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Re: Any sightings of Multilink PPP for NT?

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From: Hedonis
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 02:27
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You are right and wrong.  You are handling your ISDN as if it were a 
modem device.  The devices handle everything.  If you use an internal 
card (not using a com port driver) you need internal driver support.

In article <4asovg$qg3@voyager.Internex.NET>, russ@internex.net says...
>
>mlknez@mo.net (Hedonis) wrote:
>>From the 285 users at my company, I agree!
>>
>>In article <30c47232.41382399@news.ingress.com>, rick@irisdev.com 
says...
>>>
>>>Has anyone seen any preliminary versions of Multilink PPP for NT and 
RAS
>>>actually working? It seems pretty pathetic that Microsoft has failed 
to 
>>allow
>>>their flagship "new technology" OS support the full bandwidth of ISDN. 
>>Isn't
>>>the big new Microsoft focus supposed to be on "Internet Strategy"?
>>>
>>>Great, we'll just do all our strategy work on a 64K crippled ISDN 
>>connection!
>>>
>>>Microsoft, if you're listening, please get the MPPP released ASAP! 
DON"T 
>>WAIT
>>>for the big new version of NT, you're crippling those of us out here 
who 
>>are
>>>trying to be proponents of your internet solution! Get it out a a 
patch 
>>or
>>>temporary update AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!!!! Bandwidth is essential, and 
>>you're
>>>cutting us off at the knees!
>>>
>>>Rick Ross
>>>rick@irisdev.com
>>
>
>
>       I'm not sure what the difficulty is here. The devices
>out on the market don't require that your system handle multilink
>PPP. Rather, multilink PPP is handled internally by the device.
>
>       For instance, if I plug in a BitSURFR Pro, I need to use
>its multilink PPP feature to run 128 Kbps. However, the Pro then
>presents PPP through the serial port. My computer never knows
>that multilink stuff is going on. Pay no attention to the man
>behind the curtain!
>
>       For the record, I have users on NT RAS successfully
>dialing into our service using multilink, and making 128 Kbps
>connections with no major problems. No special device drivers
>or intervention from Redmond is required.
>
>
>-- 
>Russ Teasdale
>Director of Product Marketing           <russ@internex.net>
>InterNex Information Services           <http://www.internex.net>
>2302 Walsh Ave.                         <tel: 408-496-5467 x108>
>Santa Clara, CA  95051                  <fax: 408-496-5485>
>
>
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From: mlknez@mo.net (Hedonis)
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Subject: Re: Any sightings of Multilink PPP for NT?
Date: 22 Dec 1995 02:27:11 GMT
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