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Can I add another NIC and connect Coyote to two different internet connections (to increase speed or for redunancy)?

April 26, 2017Connect coyote different increase internet NIC speed

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Can I add another NIC and connect Coyote to two different internet connections (to increase speed or for redunancy)?

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# A: No. “Teaming” multiple connections to increase throughput can only be done with the active cooperation of your ISP, and if you’re using more than one ISP (such as DSL and cable connections), it is not possible. “Load balancing” between multiple connections (including automatic fail-over) is more feasible (ISPs and other critical-availability sites do it all the time), but it requires the router to have a level of intelligence to determine which of the two available routes to use for a given outbound request. Coyote does not know how to do this. You might find this SlashDot discussion informative about the options for how this might be done.