Windows 95 Setup
   
    This file is a quick HOWTO on setting up Windows 95 for using two
modems to achieve on aggregate connection. It assumes you have alread
installed the ISDN Accelerator Pack and The Dial-Up Tools/SLIP Driver.


Setup The Conncetion:

    The information that comes with the ISDN Accelerator Pack does a good
job of explaining what needs to be done, but here is the skinny on the
process:

(I assume you already know the basics of setting up a dial-up connection).

 - Goto Start/Programs/Accessories/Dial-up-Networking
 - Click on New Connection and do what you would normally do.
 - Once you are done with this, right click the connection you created.
 - Choose Preferences.

   + Notice that it nows looks different! (Number of Devices!)

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 - Click on Server Types.
 - Under 'Type of Dial-Up Server' choose SLIP: Unix Connection.
 - Click on TCP/Ip Settings.
 - Specify the IP address of 10.0.2.15 (Just setup your other network info
   Under Settings/Network/Dial-Up Driver. They should be the same as a
   normal conncetion.).

 - Assuming you have a second modem installed, go back out to the General
   preferences for this connection.
 - Click on 'Settings' for 'Number of Additional Devices'.
 - Choose your Second Modem.

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 Basically that is everything!. Now you just have to 'debug' your login
 process.


Debug the Login

    This section should really be called "Your First Login Attempt".
Use the Terminal Window and do the entire connection by hand.

 *Goto Properties for the connection, Under General and Primary Device,
  choose Configure.
  Now Chose 'Options'. Check the box "Bring Up Terminal window Before.."
  Exit out of Preferences.


   Now try dialing the connection. It should dial, connect, and bring
up the terminal window. Login by hand.
   It is up to you to get to your shell account. This depends on the
terminal server your ISP is using. I eventually get to a prompt where
I can type 'ppp' (start standard ppp), slip (start standard slip), or
I can telnet or rlogin in to other machines on the network.

NOTE: Due to some terminal servers, you will have to rlogin to the
machine with your shell account. This is because SLiRP needs a clean 8-bit
connection and telnet can screw things up (refer to the SLiRP documentation).

When you get to your shell account, just go ahead and type SLiRP.
Then hit 'Continue' on your terminal window.
The Connection should come up and be working.

Once the first connection is negotiated, Windows will automatically start
up teh second connection (you will here the second modem dial into the
ISP).
Go ahead and login by hand again, but at the shell account, type:
slirp -l 1
This will put SLiRP into the mode where it will connect another device.
Hit 'Continue' on the terminal window.

Look at your Network stats and you should see that you have two
connections active. The Baud rate will reflect the two modems.


Automating the Process:


    This is entirely up to you. You will have to hack up your own script.
Just keep in mind my notes and the 'dual' script in "Setting Up SLiRP".


Good Luck.

Getting everything to work takes a LOT of patience.











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