Re: (PM) ascend 2 b channel on demand

Jake Messinger (jake@ams.com)
Sat, 21 Feb 1998 10:13:38 -0600 (CST)

On Sat, 21 Feb 1998, Trent Stricker wrote:

> >My point was this: some routers don't require the server to do anything
> >special. Some routers have brains and can figure out to add drop channels
> >on their own. Ascend's can't. For those of using LE, Ascend simply
> >doesn't work *now*, and therefore has been entirely dropped from my
> >acceptable hardware list.
> >
> >Jon
> Fine and dandy but now ive got 10 of the p50's sitting around....
> and my only option is to nail both channels up.

Hrm, this isnt right, as of com os with bacp. Granted I havent
implemented it yet, but I was told that even p25's and p50's could NOW
dynamically bring up and drop 2nd channels. I know of one other ISP in
town doing it.

Are you saying youve tried it? Are you using a 3.7 kernel with BACP
compiled in or a 3.8 beta? (I guess you arent supposed to say, even if you
are).

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