Internet Bonding
Internet Bonding
Hello everyone, I recently discovered Internet bonding through a video by Nerdgasm and another by Linus. They both connected two Ethernet cables from different modems to a single device, which combined their internet connections. My concern is whether this setup would actually deliver double speeds, like 20mb download or 16mb upload. I live in Venezuela, where basic services are limited. I currently pay about $3 per month for roughly 10mb down and 1mb up in the black market. I’m curious if linking two modems—say, one with 10mb and another with 6mb—would give me a combined speed of 16mb or 20mb. I’m hoping this could help speed up my Xbox One downloads. Also, I already have two phone numbers at home, so I just need to activate internet on one and get the bonding device. Remember, in my country there’s no way to pay more for faster speeds since I’m already at the top limit. Thanks!
Everything depends on the setup. If your connection can't handle more traffic, you're likely facing issues. Adding two modems might help, but it won't solve everything. Using a better line that isn't fully used could work, though it's not the same as what ISP provides. You'd still need a device at the ISP to reassemble the data. Unless your ISP offers this feature, it won't function. You might consider using two modems with a load balancer, but this doesn't double bandwidth and can actually reduce reliability if not done properly.
Hello, I'm also from Venezuela. I set up two ISP connections and have a total bandwidth of 6mbps. You can achieve this yourself, though it's a bit complex if you're not familiar with networking. I run a PFSense router with three NICs—one for each ISP: LAN, ISP1, and ISP2. I rent a VPS server for $5 a month and set up a VPN server. In my PFSense router, I create two connections to the VPN, each going out through one ISP. I balance the traffic between both VPN connections and configure my NAT to connect to the internet via the new gateway, which uses both VPN ISP links. This way, I successfully bond my two ISPs. However, there are some limitations—I don’t always get 6mbps consistently. To download at that speed, the servers need to use multiple channels, which is why streaming services like Steam can handle it with a downloader too. Direct downloads from websites will only use one connection since they can't support multiple channels. Speed tests show multiple channels are used during testing.
Another option is setting up a static IP configuration on your device and instructing pfSense to connect via the ISP 1 or ISP 2 gateway instead of using the VPN connections. Netflix uses a proxy check, and most VPS providers are listed there, so you can't rely on a VPN connection to stream it.