From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 19 22:54:21 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 36E21484 for ; Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:54:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from st11p05mm-asmtp002.mac.com (st11p05mm-asmtp005.mac.com [17.172.108.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1123623C1 for ; Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:54:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [17.198.13.205] (unknown [17.198.13.205]) by st11p05mm-asmtp002.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-27.08(7.0.4.27.7) 64bit (built Aug 22 2013)) with ESMTPSA id <0MWJ0013U65L8Q50@st11p05mm-asmtp002.mac.com> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 19 Nov 2013 21:53:48 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.10.8794,1.0.14,0.0.0000 definitions=2013-11-19_08:2013-11-19,2013-11-19,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=10 spamscore=10 suspectscore=1 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-1308280000 definitions=main-1311190159 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MIME-version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) Subject: Re: Aggregating 2 dsl circuits. From: Charles Swiger In-reply-to: <528BD861.7070608@hdk5.net> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:53:45 -0800 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Message-id: <5A37D5F8-E52C-46C0-9097-E2D7E19D039D@mac.com> References: <528BD861.7070608@hdk5.net> To: noc@hdk5.net X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.16 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:54:21 -0000 Hi-- On Nov 19, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Al Plant wrote: > Any of the Gurus on our list ever find a clear or have a How To on = Aggregating 2 "static circuits" from a Lan to the ISP? I have read the = Handbook offerings and cant find the wording for /etc/rc.conf file to = tie the two together. >=20 > I get clashes with hostnames and IP's as errors. Separately each works = as expected. If both links are from the same provider, discuss using multilink PPP / = PPPoE with them. Decent ISPs and decent routers will support that = readily enough. If you're talking about DSL links from different providers, that = represents an entirely different and more complicated set of problems. = To multihome between different providers, you'd need to obtain an AS # = and a sufficiently large routable subnet that folks will carry a global = BGP routing entry for it. That used to be a /20, but I think that's = more like a /18 nowadays. (If that doesn't translate, check with APNIC = or whoever your regional registrar is; they've got pricing here: = http://www.apnic.net/services/become-a-member/how-much-does-it-cost ) Regards, --=20 -Chuck