> 
> Any ideas on the following ?
> 
>   I am setting up a home/office network with NAT filtering gateway
>    on a dual-NIC FreeBSD 3.2 box.  No problem so far - I've set
>    up several like this on 2.2.8 using natd.
> 
>   The new wrinkle is this:  I need to connect to two ISPs
>    (DSL & Cable Modem), ideally with automatic failover and
>    load balancing when multiple internal PC's are generating
>    internet traffic.
> 
>   I know that this requires running gated (or routed) to
>    receive RIP or OSPF messages from the ISPs, and to select the
>    best outgoing ISP's route.
> 
>   The key question is: while the routing program probably
>    requires a third NIC so that each external link has its own
>    device, how can natd handle multiple external internet 
>    interfaces.
[.....]
>   3) Configure an internal pseudo-device (tun ?) or divert 
>     interface between natd (and the internal NIC) on the inside 
>     and gated or routed (and the two external NICS) on the 
>     outside.
>     This way, natd and the routing program would be completely
>     isolated and wouldn't need to know that the other existed.
> 
>  ISP1 - NIC1
>              \
>              gated  -  TUN  -  natd  -  NIC3  -  internal net
>              /        device
>  ISP2 - NIC2
> 
> 
>    The third seems the best choice, but I haven't seen any
>     discription of this type of configuration.

Except of course for the working example I mailed you on June 9 and 
committed to src/share/examples/ppp.

>    Any advice ?
> 
> Thanks very much for your help,
> 
> Andy Starratt

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