[KLUG Members] RE: Re: Connection Teaming multiple Internet

[Todd Pillars]

> Adam,
>
> I can't get any kind of dialup DSL or even ISDN in our location.
>
> There were rumors of a POP going in that would be close enough to be
> usable, but I think it is dedicated to the local airport. The local CO
> (Verizon) won't open any more space for premises equipment. They claim
> everything in the building is in use and have no plans to create new
> space or new capacity.
>
> I have been trying to get some kind of broadband for three years. Cable
> finally comes through and intermittently it sucks.
>
> My management doesn't like the numbers for even a partial T1 unless we
> move our 800 number and 5 phone lines onto the T1. Only problem is, our
> PBX won't take a T1 module. So, when I throw in the cost of a PBX
> upgrade they won't buy in.
>
> Management is happy with a dedicated 56K dialup for an SMTP server and
> screw the web, until the accountant can't connect to the US Gov
> disbursement site over satellite, the receptionist can't do FedEx Airway
> bills online, etc. Then they want to know what the problem is.
>
> I found references to two Windbloz based products that do connection
> teaming but have not found any references to Linux apps that might
> accomplish this same thing. One of the winbloz links was 404. The other,
> Vicomsoft InterGate basically seems to do stateful routing of requests.
> A long download stays on one connection, but when viewing a web page,
> for example, each http GET can go out on the fastest connection.
>
> I was kinda hoping Squid might be smart enough to do this same thing.
> Squid and I had a disagreement a couple of years back and it left a bad
> taste in my mouth :() I was hoping someone else would break the ice for
> me.
>
All the info about modems (if in fact you are stuck using modems as
back-ups) is old but ...

with a quick google I found this older article (it talks about kernel 2.2)
about DSL and Cable - a little tweaking should be fine for Dial up

http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1824/sam0201h/0201h.htm

You might try this doc which talks about EQL
http://www.sgmltools.org/HOWTO/NET-3-HOWTO/t1737.html

The tldp.org PPP How-To
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/PPP-HOWTO/index.html

another old link for multipoint ppp is
http://linux-mp.terz.de/

Hope this helps
Todd