Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 17:58:04 +0200 (CEST) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> To: freebsd-ipfw@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: multiple incoming lines Message-ID: <200509201558.j8KFw4fY069546@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <433009A6.9070705@roamingsolutions.net>
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G Bryant <bsdt@roamingsolutions.net> wrote: > Setup description: > 1x FreeBSD 5.4 > 3x NIC's: 1x LAN, 2x connected to external DSL modems > int_if - LAN > ext_if1 - ISP1 > ext_if2 - ISP2 > > Both dsl modems use NAT too, so it is a nat - nat, but did have it > working for a single external line. > I am running 2 natd's that use the 2 external if's. > > My problem is that when I define a default route (internal IP of dsl > modem for ISP1), all the outgoing packets only want to use that route > (duh!), That's expected behaviour, of course. That's why it is called the _default_ route. All packets will take it, unless there's a more specific route for the destination address. > With no default route defined, I get the message - no route to destination. Expected behaviour, too. I'm not sure what you actually want to do. Do you want to use your two uplinks in a load-balancing fashion? That's not possible when using different ISPs for your uplinks (even with the same ISP it's difficult). Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing Dienstleistungen mit Schwerpunkt FreeBSD: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd Any opinions expressed in this message may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix in any way. "What is this talk of 'release'? We do not make software 'releases'. Our software 'escapes', leaving a bloody trail of designers and quality assurance people in its wake."
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