RE: [SLUG] multilink ppp

From: Craig Zeigler (craig@caffeine-addict.com)
Date: Thu Nov 28 2002 - 17:37:33 EST


I don't suppose if this will work with Ethernet connections...

-----Original Message-----
From: Levi Bard [mailto:levi@bard.sytes.net]
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 1:34 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] multilink ppp

On Thu, 28 Nov 2002 10:19:10 -0600
Glenn Meyer <me@glennmeyer.com> wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience with multilink ppp? I have moved to
an
> are that is without cable or dsl. I have two phone lines and two
modems
> and an ISP that supports multilink in Windows.
>
> I have connected with Windows 2000 and multilink (built in to Windows)

> so I know it works. But I need to do it with Linux because the
Windows
> Internet Connections Sharing doesn't support IPsec so my VPN to work
> doesn't work (well, and the other obvious reasons).
>
> Now I have moved my modems to my RedHat 7.2 firewall box. I have both

> modems set up and can connect to the ISP individually. And I can use
my
> VPN now to work. But now it's time to turn up the speed (well, as
fast
> as 2x 56K anyway).
>
> I have found a lot of references to Linux and MultiLink on Google, but
I
> have not found any concrete HowTo yet. I sure would appreciate any
> help!! Thanks.
>

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Net-HOWTO/x1167.html has some information on
setting up EQL, which is used to logically bind two network connections
and share their bandwidth.

Hope this helps,
Levi



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