Can I double my line speed with 2 NICs?

Question

I have a ADSL service and would like to know if it is possible to put 2 network cards in my computer and run I guess you would call it Dual Speed with Dual Network cards so right now with 1 network card I am getting Max about 100KBps so if I put the 2nd in I would get 200KBps?

Answer

This question was answered on February 10, 2001. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.

Hi! If you are getting approximately 100Kbps from the telco central office to your modem, that is the limiting factor. Installing a second NIC would double the speed only between your modem and the NICs, but that is already much faster (10mbs) than the line speed from the telco to your modem.

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Posted by Josephine of Chandler-Gilbert Community College on February 10, 2001