Dual Modems

[cwk9]

It depends the ISP you have some offer dual modem support others don't.

[Dr Toker]

How do you purpose to use both of the connections? Now I understand your theory, and it sounds good. However, having two open connections to the internet on the same pc leaves me asking, how would they share. You would probley have two Ip's. I dunno how this would work.

[Troy11277]

you wouldn't be sharing the bandwidth between the two connections, that wouldn't be possible due to IP's and source and destination info. I think what he is shooting for is more of just having two connections open so he can do twice as much as he could with just one. He's not necessarily gonna have the full bandwidth (i.e....112k). He would be accomplishing the same thing if he put one computer right next to another on two different lines. Only his one machine would be processing both connections and requests. Am I right about what you're shooting for?

[KorpDeath]

You just set up multilink PPP and if the ISP has the capability (most Access servers have the capability, they just choose not to use because it lowers the total number of people who can dial in) then you are good to go.

It's quite simple to set up.

[KorpDeath]

Originally posted here by Dr Toker
How do you purpose to use both of the connections? Now I understand your theory, and it sounds good. However, having two open connections to the internet on the same pc leaves me asking, how would they share. You would probley have two Ip's. I dunno how this would work.

The access server on the ISP side bonds the two together. One IP address, two connections. Simple. Look up multilink PPP.

[Dr Toker]

So at this point I am understanding that you will have 2 SEPERATE connections from two seperate lines. At that point the access server somehow knows that these connections are the same , because of the multilink settings. At that point, is bandwith achieved? 112k?

*Dr Toker is so confused.

[KorpDeath]

Well, first the top bandwidth you can achieve is 53k, no matter what your modem says. When you use multilink ppp and you attempt a connection it will 'inform' the access server that you are running multilink ppp.

And then you do have double the bandwidth- it also epends on what kind of policies the ISP has. They may opt to lower the total bandwidth depending on their requirements.

For a little Cisco info go here. http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/131/3.html
For some 3com info go here. http://infodeli.3com.com/infodeli/to...lppp/mlppp.htm

I'll look for ascend/assured access/etc. and post them a little later. Hope this helps

[The3ntropy]

Thank you everyone,
I am purchasing another modem tonight, and will most likely have everything configured by tomorrow, thank you everyone for your help.