On 6 Apr 99, at 13:49, K. Karl Kuller wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Gillett <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 4:44 PM
>
> On 4 Apr 99, at 22:01, K. Karl Kuller wrote:
>
> >>     I had always understood that to bind two modems for
> >> simultaneous operation to get greater speed you had to
> >> have two separate ISPs and each ISP had to have the MLPPP
> >> Protocol.
>
> >>>    In order for MLPPP to work, someone or something at the
> >>> other end of the phone line has to convert the two phone
> >>>lines of traffic back into a single IP node
>
>     The PC World magazine article said nothing about TWO
> phone lines!  Do I understand then that you have to have TWO
> separate phone lines, each having its own number, going to
> the same ISP?  If that is the case, the article title
> "Faster for Free" is a misnomer, for you would have a
> continuing monthly charge for the second telephone.
>     Karl

  From

http://www.sirius.com.au/spress/1998/window_s.htm

> Internet surfing speeds can be doubled through Windows 98's bonding
> capability. Support for Multi Link Point to Point Protocol (MLPPP)
> allows two modems to be "bonded" together, although this requires
> two telephone lines and must also be supported by the ISP.

  Actually, they could be ordinary serial lines or ISDN "B channels", but
the "Multi" part requires two PPP connections -- if you're using two modems,
they each will need their own phone line.  I guess some people haven't been
making this clear -- I'm forwarding this to the list in case others are also
confused....


David G

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