Re: Ideas Needed! -- Multilink Protocol

Mitch Wagers ( mwagers@ocsnet.net )
Wed, 11 Mar 1998 04:52:03 -0800

PPTP does this all the time...I too, have done it myself without PPTP
connections (straight PPP)...where did you get the information you couldn't
do it for regular PPP sessions?

At 06:23 PM 3/11/98 -0000, you wrote:
>Josh, you are incorrect about not being able to add channels back
>to a multilink session in NT. I know it can be done because I do it at
>least 4 times a day. The system I use here is 2 33.6k analog modems.
>I drop the second line (or the first) whenever I need a line for
>something else then let the line redial to re-establish the link
>as a bonded (2 line) channel again.
>
>
>..Petar
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>> From: Josh Hillman <admin-maillist@talstar.com>
><<<SNIP>>>>
>> In 95, you can pause/resume connections on one of the MP channels if you
>> need to use the other line for something else temporarily (phonecall or
>> something). In NT, you can drop one of the channels, but you cannot resume
>> it without disconnecting any other channels and dialing back up from
>> scratch.
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/communications/pptpdownload1.html
>>
>> Josh Hillman
>> hillman@talstar.com
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