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From: pflores@phoenix.net (Paul Flores)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Is Multi-Link PPP available?
Date: 22 Oct 1995 15:10:38 GMT
Organization: Phoenix Data Systems
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J Wunsch (j@uriah.heep.sax.de) wrote:
: Mikhail Teterin <mi@bu.edu> wrote:

: >Wait, what is that
: >	pseudo ppp	2
: >			~
: >for? Never had two modems, but what if I just start two pppd with different
: >settings? I thought It would give me two network interfaces...

: Of course, but you cannot route the traffic intented for just a single
: remote peer over two different IP interfaces.
: -- 
: cheers, J"org

Hence the need for Multi-Link! :>

Hopefully, with MultiLink, The interface will allow PPP to have multiple 
devices (cua s) and point the IP traffic to a single tun

(not a programmer, so I can't do this, but I  have used Multi-Link on 
Xyplex PRI routers quite succefully)

Also look for ISCs ISDN adapter. They are supposed to have MultiLink for 
WinBlowz. Maybe they could help?

Paul

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