[MLB-WIRELESS] Combining 2 internet conenctions.

[Dan Flett]

Set up a "normal" freebsd box with network inferfaces for your Telstra
Cable, Optus Cable and Local Network.  Make the default route in your
box point to the Optus network.  Then put in static routes for all the
Telstra free sites (find what the IP addresses are).  When you make your
connection to the Telstra network it will install all sorts of routes.
You'll need to delete these and put your own routes in (or just prevent
the Telstra DHCP server from altering your routing table).

Easier than load balancing!  Basically you will only ever access the
Telstra connection when you want to visit a free site.  You will
probably need the program "bpalogin" which manages the Telstra
"Heartbeat" that Bigpond Cable requires.

Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au [mailto:owner-
> melbwireless at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of Michael
> Sent: Sunday, 16 May 2004 14:23
> To: 'Melb Wireless'
> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Combining 2 internet conenctions.
> 
> Maybe not the right forum but can see that their is a fair bit of
freebsd
> experience here.
> 
> What I'm wanting to do is combine an Optus cable connection & a
Telstra
> Cable connection through the one Freedsd box. Currently running the
Optus
> connection through it but recently had Telstra connected.  Can anyone
> suggest a solution/s? Probably also want to make it so that Telstra
Free
> sites go through the Telstra conenction only, otherwise doesn't matter
> which
> connection is used by network. Runs nat through to eight port switch
and
> some win2k boxes.
> 
> I have seen some solutions (load balacing) but not sure which would be
> best
> for my situation
> 
> Michael
> 
>
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