Re: MLPPP or Bonding with 2 analog modems

Jake Messinger (jake@ams.com)
Thu, 17 Jul 1997 08:29:03 -0500 (CDT)

On Wed, 16 Jul 1997, David S Edwards wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Is there anything out there that would allow me to bond together two analog
> modems and connect at 2 X 33.6. I need to dial in to a PM3 with a little
> more bandwidth than just 33.6 and I do not have ISDN available. Any
> suggestions?

2 ways via analog:

1. Livingston Multi-line load balancing. Bond 2 or MORE async ppp
connections. Livingston to Livingston. This is what MOST of my pm 11 sales
go towards. I have a customer that uses a pm 11 to dial in from a remote
site on 3 modems. It replaced a rather expensive 56k ded circuit and he
says its faster and certainly cheaper.

2. Linux EQL. You can run Liunx and essentially do the same thing as
above, but the remote machine needs only to be a linux box connected to 2
or more modems. Then you can set up routing on the Linux box. Essentially
you are using Linux to REPLACE a portmaster.

There are pro's and cons to each. If you are NOT familiar with Linux, then
I dont recommend option 2. Option 1 is a good simple 1 box solution. THe
Linux option WILL give you more flexibility tho as you can use the box for
other things.

If you are interested in PM 11's to do the job, email jake@ams.com. I can
even hook you up with people who have successfully done exactly what you
want.

> > David >

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