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Article #2Re: Any sightings of Multilink PPP for NT?
From: Hedonis
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 02:27
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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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!News.MO.NET!usenet From: mlknez@mo.net (Hedonis) Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.networking,comp.dcom.isdn,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.pre-release Subject: Re: Any sightings of Multilink PPP for NT? Date: 22 Dec 1995 02:27:11 GMT Organization: -=MO.NET=- MVP-Net, Inc's Missouri Operations Message-ID: <4bd51v$7lu@Twain.MO.NET> References: <30c47232.41382399@news.ingress.com> <4alvvj$d6i@Twain.MO.NET> <4asovg$qg3@voyager.Internex.NET> NNTP-Posting-Host: i11.isdn.ameri.net Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.93.11