Dual LAN motherboard

[NotThatTrader]

I'm building a new trading desktop and considering a dual-LAN motherboard. I have a Verizon Fios line for my main connection and a Comcast cable line as a backup.

Will using a dual-LAN connecting to both ISPs open me up to packet loss? Will my charts reload if one connection is lost and it has to flip to the other connection?

[NinjaTrader_Jason]

Hello NotThatTrader,

I don't see why you would not be able to reload historical data. As long as you are connected to either one, you should be able to reload historical data in NinjaTrader.

[NotThatTrader]

Hello NotThatTrader,

I don't see why you would not be able to reload historical data. As long as you are connected to either one, you should be able to reload historical data in NinjaTrader.

Thanks, Jason. Apologies for not clearly articulating my concern/question. The historical reload is the issue and makes the fail-over pointless. If my charts have to reload, it's going to take 60-90 seconds for my workspace to be viable again. As a scalper with hold times of under a minute, this makes the dual-LAN useless. This was my assumption already.

I'm really looking for a seamless failover solution.

[NinjaTrader_Jason]

Sorry I see what you mean now.

I can't tell if historical data will be reloaded in such a scenario. If you lose connection with your data feed/broker connection, then historical data is reloaded once reconnected. I'm not sure if connection will be lost in NinjaTrader when it flips to the other ISP. I suspect it will, but I'm not sure. Unfortunately I don't have a dual-LAN setup to test.

[NotThatTrader]

Sorry I see what you mean now.

I can't tell if historical data will be reloaded in such a scenario. If you lose connection with your data feed/broker connection, then historical data is reloaded once reconnected. I'm not sure if connection will be lost in NinjaTrader when it flips to the other ISP. I suspect it will, but I'm not sure. Unfortunately I don't have a dual-LAN setup to test.

Thanks again, Jason.

As I dig more, what I am looking for appears to be a "same IP-address failover" which the dual LAN mb doesn't provide - looks like its mostly commercial solutions only. If anyone else has already explored options in this realm, I'd love to hear about it.