I read something about using two cable modems a few days back, I believe it
was on the openwrt.org site. I will see if I can dig a link up tomorrow at
work. I read the article and it makes sense if you have a biz class account
with multiple static ip's. It was tested to a pretty dramatic improvement. I
believe they just split the cable and ran it to two modems. I don't know for
sure if m0n0wall will bridge the gap like you want but it sure would be
nice. If so, I can't see why it wouldn't work for a simple speed increase.
One ISP or two, it shouldn't matter I hope.

Dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Yates [mailto:steve at teamITS dot com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1:34 AM
> To: m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
> Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] Routing multiple IP blocks
> 
> On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:07:07 -0400
> Chris Buechler <cbuechler at gmail dot com> wrote:
> 
> > That's correct, because you're bridging.  Bridging carries 
> ARP between 
> > the interfaces, so you don't need proxy ARP.  If you're routing or 
> > NAT'ing, nothing below layer 3 gets past m0n0wall's WAN 
> interface (ARP 
> > is L2).  In the case of routing, unless your ISP is specifically 
> > routing your public IP subnet to your WAN IP address, you will need 
> > proxy ARP.
> 
> 	Okay (drumming fingers), let me redraw my diagram to 
> make sure I'm asking the right question.  :)
> 
> [ Internet ]  [ Internet ]
>      |               |
> [ router1 ]   [ router2 ]
>      |               |
>      --------------
>           |
> [ m0n0wall WAN = IP from subnet1 ]
> [ m0n0wall OPT1 = bridged to WAN ]
>      |
> [ subnet1 or subnet 2 ]
> 
> Where router1 = subnet1, router2 = subnet2.  I'm not looking 
> for load balancing or anything, just thinking through the 
> possibilities of using one m0n0wall instead of two.
> 
> - Steve Yates
> - ITS, Inc.
> - If you only have a nail every tool looks like a hammer.
> 
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