After reading this: http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-uk-schools/2000-Aug/0035.html Personally I think the fastest way to get up would be to grab a couple hubs (I don't know how many workstations your trying to support) but divide up the workstations to these hubs and put one modem and a net card in each box which will be supporting the workstations. This way you can network everything together and share the load across multiple boxes. The only drawback I see would be that you need at least on 486 /66MHz +8MB ram + 80MB IDE minimum for each box that will be holding the modem. If I had to do it fast that is how I would do it. PS: I am not a certified anything. I just tinker with computers. Some other links: http://www.google.com/search?q=multilink%20ppp%20suse&sourceid=opera&num=0 http://www.google.com/search?q=multilink+PPP+two+modems+linux&btnG=Google+Search I think sygate www.sygate.com also would work. (windows based solution) There are other windows based solutions as well personally I think they are less secure. Good Luck! On Tuesday 18 September 2001 07:24 am, you wrote:
I didn't notice you said bridging the modems until after I hit send. Sorry.
Smoothwall will get several computers connected to one device. Although with some thought one could bridge more devices together. (I know that's what you originally wanted. )
You might want to check this regarding the busy signal problem: http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Modem-HOWTO-17.html
Again, sorry about that.
On Tuesday 18 September 2001 05:55 am, you wrote:
I am with a government agency and our NY office has lost the dedicated network connection. I have been asked to find a temporary solution ASAP. I know this can be done but just need some help with some details. I only will have dial-up access, so I would like to take 2 or 3 modems and be able to "bond" them for one ppp0 connection on both ends. I will have the ability to control the connections on both ends, so both boxes will be SuSE7.2 w/ 2.4.4. I noticed the multilink PPP is an experimental option in the kernel. Or would EQL be a better option? Also, I currently have 2 external modems connected but get a busy signal when I try to access /dev/ttyS1, even if it is the only one connected. Any help would be greatly appreciated. TIA