How to Use Two Internet Connections Simultaneously

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I have two Internet connections to my home and I want to use them simultaneously. Both of them are the same speed — something like 10Mbit/1Mbit. How can I achieve this?

I'm thinking of using the MikroTik RB750 router. I've seen some basic stuff done with MikroTik wi-fi routers — and I understand IP on a theoretical level — but I don't know if this device is capable of what I need.

EDIT:
How should the configuration look?
Let's say one ISP router provides me with 192.168.1.0/24 DHCP adresses and 192.168.1.1 GW; the other, 192.168.2.0/24 DHCP adresses and 192.168.2.1 GW.

My LAN should be 192.168.3.0/24 DHCP.

Best Answer

The Mikrotik RB750 is more than capable of doing what you want with it (after reading the manual for it). There is one caveat that RouterOS doesn't have out of the box support for some sort of dynamic failover between the two connections unless your ISPs will use a routing protocol. You'll have to setup a script on the RouterOS box that pings over both interfaces (static route google.com over one and yahoo.com over the other, or just ping the ISP gateway) and shuts one down if it fails. Thanks for introducing me to RouterOS and these cool Mikrotik boards! If you have other questions about the config please update the post.

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