Mark Allums wrote: >> Andrei Popescu wrote: > >>> Probably a good start (whatever technology you end up using) is a >>> GNU/Linux (preferably Debian) machine connected to both internet links >>> and your internal network since consumer gateways don't even have more >>> than one WAN port[2]. > > I would like to point out that Cradlepoint makes a few routers that > have a port that can be assigned as either a switch port or a 2nd WAN > port. These Cardlepoint routers have load-balancing capabilities. > > They accept 3G wireless aircards, having a PCMCIA or Express slot, as > well as USB ports (for USB aircards or tethered smartphones). These > routers can also failover from the ethernet WAN to aircard. > > I have a Cradlepoint MBR1200 model. I use it with a Blackberry. I > have not experimented extensively with multiple WAN connections, however. > > One big downside is that they are expensive. Thanks for pointing this out. I didn't know it.
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