Re: Analog Modem Channel Bonding
Kevin Traas wrote:
>
> Is there anyone here who is using and/or has experience with bonding analog
> modem channels for increased bandwidth? I have someone who's "out in the
> sticks" with no (inexpensive) options beyond analog.
>
> I understand EQL is one option; however, is not well supported (for
> connecting to ISPs, etc.)
>
> It looks like the prevalent standard is MPP; which is used to bond ISDN
> channels. Is there any way to use MPP on analog modems?
There is an [old] patch to the kernel and to pppd to support
Multilink-PPP
at http://mp.ins-coin.de/
> I'm also interested in implementing bandwidth-on-demand using 1-4 modems.
>
> Are there any manufacturers out there providing more than one modem per
> ISA/PCI card? i.e. multi-port modems?
The stuff at http://www.diamondmm.com/shotgun/ looks promising, and from
what I've read, 'Shotgun' is just two modems on one card using MPP.
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