Re: [cobalt-developers] Is it possible to have separate gateways for each NIC on QUBE3?

[Ted Behling <TBehling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 03:47 PM 9/19/01, Technical Support wrote:
> Does anyone know whether it is possible to have separate gateways for
> each eth0 and eth1?  I have 2 routers and 2 DSL lines, my QUBE3 is
> our mail server and I would like to allow switching from 1 gateway
> to the other upon any downtime on DSL line 1.  i.e. a backup
> configuration.  each of the IP addresses assigned to QUBE3 have been
> NAT at router.  I can get each to work, but don't know how to make
> the DSL2 gateway come alive upon death of DSL 1 or any intermitten
> downtime without manual intervention.  And my experience in this
> area is fairly new...

This is called "multihoming", and will require involvement from your 
ISPs.  If you don't have a "business-class" DSL account with them, they 
might not be willing to do this.  See 
http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2001/05/11/multihoming.html for a 
neat overview of multihoming.  This is not for the timid.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ted Behling, Web Application Developer - Monarch Information Systems, Inc.

43 Folly Field Road, Unit 4, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928-5434
E-mail: mailto:TBehling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone/Fax: 1-800-842-7894    Local or Outside the USA: 1-843-842-7894
Cell Phone (urgent issues): 843-816-7895
Cell Phone E-mail: mailto:TedPhone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (116 letter limit)
Web site: http://www.MonarchIS.net
--------------------------------------------------------------------------