Re: Two ISPs - Which one is used

[Lukas Beeler <lukas.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 21:37, Shannon ODonnell
<sodonnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If I type in www.gotothiswebpage.com in my browser...I'm wondering how
> Windows/networking knows which, or how it chooses which, connection (and
> therefore which ISP) it will use since both are active on my PC and both are
> pointing to 2 different ISPs and 2 different wireless routers.

Do you have two wireless nics in your laptop?

If yes, it will use the wireless nic with the higher priority.
Priority depends on how Windows is configured.

If you have only one wireless nic, it will associate with the
strongest wireless signal it has on initial connection. Then, it will
stick to that connection until it loses signal and tries to roam to
another configured wireless lan.

Using both connections for a single download stream requires either
the ISPs cooperation or a VPN solution. In both cases, you'd need a
router that can handle multiple internet connections.