Yeh I will give that a go, so if I use something like NutTCP to test the bandwidth from my end to lets say my ISP's core. If I was to max out the line by sending as much traffic down there as possible, would the line not utilize more than 1 lines worth of bandwidth with the load balancing?

I thought MLPPP was the "virtual" bonding solution which overcame single threads not achieving any more than 1 single connections speed.
The same way that my old isdn line could add 64k using multilink up to 128k and drop back to 64k without actually dropping the connection.

I believed the issue with MLPPP over anything other than isdn would either involve an isp supporting MLPPP on their gateways or a separate bandwidth provider but then you have to pay 2 companies for the bandwidth twice!

Could be way off on this, but just my thoughts!

cheers,
flipdee

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I have load balancing technology with 3 WAN IP's, I'd be very grateful if you could explain true bonding with 1 WAN IP

3.5 hours ago you said you were using MLPPP so I am somewhat confused.

If it is MLPP remember there are two ends to this and the thing at the ISP end may be the constraint. They may have a configuration that limits you to one lines worth of capacity, in error, if MLPPP is presented as a single IP.

Also check individual speeds both up and down on all three lines as asymmetry can be an issue with MLPPP. I have seen two lines from the same cab & ISP have a massive difference in performance.

Yeh I wondered if that was the case, does anyone know how that actually works pushing down 1 WAN IP across multiple lines?

Who is your ISP ?

BT are my ISP, upon looking into bonding I am finding some very interesting stuff. It seems you can bond at layer 2 and layer 3 is even possible now. So MLPPP would be layer 2 bonding that requires equipment at the exchange, layer 3 bonding however would bypass the exchange and either require a device in the ISP's data centre, or if you want you could bond from site to site yourself with layer 3. I am currently unaware of how layer 3 bonding is done but i intend to try and find out.

I don't think BT offer or support MLPPP bonding.

I don't believe they do.

The login they give needs to terminate on the same gateway and deliver the same IP details at a minimum but also be specifically enabled for MLPPP.

Matt

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BT are my ISP

Retail/SOHO, or BT Business? There may be a difference wrt this issue.