Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 02:54:59 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: "keith Spencer" <bsd@smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can 2 modems increase bandwidth? Message-ID: <199711260254.CAA25526@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 26 Nov 1997 10:27:32 GMT." <199711252258.IAA09286@smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au>
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> HI all,
> Thanks for the serial port info so I can add more modems.....seems
> the shared irq cards are the way to go.
>
> Question for those with this as their special category ;^) .....
> How is it if indeed at all possible to have 2 modems dial out to two
> dialin accounts at my ISP and have modem traffic go through one modem
> or the other depending on which is free or something like this?
> i.e. increase my bandwidth for my school Internet access.
>
> I feel certain that FBsd is smart enough for this one and probably
> not that tricky but I have no idea where to start looking for the
> help...what is the topic called??? Any personal experience out there
> on this one folks?
You're talking about ``multilink ppp''. There's a port called
``mpd'' that does this, but your ISP has to support the protocol.
The stock ``ppp'' will support this soon (once I get finished
abstracting the CPP layer so that I can plug in new compression
capabilities).
> Xmas coming up...wish you all good cheer
> Keith Spencer
> BSD newbie & IT coordinator @ St Margaret Marys College
> in Townsville Australia
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