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Old 05-27-2004   #2 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by coolbloke1324
Hi, here's what I wanna do:

Take three separate houses, with three separate AP's which connect them to ADSL lines. Each ADSL line is 2Mbit/s.

I want to connect the AP's together and effectively create a 6MBit/s wireless internet connection.

Can it be done? ...
No, not the way you want. The wireless connections would not work properly with different APs simultaneously.

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Originally Posted by coolbloke1324
Even if it's not the way I've mentioned it above, can multiple ADSL connections be packed into one super-fast connection?
Yes. Google for "bonding" and "bonded" circuits. I don't know anyone doing it with ADSL circuits though. It would seem to be a waste since they're not guaranteed bandwidth like a T.

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Originally Posted by coolbloke1324
Perhaps using some custom software to route packets to different wireless networks?
That may be possible, although it would seem that you'd loose a lot of overhead while the switching was going on.

One thing you have to remember is that the WLAN and LAN aren't the chokepoint, it's the ADSL circuit. Better to have a WLAN with roaming enabled, and bond the circuits at one physical location.
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