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Old 03-23-2003, 03:55 PM   #1
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multilinking modems

i read somewhere that you can link two 56k modems together and have a faster connection ETC, is this true and how would one go about setting it up. thanks
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Old 03-23-2003, 04:31 PM   #2
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You need 2 modems or a "Shotgun" modem, and 2 phone lines for multilinking to work, plus an ISP that supports it.
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Old 03-23-2003, 06:52 PM   #3
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And if you try to multilink 2 software controlled "winmodems" it will bring your CPU to its knees.
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