The process is called channel bonding, and I believe newer versions of pppd
can do it. Alas, that exhausts my knowledge. Unless someone else here knows
more -- this really isn't a beginner-level question -- I'd suggest you try
posing this question on linux-ppp (another majordomo list at vger), where
the real ppp experts hang out.
At 12:45 AM 9/3/99 -0400, Michael Stearne wrote:
>There is a product for windows called Midpoint Gateway. What it does is
>take a computer with 2 modems,2 seperate phone lines, and 1 NIC and
>share an Internet connection with a LAN. I realize the second part is
>done with IP Masquerading, but I am wondering about the first part,
>dealing with the modems. What it does is setup two dialup connections
>to an ISP and then (I guess) share the TCP/IP stack between them (or
>vise versa) creating a connection that is 128K (assuming 2 56K modems).
>The question is: is this possible on Linux (of course, but how)? I
>would assume ppp0 and ppp1 are created, one for each modem, but then how
>are those connections "combined". After that, the IP Masquerading would
>handle sharing it with the rest of the CPUs on the LAN.
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