computer connected to 2 ISPs at once?

[RaptorWatcher]

Just stumbled across something odd.
I have 2 ISPs. I connected my computer (wired) to my primary modem which was bridged.
I then forgot about the wireless card configured to connect to my router which was connected to to the second ISP.
The network icon at the bottom right says that I am connected to both Broadband and wireless. Both have internet access.... so is this an unorthodox way of achieving dual WAN? if I stop either one the other continues to work? how is this possible and is it doable?

Any thoughts are appreciated

 

[L&LD]

Sure it's possible, but only for the specific computer you can connect like this (and any others similarly connected, of course).

 

[abailey]

Yes you can be connected with both your wired and wireless connection at the same time. Your PC will only use one internet access at a time. You can choose which adapter has priority, your wired or wireless. If one connection to the internet goes down then your computer should use the other for internet. It will not use both paths to the internet (at the same time) to give you more bandwidth or speed.

 

[RaptorWatcher]

Sure it's possible, but only for the specific computer you can connect like this (and any others similarly connected, of course).

Yes.. since the primary modem is bridged, in THEORY only 1 port should be used.. but i have plugged in 2 computers and they both have access to the internet!

 

[RaptorWatcher]

Yes you can be connected with both your wired and wireless connection at the same time. Your PC will only use one internet access at a time. You can choose which adapter has priority, your wired or wireless. If one connection to the internet goes down then your computer should use the other for internet. It will not use both paths to the internet (at the same time) to give you more bandwidth or speed.

Thanks.. How do I assign priority to the wired vs the wireless paths?
Yes.. I don't get bonding unfortunately! But it is a poormans setup for dual wan. Albeit the rest of the network is inaccessible since it is connected to the router.

 

[L&LD]

Yes.. since the primary modem is bridged, in THEORY only 1 port should be used.. but i have plugged in 2 computers and they both have access to the internet!

Two computers should work with some ISP's. They usually provide 2 IP addresses by default. A third computer should not work (for long). Can you verify that those two have different WAN IP's?

 

[aph]

NIC teaming is what you're looking for. Windows Server has it built in