Thus said "Shane Wise" on Tue, 05 Sep 2000 01:43:35 CDT:
> I have 2 dsl connections to the internet with seperate providers. As it
> stands know if the one with the default route dies I am sunk unless I am
> here to change. I would like to have 2 default routes and have it use one
> as the primary and the other as the secondary default route. I have tried
> many different things but cannot get it to work. I have tried putting both
> in as default and one having a slightly higher metric and pulled the plug on
> the main on, but nothing goes out until I plug it back in.
This sounds like a job for your nearest routing protocol... It would
automatically detect that the link is down and then not advertise it as
the best route. Or, you could write a simple script that sends out a
ping every minute. If it comes back, don't change the default route,
if it doesn't come back then change it. Then, continue to monitor the
downed link and when it is available change back. This is really
probably better handled by a routing protocol though. :-)
Andy
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