On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 09:46:51PM +1100, Aravind Naidu wrote: > Has anyone done DSL bandwidth aggregation using Linux, to same ISP's or > different ISP's ?
At the DSL layer or the IP layer? I've been reliably informed that DSL bonding (AKA inverse multiplexing) is basically impossible in Australia due to Telstra's stranglehold on the copper. Once we get local loop unbundling, then ISPs will be able to offer this and many other services (like higher speeds, and DSL service to people whose lines can't handle 1.5Mbps, but would happily handle, say, 256kbps). At the IP level, a couple of routers would do the trick, where you point everything at one of the IP addresses and then have the router for that one pass the packets over to it's counterpart if it gets overloaded. This will never give you 2x the bandwidth (or even close) because of the fart-arsing around that must be done to get that working. I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion that decent bulk bandwidth in Australia is still an E1, which is one *hell* of a shame. Thank Telstra for that one, and pester your federal representation to get loop unbundling as quick as possible. - Matt -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
