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Q: Simultanious Routing to different ISP's

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Marcus Faure

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Jan 30, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/30/96
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I'm looking forward to become an ISP connected via a single leased line to
the internet. I expect that the capacity of the leased line won't
be big enough for the peak hours, so I plan to use a dialup-line
during times of high load.
Now to my question: Is it possible to "bundle" the bandwidth of the two
lines, even if line 2 is connected to a different ISP (ISP 1 won't allow
me more than one line), and would I recieve Data over both lines (maybe
I have to register the second route at the next NIC) ?

Please help me


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R.C. Shepherd

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Feb 1, 1996, 3:00:00 AM2/1/96
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Using "normal" routing practices, I have not yet seen a way to do this. I
think the following MIGHT be possible:

Run a proxy-cache (like Harvest) on one line and normal routing through the
other. Because the proxy only needs one IP address, it should be possible to
serve, say, HTTP over one line and FTP, mail etc. through the other. You
have to convince your subscribers to use the proxy though, but the speed
increase should convince them! I have no idea if this will work, but if you
try it, let me know please!

BTW. You'll be surprised how much traffic a 28800 analog leased line can
handle! Definately use a proxy-cache either way. Also get a package like
Statnet 2 or Netload - nice to monitor load.

Cheers
Rudie

bill davidsen

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Feb 1, 1996, 3:00:00 AM2/1/96
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In article <4elfm0$n...@fbi-news.Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE>,
Marcus Faure <mfau...@marvin.informatik.uni-dortmund.de> wrote:

| Now to my question: Is it possible to "bundle" the bandwidth of the two
| lines, even if line 2 is connected to a different ISP (ISP 1 won't allow
| me more than one line), and would I recieve Data over both lines (maybe
| I have to register the second route at the next NIC) ?

No. Linux supports multiple lines between two nodes. You can use
routing to send some of your traffic out the other port, but then
you use it all the time.
--
Bill Davidsen (davi...@tmr.com)
Davidsen's first rule of system administration:
He learns to swim fastest who is thrown in the deepest water.

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