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pcghost
08-13-2002, 12:30 PM
Here is my situation. I live in an area that has absolutly 0 high speed internet options. However I have two seperate isp accounts. I would like to have both accounts (on two phone lines) connected to my linux server at the same time. Is it possible to use two PPP connections simultaniously for a squid/gateway for my home network at the same time. Would this be as simple as setting up forwarding/masquerading from the two devices (ppp0 and ppp1) to my lan card? If anyone has any idea what I need to do to make this work I would be soooo happy. I need more bandwidth as my wife is a kazaa nut and I want to still be able to surf linuxnewbie.org while she kazaas.....
The basic setup is called modem doubling (http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Modem-HOWTO-16.html) or modem bonding; if your ISP supports bonding you should be able to do it. Do a Google search on either term for more info.
pcghost
08-13-2002, 06:18 PM
Well, I have givin some consideration into doing that, but I currently have two dial-up accounts with two isp's. One is Earthlink which I use, and the other is forced on us at the University I attend. I figured since I am already forced to pay for the second one (a local isp) I wanted to see if there was a way to use both with some sort of load balancing.
Or my other idea is to use one for http requests and the other for the other important ports (ie smtp, ftp etc..).
As you are the only one who has responded so far I am a little worried that it may not be possible. I hope I'm wrong, as this idea would save my no-dsl-havin' butt a lot of trouble and money..
Any ideas? I have searched google/linux for every possible terminology related to multiple PPP or dual dial-up and all I find is eqs (as you mensioned) but it only works with one isp...
OK- now I understand what you want to do, but...eep! I'm afraid I don't know how to pull that one off or if it is really possible.
:confused: :(
pcghost
08-14-2002, 05:46 PM
Anyone?
Bueler??
scouter77
08-14-2002, 06:27 PM
uhh you can do it but its load balancing between two network interfaces. It will be goofy because of the ppp network interface isnt the same as if it were a nic. Do a search on linux routing load balancing.