with something.
I have 2 laptops and I need to connect to a Wi-fi network with both (actually it's university's wifi network) and then share one's connection via an ethernet cable with the other laptop so I can use the equivalent of 2x128K instead of a single 128K link on one of the laptops.
I have a laptop using Vista and the other one windows 7.
what's the solution: ICS? bridging?
Any help is appreciated
Thank you

J4D

Fernand wroteshare one's connection via an ethernet cable with the other laptop so I can use the equivalent of 2x128K instead of a single 128K link on one of the laptops.

Hello,
That's not a valid equation ! You are receiving on your account laptop-1 128K you network the second laptop , how will it double ?! its routed through it ?! correct me if im wrong ! your limit on both will be 128K and fluctuates between both depending on usage on both when networked .

Fernand

the point is I'm not sure it's doable that's why I am asking for advice.
every laptop (wireless adapter) gets a 1x128K link at uni

I need to have some more speed (256K let's say) so my idea is to "merge" the 2 wifi connections (on both laptops) so I can use a full 256K on one of them.
I read somewhere that's it possible with some work on linux. I have ubuntu installed if it helps.

Hope to hear from you
Thanks

J4D

its not doable using the way you proposed since you have one source . you need the two sources to be joined , in theory needs 3 laptops but can of course be technically done with one laptop and 2 physical network connections . i have no experience joining two connections into one , some of the other networking guys might be able to help you :) .

babum

The connection you are planning can be done, but there are some things you need to change first:

Using a laptop to receive via wifi and send via ethernet in my opinion will decrease the speed or increase lag which is something that you don't want.
I would recommend getting an old computer with two wireless adpaters, to receive on each adapter one account of 128, then you would have to get some sort of software that could convert these two wifi signals in one ethernet, so will need three network cards to make it happen.

I myself im using a load balanced two 1 mbps connections, which in download managers and torrents gives me a top speed of 240 KB/s and when using sites such as rapidshare it gives two parallel downloads at 110 KB/s a little more maybe.

i know that this kind of networking implemented to one computer was used with 64 kbps dial up connections, to make it 128kbps. try looking for linux software as they are more advanced in terms of networking (in my opinion)

Fernand

hello thanks babum for your support but I'm quite limited to the 2 laptops at the moment
isn't it doable with 2 laptops and an ethernet cable?

babum

it could be doable with one laptop and two wifi receivers (one integrated to the laptop and the second one usb) but you need the software to load balance the connections.
Try this, search for any software in linux or windows, that can load balance if you find it you will have two options:
doing what I said above and using one laptop only.
or installing this software to your second laptop, but beware that this will increase lag in your connection.

In the meanwhile I will try looking for software that suits your need.

babum

found something you might try:

http://www.geekswhoknow.com/articles/load-balance-two-internet-connections.htm