What are you looking for?
If you are asking if it's possible to have two separate dial-up
connections to two separate places, then the answer is YES.
If you're interested in increasing your bandwidth to the Internet by
"adding" the two modems together, then the answer is still YES with a
"but" on the end. This is usually called modem bonding. The Linux
package that addresses this is EQL and is covered in section 6.2 of the
Net-3-HOWTO. The caveats are that your ISP must support this option and
even if they do they will probably charge you extra for the additional
service (on top of you needing to have a second phone line). You'll have
to contact your ISP to find out if they actually will support EQL (many
do since Linux is a favorite among ISPs for servers) but expect to end up
talking with a tech since the average "account manager" won't know didly
about it. Be sure to get the info strait when you're talking to the tech
and let him know you're talking about Linux EQL. There may be some
confusion and the tech may think you're talking about the Windows Modem
Bonding tool that comes with OSR2/Win98. People in the know should
correct me if I'm wrong here, but I have doubts as to whether EQL and MS
Modem Bonding use the same protocol and are compatible. Knowing MS, it's
safest to bet against it, so when the "account manager" tells you "sure,
we allow Modem Bonding..." ask to talk with a tech anyway.
peace favor your sword
Kirk Lawson
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From: dizzy73
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 1999 7:02 AM
To: LKLawson; 'LINUX-DI@SMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>'
Subject: Multi modems
Hi
I was wondering if anyone had information or had been succesful at using
2
modems for one dialup connection.
I have an internal 56k /dev/ttyS0 identified and in use to dialup.
The other is an external 56k that was on the w98 box but since Im using
ipmasquerading I never use the external.
So i moved the external to the linux and set it for /dev/ttys2
everything working great!
But I would really like to use 2 modems at once ;->
Is this possible?
any ideas?
thanks
rob
Linux Homepage http://www.connix.com/~dizzy73/LBM.htm
S.u.S.E Linux 5.3
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