Subject: Re: Multiple net interfaces
To: Ken Hornstein <epiwrl!wrl.EPI.COM!kenh@uunet.UU.NET>
From: Robert Shady <rls@zeus.id.net>
List: current-users
Date: 03/01/1994 13:50:48
>>Question #1:
>> If you have multiple interfaces to the same network, is there a
>> way to load-level between them? Ie: If I have two ethernet
>> interfaces to the Internet on one machine, will it use both
>> interfaces equally therefor effectively doubling my throughput?
> I honestly don't know what will happen here, but I suspect that it will only
> use one of the interfaces. But I can't imagine how this would be useful,
> since your throughput is really a function of the Ethernet; you certainly
> won't gain anything.
I don't know if I would say "won't gain anything", I imagine there would be
some speed up, although after calculating, it probably wouldn't be anywhere
close to double.. This was really meant to be used in a SLIP/PPP situation.
> >Question #2:
> > Is the above possible with multiple SLIP/PPP interfaces?
> Telebit netblazers claim to be able to do this, but only to another netblazer.
> I suspect the short answer to this is "no".
Right. So does the Livingston Portmaster Terminal Server, but I don't have
one of those, hence the question. Somehow, there must be a way to connect
two SLIP/PPP devices to a dial-up SLIP/PPP provider and have 2*(modem speed)
throughput (or more!).
> >Question #5:
> > Anybody have INN setup & configured for NetBSD? I have the source
> > compiled, just a little bit confused as to how to actually get the
> > news onto my system. Anyone that could outline the steps necessary
> > to physically get news ONTO my system, and allow users to read it
> > via NN would be worshiped...
> You have to arrange for a new feed from some kind soul. They will arrange to
> have the news delivered to your system via NNTP. Note that if you want
> outgoing news, you'll have to setup your system to send news to them.
Granted. I probably wasn't specific enough in my main message. I have a
news feed, that is taken care of. That was the easy part. Now, what do
I do to get the news to feed!?!? ;)
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