Hi , I have two 256/64 internet connections from same ISP , same gateway, is it possible to bond or combine the two connections and get 512/128 speed , doesn’t matter if bonding interfaces can be wired or wireless .I have RB133 and need some help . thank you.
Bonding is possible, but you are going to have to contact your ISP to see if they support it or will be even willing to set it up for you on their end. Bonding usually requires you to own of both ends of the connections to get it set up.
If you are looking for load balancing, look up PCC on the forum and in the Wiki, as this will be more likely what you need to do to use both lines.
thank you for quick reply , and as i understand it needs some special configuration from my ISP . but what you mean by ( if they support) and (requires you to own of both ends of the connections to get it set up).actually one of the connections is mine and the other is for my brother who lives in the same building one floor above and rarely using it . and i can get his cable as long as i need .
for that reason i said in my first post it doesn’t matter if bonding interfaces can be wired .
I have already read about PCC in the wiki and what i need is round-robin not load balancing .
if i am right , load balancing using both lines at the same time but one of them will keep running in case the other one stops , but the speed will stay 256 as i am using one of the connections . is it right ?
Basically your ISPs equipment first needs to support one of the bonding algorithms that the MikroTik uses, then they need to be willing to set it up on their equipment for you to use it and work with you to get it configured. It’s not something you just turn on, it needs to be configured.
What I mean by you owning both ends, is that you need to have full control of the configuration of both ends of the bonding setup, in your case the MikroTik and your ISPs equipment, if they are willing to work with you that’s good, but most ISPs won’t in a lot of cases without charging you for it.
Correct to a degree, load balancing will use both lines at the same time, but you do not increase the maximum amount of bandwidth any one ‘connection’ can use. If one line fails everything goes out the other then with PCC.
first , thank you for quick reply and the explanation , second , as i understand load balancing do not need special configuration from my isp . if i am right , can you please attach a sample script to try it ,and if u need any information about my 2 internet connections just let me know. thank you again .