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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: connect two isp same time ???
Date: 4 Apr 1997 15:30:21 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <3344ac64.3434405@news.remsmurr.de>,
sigi@remsmurr.de (Sigi) writes:
>
> Hi.
>
> I have a question and I hope you can help me.
> Excuse my bad english.
>
> I have a mail + www-proxy server on freebsd and I have two accounts
> for two isp's. There are two isdn-terminals on com1 and com2. The
> connect shall only go on when transfer (www + mail) is wanted and goes
> down when no transfer is there about a few minutes. Connect is via
> login and password on ppp.
>
> If there is some transfer need on the server I want that the mashine
> connects to the first isp on com1. If it get's no connect it shall
> connect to the second isp on com2. Sametime - if the connect on com1
> goes down it shall connect com2. And if connect on com2 goes down it
> shall connect on com1. First it shall allways try to connect to com1.
>
> Is this possible? Can you give my some sample configure?
> Thanks forwarding.
There's a multiple phone number example in /etc/ppp. Try
set phone 12345678:2345678
using the correct numbers for your ISPs. You should also, in
addition, specify your IP as dynamic (as per the config files).
> Sigi sigi@remsmurr.de
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !