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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mel.aone.net.au!grumpy.fl.net.au!news.webspan.net!newsfeeds.sol.net!news-xfer.netaxs.com!tezcat!gail.ripco.com!fred.net!not-for-mail From: mcurry@fred.net ( ) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Multi Modem Routing? Date: 22 Jan 1997 03:40:58 GMT Organization: FredNet - Frederick, Md. Lines: 17 Message-ID: <5c428a$38f@news.fred.net> References: <5bkoev$bhj@darkstar.ucsc.edu> <5bst5h$8vt@uriah.heep.sax.de> <5c149s$b9q@darkstar.ucsc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: bigdog.fred.net X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:34312 Thomas Gunnar Sparks (tgs@cats.ucsc.edu) wrote: : : > I'm interested in having a multi-modemed machine... : : > Specifically I want to plug 2+ modems into it, and have them act as a : : > gateway.. However my caveat is that I need to have both of the modems : : > have separate IPs. : : : : Perhaps you better describe detailed what you want? : : I guess what I want is called "Load Balancing", but I have no idea if it : is feasable to do with dynamically Allocated IP addresses... : I kinda had the feeling that was what you wanted to do. Theoretically possible, but you have some extensive programming to do. The modem technology, as you have it configured, won't accomplish your intention, and is not designed to. Give it up and go ISDN. :)