by Hi,
I have an ISDN/TA and a 56K modem both connected to
my FreeBSD3.2 box. I have two ISP accounts Demon and
Eidos. I have configured user PPP with 2 tunnel devices
to work with TA to Demon and the 56k modem to Eidos.
Both these configurations work and I can connect to both
simultaneously. (Incidentally, I'm not paying for the line)
My question is what can I do to route outbound packets
to the correct interface to maximize my bandwidth ?
I guess I need to configure 'routed' but this will probably
force the lines to be connected all the time for route information
protocols.
What I want to do is be totally disconnected when no outbound
traffic is present, to connect to the ISDN first when traffic
arrives and set this as the default route, when the bandwidth usage
peaks at a set level connect with the modem and inteligentally
route packets to the correct interface.
Is any of this possible, or is my head in the clouds ?
I know this probably sounds mad, but I have the equipment so
I want to use it. I'm not keen on throwing out my 56k modem
when even with my ISDN I need more bandwidth. One worry
is that running 'routed' might increase the bandwidth requirement
for it's routing information that the whole thing is not worth doing.
I thought about MultiLink/PPP since demon is about to launch this
but I will still want my modem on as well.
Thanks in advance,
Liam D. Remond.