multiple internet connections/network bridging

[maenabughazaleh]

hello,
I play online games and sometimes I face problems with my connections
i have a 16Mbps DSL connection for my home, the problem is when my family overuse the internet the Ping/latency goes up thus i cant play and the connection is lost in game.
i used tethering USB modem using a 3G connection the internet is good for playing but when the radio coverage of the mobile network operator drops a little the connection is lost ending in losing the game.
is there a way to connect to the two networks so when one drops the other continues in its behalf?
if i bridge the two connections would it serve this purpose?
please help me thanks

 

[bill001g]

The 2 different connections have different IP addresses. If your traffic suddenly would switch the game company would think you were a hacker.

Still it does not even get that far. This is a fundamental thing about how internet and ip addresses work. At a very low level the connection itself is defined to be between 2 ip addresses and 2 ports within those ip addresses. If any of that changes the connection must be reestablished.

Maybe have a second dsl line put in. You can not combine them but you would then have your own connection.

 

[SkyNetRising]

If your DSL connection goes through router, it may have settings for bandwidth limiting, so single device can't use all the bandwidth available.

 

[jsmithepa]

Businesses, spending thousands and tens of thousands have multiple WAN connections for redundancy but even then the switch may not be that seamless as you wacko gamers demand.

Your (home) solution is QOS, if your family let you.

 

[androbourne]

Businesses, spending thousands and tens of thousands have multiple WAN connections for redundancy but even then the switch may not be that seamless as you wacko gamers demand.

Your (home) solution is QOS, if your family let you.

100% agree. I run muti WAN configs for a few inc500 companies and can state for a fact, unless you spend thousands on specific load balancing hardware. It's almost impossible to get a seemless failover.

It's a very simple fact that you have two WAN addresses and traffic is going through one until it goes down, it has to cut traffic on that WAN address and change routes to the second WAN. This is what causes the unseemless failover.

Honestly you just need to upgrade your single line to a better connection if possible or just get two DSL lines and two routers. One for you and one for your family.

 

[failboat]

one specific qdisc works well for bufferbloat. fq_codel
in the second link this person went from 58Mbs down 275ms ping to 50Mbs down 17ms ping (5over norm)
You can get away with no up shaping if it's not stable, unless ppl stream on twitch, or backup online.

ddwrt,openwrt, edgerouter x, ipfire, etc have it
ERX is only $50.

https://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/codel/wiki/
http://burntchrome.blogspot.com/2014/05/fixing-bufferbloat-on-comcasts-blast.html