To preface my questions, I am NOT trying to combine 2 ethernet connections to get any bumps in speed. The speed of both of my fiber ISPs is excellent.
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The Problem
I have 2 ISPs running into my house on 2 separate routers. I have Ethernet cables from each router running to my desktop, but I only have ONE Ethernet port on the back of my desktop.
If one of my connections slows or goes down, I have to get up and change out the cables.
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I want to be able to connect both Ethernet cables to the 1 computer and be able to manually switch between the 2 or (if it is possible) also have the computer drop the slower or down connection and reconnect with the other.
Will a male splitter with two female connectors allow me to run both of the Ethernet cables to the computer, or would it be best to have a USB/Ethernet adapter to connect the second cable to the desktop?
I don't know how any of this works, and before I spend any money on splitters or adapters, I'd like to know what is possible and how to do it.
Thanks in advance.
NOTE: I'm using Win10 Pro - 64 bit OS - 32GB RAM - 13th Gen Intel® Core i5-13400 2.50 GHz