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Date:      Sun, 06 Sep 1998 12:19:54 -0400
From:      Fletcher E  Kittredge <fkittred@mail.gwi.net>
To:        net@FreeBSD.ORG, isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Cc:        network@mail.gwi.net
Subject:   using FreeBSD to load balancing DS1 via MPPP
Message-ID:  <199809061619.MAA27053@mail.gwi.net>

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We have a number of links which require bandwidth of more than one
DS1, but less than a DS3.  We have been inverse muxing DS1s by placing
Ciscos at both ends and using OSPF.  We are trying to phase out our
use of Cisco routers in favor of FreeBSD routers.  At this point, the
only Ciscos we have are the those used to service these inverse mux'ed
links.  

We don't use FreeBSD running OSPF for this purpose because we thought
that FreeBSD could not handle equal weight multiple routes to the same
destination.  However, it sees to me that MPPP should be able to bind
multiple DS1 point-to-point links together into one source and
destination. This would result in one route.  Is this the case?

Does anyone have any experience with this configuration?  The most we
need right now is four DS1s, however we may need more in the future.  I
can't imagine using more than eight.

thanks!
fletcher

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