MLPPP with a Cisco 1720, or Linux box?
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I've never used pfsense, but most Linux distros (ordinary desktop ones) can support bonding; eg Debian, Ubuntu. The pppd just needs a bit of tweakage and a couple of companion packages downloading. You set an alias to create a link for "eth0 and eth1 = br0" and br0 is your new bonded connection.
Overly simplistic, but that's the gist of it. Of course there are other bits that need tweaking but what I'm saying is essentially it's easy to modify the pppd et al. to run a bonded connection in Linux.
I don't know the exact details but those on certain benefits qualify for BT Light. I'm on those benefits (cue long line of enraged GDers staring a fire under my chair).
Those customers are exempt from the cancellation fees/outstanding rental if they cancel a line rental early. That's as much as I know (I read it in the PDF on the £29.99 BT line thread).
understand but is there one for windowz? my linux skillz is poo
Yes, Eddietop, the £29.99 is the current "on offer" price of a line install as discussed HERE.
The total costing (excluding any additional hardware you might need to buy) would be:
2x BT line rentals (~£22 a month)
2x Be accounts (£36 to 44 a month)
So for £58 to £66 a month you would potentially have up to 48 down /5 up with no throttling, no caps, no stupid STM or peak hours and could download and serve mail/FTP/http/media to your heart's content. Bearing in mind most of us would already have 1x BT line rental and 1x ISP account already anyway, you'd basically be getting this awesome throughput and bandwidth for an extra £33 a month.
I wonder how much VM's 50 meg cable will be in comparison?
The total costing (excluding any additional hardware you might need to buy) would be:
2x BT line rentals (~£22 a month)
2x Be accounts (£36 to 44 a month)
So for £58 to £66 a month you would potentially have up to 48 down /5 up with no throttling, no caps, no stupid STM or peak hours and could download and serve mail/FTP/http/media to your heart's content. Bearing in mind most of us would already have 1x BT line rental and 1x ISP account already anyway, you'd basically be getting this awesome throughput and bandwidth for an extra £33 a month.
I wonder how much VM's 50 meg cable will be in comparison?
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Holy thread resurrection 
Sorry about that, but it seemed daft to start a new thread when this one's barely four days stale and has the relevant people subscribed etc.
I've had word back from Be's head office, and I've been told the techs who said Be support MLPPP or G.Bond were wrong
Here's an excerpt from one of the emails I've received from the (very helpful) lady at Be:
So there you have it, after all that huss, fuss and tentative excitement. I'm reading the "only way of doing it is bonding two separate lines through suitable equipment at your premises" to mean load balancing or whatever rather than proper bonding.
Oh well, I have Plan B and C to fall back in, and in the meantime good on Be for actively developing their infrastructure and services
/thread ?
Sorry about that, but it seemed daft to start a new thread when this one's barely four days stale and has the relevant people subscribed etc.I've had word back from Be's head office, and I've been told the techs who said Be support MLPPP or G.Bond were wrong
Here's an excerpt from one of the emails I've received from the (very helpful) lady at Be:So there you have it, after all that huss, fuss and tentative excitement. I'm reading the "only way of doing it is bonding two separate lines through suitable equipment at your premises" to mean load balancing or whatever rather than proper bonding.
Oh well, I have Plan B and C to fall back in, and in the meantime good on Be for actively developing their infrastructure and services
/thread ?
