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Date:      Tue, 25 Jul 2000 02:20:27 -0700
From:      "Hank Wethington" <bsd@info-logix.com>
To:        "BSD" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:    Multi homed, 2 internet 1 Lan
Message-ID:  <KFEIIDCJNHBCGLAFNMJIOEPKCIAA.bsd@info-logix.com>

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Greetings,

I am getting ready to add cable to my network at work. I currently use DSL,
but for redundancy and load balancing I'd like to add a second internet
connection. I currently use FreeBSD 3.4-RELEASE with 2 NICS in it: ed0 for
DSL, ed2 for LAN. The DSL is static IP

To add Cable I imagine I need to add a third card and compile it into the
kernel (no big deal, this part I understand), but:

1) how do I add it for bandwidth use?
2) How do I load balance between the 2?
3) Is it possible to have BSD look at both connections to see which one will
provide faster access?
4) How do I make my mailserver just use the DSL and not look at the cable.
5) Can BSD automatically change to the other connection if one is down or
must I make the change myself?

This is all very confusing to me. I have researched the mailing list and
handbook, but I can find no references on how to set it up. Any help would
be appreciated.


Hank



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