If one T1 goes down, the routes will move over to the other T1 if you configure the router properly. BGP is not required, OSPF will work fine. But yes, an imux will work much better than Multilink PPP. Matt Holdrege <A HREF="http://www.ascend.com">http://www.ascend.com</A> matt@ascend.com ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <STRONG>Follow-Ups</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg12053.html">Re: (ASCEND) Bonded T1's?</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Joe Shaw <jshaw@insync.net></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg12044.html">Re: (ASCEND) Bonded T1's?</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Tim Connolly <tec@mountain.net></LI> </UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg12049.html">Re: (ASCEND) Bonded T1's?</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Joe Shaw <jshaw@insync.net></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg12057.html">Re: (ASCEND) Beta confidentiality</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg12052.html">(ASCEND) Popular name?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg12049.html">Re: (ASCEND) Bonded T1's?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg12053.html">Re: (ASCEND) Bonded T1's?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="maillist.html#12056"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd291.html#12056"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>