Two Modems
Gary P. Harrelson
Modem due to me living in the woods. There is a way to set up both modems
to dial an ISP and then it will bundle the lines to give you greater
bandwidth. I already know how to do that. My ISP will not let me log on
twice to the server with the same Login ID. Is there a way you can setup
Windows XP Home Addition to use two modems to dial the same ISP number but
each connect using different Login ID's? I can even set up the modems to
dial different numbers but they still try to use the same Login and
Password. If I create more than one network connection, do I have the
ability to bundle those two different network connections? Any Help would
be greatly appreciated.
Gary Harrelson
Robert Riemersma
One vendor (Diamond, now Sonic Blue) called theirs "Shotgun" technology
(double-barrelled, don'tcha know?).
Two things are required generally:
* One of the modems must support it specifically.
* The ISP must support it.
The first requirement might not be completely true any longer. Perhaps the
"guts" required are standard on "voice modems" now. I suspect that what was
special about this type of modem was that it could detect and handle an
incoming "call waiting" signal.
The way it worked was you normally used one modem and line, and when you
needed extra bandwidth it would automagically dial and connect the second
modem. When bandwidth requirements dropped, it let go of the second
modem/line. If an incoming call was detected it would also drop the line
and allow the phone to ring so you could answer it.
I recently bought two "shotgun" modems from Sonic Blue at $49 and got a $50
rebate on each!
These are pretty cool: hardware modems (not a crappy WinModem), two on a
card. If you are supplying remote access, running an old-school BBS, etc.
you can put two of these babies in a PC and support 4 dialins! Put in up to
5 of them if you have the (ISA) slots and IRQs available - each card takes
one IRQ. Be your own ISP!
In theory there is MS DUN support for multilink up to 4 lines too, but I
don't know of an ISP who supports it over 2 lines. I've seen nothing in XP
to hint that it isn't supported, and I HAVE seen specific references to
multilink connections.
If you're out there among the Sand People as you suggest, the cost of two
lines plus the higher ISP costs might be worth it (they charge like $29/mo
for multilink).
First you need to find a multilink ISP within local calling range though. I
found a bunch when I was looking into it just a month ago. Try some Google
searches for stuff like "ISP" and "ISP finder" - there are sites that
specialize in offering lists of ISPs.
Good Luck!
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Gary P. Harrelson
I believe the problem I am having is with the ISP server. After speaking
with a couple of representatives from my ISP telling me they have not yet
been trained on XP and have no clue what Multilink PPP is, I think I will
wait until after the holiday season to talk to a better representative. I
have verified through the modem manufactures that the modems I am using will
support it. Thanks again for the response.
Gary
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