Configuring Multilink PPP in Windows 98 for use with Thrift Internet

Note: Please see Multilink Notes and Tips for information on using multi-link service, including requirements.

1. Double-click My Computer.
2. Double-click Dial-Up Networking.
3. Double-click Make New Connection if this is a first-time connection. Define the connection to the dial-up service you want to use. Double-click the icon that represents your new connection in the Dial-up Networking folder.

   – Or –

   Right-click the existing connection that you want to configure for Multilink.

4. Click Properties.
5. In the General tab, ensure that "Use area code and Dialing Properties" is NOT checked. Ensure that the correct modem is selected.
6. Click on the Server Types tab, ensure that ONLY Enable software compression and TCP/IP are checked.
7. Click the Multilink tab.
8. Click Use Additional Devices.
9. Click Add, and then specify the devices to bundle to form the multilink connection.

   

   Use the Add, Remove, and Edit buttons to change the list of additional devices. You can enter a different telephone number for each device, and both numbers will be stored. If you subsequently change the telephone number for the connection icon, the numbers associated with additional devices on this page will not change.

10. When you dial the connection, Dial-Up Networking dials the primary number of the primary device specified for the connection. Once the first connection has been established, Dial-Up Networking dials the other devices specified in the Additional Devices list.
11. Once the connections are established, you can view status information about the link by double-clicking the communicating computers icon displayed in the taskbar, or you can disconnect.

    The status information includes the number of bytes sent and received, the network protocols negotiated for use on the connection, and additional devices. When you select an additional device, a Suspend or Resume button is displayed. If a Suspend button is displayed, the device is in use and bundled into the multilink connection. Clicking Suspend disconnects that line and removes it from the bundled connections.

    If the Resume button is displayed, click it to dial that connection and add that line to the bundle. You can suspend and resume individual links without dropping the connection.