Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 19:05:20 +0000 From: Robin Melville <robmel@nadt.org.uk> To: Paul Sondhu <paul@comcirc.com.au>, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Multiple PPP connections from the one host to increase effective B/W Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19970221190520.00b2eb98@wrcmail>
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At 13:47 21/02/97 +1100, Paul Sondhu wrote: >What I want to do is set up a FreeBSD machine as a router so that >a small LAN can access the internet through dialup modem lines. >This part I have set up OK using dialup PPP to our internet service >through one 33.6K modem. The FreeBSD machine is routing fine. > >What I want to do is have multiple 33.6K modems coming out of the >FreeBSD machine dialling up to our internet service so that I have >an effective bandwidth of say 67.2K ( 33.6K x 2 ) or higher. Is >this possible? Does anything special have to be set up to make this >possible? We dialup into a Xylogics Annex terminal server. You might want to consider ISDN for this. The lower latency on a single 64K ISDN will give you greater throughput than 2x33K acoustic modems. Good luck Robin. -------------------------------------------------------- Robin Melville, Addiction & Forensic Information Service Nottingham Alcohol & Drug Team (Extn. 49178) Vox: +44 (0)115 952 9478 Fax: +44 (0)115 952 9421 Email: robmel@nadt.org.uk WWW: http://www.innotts.co.uk/nadt/ ---------------------------------------------------------
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