[plug] Fast net access via Linux server question

[Paul Wilson]

> > One suggestion that's been made is to buy 3 different internet accounts,
> > attach 3 modems to the Linux box and use them all simultaneously - viola
!
> > 150k or there abouts.  I can think of a couple of advantages of this
> > approach (mainly, you can use different ISPs and get resilience of a
sort)
> > but I've never seriously considered it as a solution to needing more
> > bandwidth.  Anyone done this and feel able to comment?
>
> Amisoft (http://www.ami.com.au/) has a client with a fulltime connexion
> using two modems and line balancing - there's a kernel option to support
> it. One of the nice features is that if a modem drops out (or the phone
> line's needed for something else), the connexion continues with the
> remaining modem.
>
> Whether you can use more than two modems in parallel, I'll leave you to
> explore;-)

Thanks for the link and the information John.  I dunno if I'd really like to
play with that kind of setup in front of a customer !  The idea of 2 modems
and the kernel doing the balancing sounds pretty good though.

Paul