UK ADSL charges for 1MBit lines are typically 3-4 times the cost of 1/2MBit lines.
So if two ADSL lines can be made to work, it's a considerable saving! Regards, Tim. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Bennee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 2:38 PM Subject: [speedtouch] Re: Multi Link (UK - BT) > Tim Woodall said: > > On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Alex Bennee wrote: > > > >> Jim Morrison [Mailinglists] said: > >> > > >> > Hello guys.. > >> > > >> > Does anyone know if it's possible to get two 500k BT ADSL lines > >> > running in multilink? By which I mean, appearing as 1x > >> > 1Mb:DownStream and 500k:UpStream line? (Through a linux box of > >> > course ;) > >> > > >> > I guess there would be obvious problems like the two lines having > >> > different IP addresses etc..?? > >> > >> Yes its possible if you do shenanigans with linux traffic control to > >> split packets between two links. Its probably worth reading up the > >> Linux Advanced Routing howto for ideas on how this could be done. > >> > > Surely this only works for outgoing traffic anyway. If you are running > > a busy webserver then you could accept requests on one ip but "spoof" > > the replies on the other line (assuming that the ISP doesn't filter > > them) but there is no way AFAICT to get this to work for downloads. > > Downloading a single iso from an FTP site is going to only be able to > > use one line. > > Yes, but a multi-threaded download could take advantage of the two links, > then again its all a bit too much effort IMNSHO. You certainly wouldn't get > the same performance as a dedicated 1M ADSL line. > > > Alex > www.bennee.com/~alex/ > > > > > Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB > Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > > Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe
