Multiple Internet Connections - NOT shared

Hi! Help!?

First, why...
One of the 5 websites we host here on our server gets more traffic than our
T1 can hold. We cannot get rid of the T1 (contract), so a new fiber line was
ordered.

Second, problem...
The server has 3 Nics. 1 attaches to the network with the T1. 1 attaches to
a dedicated database server. 1 is available.

The idea here is to use the available Nic for the fiber line. I do NOT want
the share the lines. I want to force traffic from the 1 website through the
fiber line. (note: the fiber line won't connect to network, just directly to
this NIC). I also need to make sure the requests from the fiber line go back
out through the fiber line.

I know you can't use multiple default gateways on a machine, however,
someone suggested possible using FQDN routing(?). I'm not even sure where to
start with this one.

Any suggestions where I should start?

Thanks for the help!

Your best bet is to put that one site on a separate machine. If it was
enough to saturate the T1, then it is probably working the machine's
resources pretty heavey as well. You should put it on a dedicated machine.
Then you won't have to worry about the routing issue at all and there is no
way this site could adversely effect any others if the load gets too heavey.

This is what we did with our own site. It is hosted at the ISP's location
but they have our site all by itself on a dedicated machine. We lease the
hardware from them and they maintain it and upgrade it as needed, it is
completely worry-free from our perspective. Yet we still maintain full
control of any content, components, or software that goes on the machine.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


"Pete Mackey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi! Help!?
>
> First, why...
> One of the 5 websites we host here on our server gets more traffic than
our
> T1 can hold. We cannot get rid of the T1 (contract), so a new fiber line
was
> ordered.
>
> Second, problem...
> The server has 3 Nics. 1 attaches to the network with the T1. 1 attaches
to
> a dedicated database server. 1 is available.
>
> The idea here is to use the available Nic for the fiber line. I do NOT
want
> the share the lines. I want to force traffic from the 1 website through
the
> fiber line. (note: the fiber line won't connect to network, just directly
to
> this NIC). I also need to make sure the requests from the fiber line go
back
> out through the fiber line.
>
> I know you can't use multiple default gateways on a machine, however,
> someone suggested possible using FQDN routing(?). I'm not even sure where
to
> start with this one.
>
> Any suggestions where I should start?
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
>

That was my initial plan. However, they don't want to spend the money for a
new machine. The other 4 websites don't have nearly the bandwidth concerns
as this 1 site.

So for now, I'm stuck trying to figure out how to make use of what I have
with this 1 machine and 2 Internet Wan Gateways.


"Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Your best bet is to put that one site on a separate machine. If it was
> enough to saturate the T1, then it is probably working the machine's
> resources pretty heavey as well. You should put it on a dedicated machine.
> Then you won't have to worry about the routing issue at all and there is
no
> way this site could adversely effect any others if the load gets too
heavey.
>
> This is what we did with our own site. It is hosted at the ISP's location
> but they have our site all by itself on a dedicated machine. We lease the
> hardware from them and they maintain it and upgrade it as needed, it is
> completely worry-free from our perspective. Yet we still maintain full
> control of any content, components, or software that goes on the machine.
>
> --
>
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
>
> "Pete Mackey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi! Help!?
> >
> > First, why...
> > One of the 5 websites we host here on our server gets more traffic than
> our
> > T1 can hold. We cannot get rid of the T1 (contract), so a new fiber line
> was
> > ordered.
> >
> > Second, problem...
> > The server has 3 Nics. 1 attaches to the network with the T1. 1 attaches
> to
> > a dedicated database server. 1 is available.
> >
> > The idea here is to use the available Nic for the fiber line. I do NOT
> want
> > the share the lines. I want to force traffic from the 1 website through
> the
> > fiber line. (note: the fiber line won't connect to network, just
directly
> to
> > this NIC). I also need to make sure the requests from the fiber line go
> back
> > out through the fiber line.
> >
> > I know you can't use multiple default gateways on a machine, however,
> > someone suggested possible using FQDN routing(?). I'm not even sure
where
> to
> > start with this one.
> >
> > Any suggestions where I should start?
> >
> > Thanks for the help!
> >
> >
>
>

"Pete Mackey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> That was my initial plan. However, they don't want to spend the money for
a
> new machine.

Then they aren't being realistic. They "get what they pay for" as the
saying goes. I don't know what to tell you.


--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com