Can't do Bonding or MultiPPP

Charles Scott (cscott@freeway.net)
Thu, 19 Sep 1996 02:12:56 -0400 (EDT)

All:
I've banged my head against the wall enough on this one so it's time to
put my misguided instincts aside and ask for help.
We have a PM2E with a 5BRI and I have a Bitsurfr Pro on my ISDN line at
home. I can connect at 56K or 64K on a single B channel but absolutely
can't get 2 B's up and running, no how, no way!
I've tried following the application notes on "ISDN-Bitsurfer Pro
Config" from the Livingston server, to the letter. I've tried every
possible combination of SPID's, having DN's, not having DN's, and every
possible combination of dialing with 1 number, 2 numbers the same, 2
different numbers, ad nauseam. I've tried connecting with terminal
software and with PPP with Windows 95. I've tried Multilink PPP,
Bonding, AIMUX, you name it. (argh!)
It never appears that the second B channel is getting setup. Debug on
the PortMaster only indicates a connection on a single B1. When I try
Multilink PPP, one B channel gets connected and it looks like it's
starting to establish a PPP connection but Windows 95 reports that it
can't negotiate a network protocol (all I have enabled is TCP/IP).
Like I said, I can connect on 1 B channel every which way, but not
2. Could it be that it's not me, that the line is somehow not right?
My employees are starting to notice that something is wrong as I've come
stumbling in at 10 am or so for the last few days. For their sake, anyone
have a suggestion?

Chuck