Re: Aggregating channels...

[Henning Brauer <lists-openbsdtech@bsws.de>]

On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 05:17:39PM -0700, Ralph Forsythe wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Paul de Weerd wrote:
> > No, we use this for channel coupling from one location to another
> > within our own WAN, so we do what Ralph Forsythe mentioned - using
> > data lines to the same "provider" (ourselves). I just wanted to
> > go on record that this is possible on a *nix system. I've not seen
> > what you (and OP) suggest anywhere (and doubt if it's possible).
> I don't think it's possible to span two ISP providers together either, the
> basis of routing won't allow for that.  

It IS possible. Requires both (ar all, could be more) to speak BGP with you,
you'd had full-mesh BGP tables than (that's abou 110k routing table entries).
A nearly equal balancing over the lines isn't that easy even then, though,
and BGP is for sure nothing for home or normal corporate use.

Greetz

Henning

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