Legally connecting to multiple wi-fi hot spots at once

bajacaribe · 10-26-2007, 05:07 PM

Hello!

I hang out at a great cafe that gives us free wi-fi access and they even have a single server dedicated to their users for better band width.

The manager has no problem with my friends and I trying to find a way to use two wi-fi cards in a single laptop to run two online browsing sessions.

So, the question is, how is it technically possible to insert two wi-fi cards (PCMCIA) into a single laptop to navigate using two diffenent browsing or FTP connections on the same laptop.

Keep in mind that we have the manager's okay and this is NOT an illegal act or a violation of anyone's TOS. They are licensed from their ISP to operate their own intranet/WAN/LAN/Wi-Fi's any way that they seem fit because they pay for their own unlimited user accesses to their commercial ISP account.

Thanks! Great web site !

James

**johnwill** · 10-26-2007, 06:02 PM

I'm not sure if this will work, or what it will accomplish. Since your 802.11g connection should be able to saturate most ISP connections, what do you hope to gain?

10-26-2007, 05:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
bajacaribe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Legally connecting to multiple wi-fi hot spots at once Hello! I hang out at a great cafe that gives us free wi-fi access and they even have a single server dedicated to their users for better band width. The manager has no problem with my friends and I trying to find a way to use two wi-fi cards in a single laptop to run two online browsing sessions. So, the question is, how is it technically possible to insert two wi-fi cards (PCMCIA) into a single laptop to navigate using two diffenent browsing or FTP connections on the same laptop. Keep in mind that we have the manager's okay and this is NOT an illegal act or a violation of anyone's TOS. They are licensed from their ISP to operate their own intranet/WAN/LAN/Wi-Fi's any way that they seem fit because they pay for their own unlimited user accesses to their commercial ISP account. Thanks! Great web site ! James

10-26-2007, 06:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,623 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Legally connecting to multiple wi-fi hot spots at once I'm not sure if this will work, or what it will accomplish. Since your 802.11g connection should be able to saturate most ISP connections, what do you hope to gain? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience