Kirk Lawson wrote:
> 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.
yes thats what I wanted to do
> 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.
yes thanks- that led me to this paper
http://www.indyramp.com/masq/README.eql
> 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).
well, we can stop right here ;-) For the cost of 2 phone lines I can a cable
modem which then intern means Id have to change my agreement with my isp, Not
what I want to do
> 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.
well thanks for the pointers but Its more than Id want to get into now <g>
[sigh]... it was worth a thought
rob
Linux Home page http://www.connix.com/~dizzy73/LBM.htm
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