Dual DSL Linux help/Ideas

[ME]

Used with transportable IP addresses with some larger organizations for
co-location and fault tolerance, and beats risks for just relying up the 2
links IP DNS bound to the same name. It is a good idea. :-)

On Sun, 21 Oct 2001, Warren Raquel wrote:
> Well, just set up gated on the linux router to handle the multiple IPs and 
> providers. I'm not sure if gated handles BGP but if it does I would think 
> that would be the best way to handle load sharing while multihomed to two 
> ISPs. Anyone concur?
>
> Warren Raquel MCP CCNA
> 
> - Just another geek.
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "Jake" <Jake at callatg.com>
> >Reply-To: <talk at nblug.org>
> >To: "00 nblugTalk" <talk at nblug.org>
> >Subject: Dual DSL Linux help/Ideas
> >Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 18:13:11 -0700
> >
> >Hello all,
> >
> >I have a friend that is getting ATG dsl installed at his house and 
> >currently
> >has sonic dsl.
> >
> >He is keeping them both and wants some ideas for doing a load balance
> >between the two of them.
> >I would also like to be open to have ports routed to the internal network
> >(that is the easy part :)
> >
> >I suggested linux and he is interested.
> >
> >He has 4 sonic ips and will have 6 (I think) ATG ips.
> >
> >I was thinking of having three nics:
> >
> >eth0 internal network link
> >eth1 ATG external link(all 6 ips on one card)
> >eth2 Sonic External link (all 4 ips on one card)
> >
> >I know I can just set up NAT and if one dsl lines goes down, a script I can
> >#! out can switch the default route.
> >
> >I have a few questions:
> >
> >
> >What would be a way to make a fail over or when the Sonic DSL starts to 
> >have
> >its full capacity in use all other connections will go with the ATG link?
> >What would I use to do the load balance?
> >
> >
> 
> 
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