yeah, sorry, but i forgot to mention that you'll only have 1 ppp interface
if MPPP is successfully negociated as well as a clear statement in the log 
file. I had it working without changing the mrru though.

On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 04:37:16PM +1100, Steven Evans wrote:
> Hey guys
> 
> The problem has been solved, and in the spirit of finishing a thread, this
> is how it was fixed.
> 
> Inside the /etc/ppp/options file, include an option "mrru 1500".  Once that
> option is set, the pppd will create the ppp0 bundle and add the ppp1 adapter
> to it.  
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Evans 
> Sent: Friday, 6 December 2002 11:13 AM
> To: 'Jean-Francois Dive'
> Cc: SLUG
> Subject: RE: [SLUG] PPP Multilink 2002
> 
> 
> Hi Jean,
> 
> I've been testing this a couple ways:
> 
> 1) Download 2 files from 2 seperate sites and add up the kb/s, which always
> end up less than 5kbs.  Downloading from a single modem.  If i started
> pinging hosts while this was happening the second modem will still not be
> used.
> 2) Start 50 ping sessions to 5 different  hosts, the send lights would work
> for both modems, but one would be receiving.
> 
> That isnt to be expected, is it?
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jean-Francois Dive [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, 6 December 2002 11:05 AM
> > To: Steven Evans
> > Cc: SLUG
> > Subject: Re: [SLUG] PPP Multilink 2002
> > 
> > 
> > are you testing properly ? the linux PPP stack will send 
> > traffic trough
> > one PPP channel for each tcp connection (keep one connection on one 
> > ppp session), this to avoid reordering problems which are bad 
> > with TCP.
> > 
> > MPPP (and MMPPP (multi chassi, multilink ppp) setup is 
> > difficult to miss
> > on the cisco side as quite simple, so, check it out on your side.
> > 
> > JeF
> > 
> > On Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 05:01:47PM +1100, Steven Evans wrote:
> > > Hey Guys,
> > > 
> > > Am currently trying to setup a multilink connection with a 
> > 2.4.19 kernel,
> > > pppd 2.4.1, and slackware 7.1.  I have 2 56k modems calling 
> > an isp with
> > > cisco digital access server 5300/5400's answering the call.
> > > 
> > > I call the isp, get the same ip for both modems, but send 
> > traffic through
> > > one modem or send from one and receive from the other.  
> > imho, that isnt
> > > multilink.
> > > 
> > > Are there any pointers (besides pppd multilink) that i am 
> > missing?  I
> > > thought multilinking via 2.4 was easier than 2.2?  What 
> > logs would you guys
> > > like to see?
> > > 
> > > Cheers,
> > > Steve
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Netway Networks Pty Ltd 
> > > (T) 8920 8877 
> > > (F) 8920 8866 
> > > 
> > > 
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> > -> Jean-Francois Dive
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> > 
> >   There is no such thing as randomness.  Only order of infinite
> >   complexity.  - _The Holographic Universe_, Michael Talbot
> > 
> 
> 
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