Backup connection for network.

Want to set up a redundant internet connection with incoming DSL Cable modem
connections feeding into one network.

Can/should I do this with a W2K box with 3 NICs?

Should read DSL *and* Cable

"s" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Want to set up a redundant internet connection with incoming DSL Cable
> modem connections feeding into one network.
>
> Can/should I do this with a W2K box with 3 NICs?
>

The proper way to have redundant connections is with BGP. You can have a
secondary connection, but you'll need to setup routes with different
weights, or prefix lists, or policy routing, etc. Why are you needing a
redundant connection? Is there a business purpose? ie remote site VPNs,
e-business, etc?

"s" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Want to set up a redundant internet connection with incoming DSL Cable
modem
> connections feeding into one network.
>
> Can/should I do this with a W2K box with 3 NICs?
>
>

Small biz net with obsessive client.
I've set up two separate WiFi nets for now but I expect to get asked about
failover with no intervention by users. I.E. WiFi net doesn't change.

BGP would be nice but this is only like 20 seats.

"Neteng" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The proper way to have redundant connections is with BGP. You can have a
> secondary connection, but you'll need to setup routes with different
> weights, or prefix lists, or policy routing, etc. Why are you needing a
> redundant connection? Is there a business purpose? ie remote site VPNs,
> e-business, etc?
>
> "s" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ZHXoe.1238$(E-Mail Removed) ...
>> Want to set up a redundant internet connection with incoming DSL Cable
> modem
>> connections feeding into one network.
>>
>> Can/should I do this with a W2K box with 3 NICs?
>>
>>
>
>

BGP is the best way

"s" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
newssZoe.1265$(E-Mail Removed) ...
> Small biz net with obsessive client.
> I've set up two separate WiFi nets for now but I expect to get asked about
> failover with no intervention by users. I.E. WiFi net doesn't change.
>
> BGP would be nice but this is only like 20 seats.
>
> "Neteng" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > The proper way to have redundant connections is with BGP. You can have a
> > secondary connection, but you'll need to setup routes with different
> > weights, or prefix lists, or policy routing, etc. Why are you needing a
> > redundant connection? Is there a business purpose? ie remote site VPNs,
> > e-business, etc?
> >
> > "s" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:ZHXoe.1238$(E-Mail Removed) ...
> >> Want to set up a redundant internet connection with incoming DSL Cable
> > modem
> >> connections feeding into one network.
> >>
> >> Can/should I do this with a W2K box with 3 NICs?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 14:54:12 GMT, "s" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Small biz net with obsessive client.
>I've set up two separate WiFi nets for now but I expect to get asked about
>failover with no intervention by users. I.E. WiFi net doesn't change.

Unfortunately, there's no simple, easy and inexpensive solution for
this. Your first task is to ensure the connection doesn't drop.
Beyond that you can accomplish some of your task with the proper
routing, but BGP is really needed to make this seamless. By the time
you spend the money and time you could have purchased a faster
connection that doesn' fail.

Jeff