How to Use the Second Network Port on Your Computer
The PC I use has two network (ethernet) ports in the back. For years I’ve always had one cable plugged into it, leaving the second (RJ45) port unused. Recently however there’s been a second ISP provider added.
It got me thinking about the old days – When I was on dial-up and we used to “join” two modems together to improve our web surfing speed. This caused a spark as I realized that I could potentially increase my surfing speed by configuring both ethernet ports to appear as one connection (to my applications) – Meaning that the physical ports are combined to appear as one logical (interface) port to applications (such as Firefox, etc). I could also provide load balancing and fault tolerance to my PC’s network functions. Doing so would allow my PC (Ubuntu 8.04) to manage the connection, and my applications to enjoy the faster Internet speeds.
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