Since I already have two F5 BigIPs in a datacenter environment, it probably makes sense to use this solution, rather than move everything to BGP. Anyone know how one would do this with open source software?
*************************************************************************************************************************** *************************************************************************************************************************** *************************************************************************************************************************** http://www.f5networks.de/solutions/tech/multi_homing.html "Traditionally, enterprises chose to address their network reliability issues by installing a secondary public network connection to a site. This approach, called multi-homing, typically used Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). However, this deployment provides limited route control, increases latency, and requires significant administrative overhead. The BIG-IP(r) Link Controller provides a simpler, less costly way to increase reliability for sites with multiple network connections. By using the BIG-IP Link Controller, organizations can build a reliable, fault tolerant, and highly available multi-homed network." *************************************************************************************************************************** *************************************************************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************************************************************
