All good points and ideas. I am in the process of adding the wireless aspect to the present satellite setup. I'll keep you all posted on my progress.
Thanks, Duncan > Exactly, the physical interface would never go down, even if out of range. That's why I suggested creating a tunnel interface over the wireless, and use that as the default route. If you go out of range the tunnel interface should go down (because it can't reach the other router), and a higher administrative cost static default would then switch you over to using the satellite. You could use a dynamic routing protocol also, but the likelihood of having a dynamic routing protocol working with multiple ISP vendors is slim. Not necessarily due to whether it is technically possible or not, but more to do with egos, policy, and other political issues. Fred Reimer - CCNA Eclipsys Corporation, 200 Ashford Center North, Atlanta, GA 30338 Phone: 404-847-5177 Cell: 770-490-3071 Pager: 888-260-2050 NOTICE; This email contains confidential or proprietary information which may be legally privileged. It is intended only for the named recipient(s). If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected the email, please notify the author by replying to this message. If you are not the named recipient, you are not authorized to use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this email, and should immediately delete it from your computer. -----Original Message----- From: Geoff Kuchera [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 12:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Automatic cutover between wireless and satellite internet [7:72296] The only way I can think of to do this would be to use a routing protocol with weighted routes. Because you are using an access point the wireless connection will look to you like an ethernet. This being said the interfaces will never go down. The way you may be able to solve this would be to use a routing protocol that sends hello packect across the wireless network. This would then detect when you get out of range and then switch routing to the satellite. You could use a floating static to do the routing so you don't have to send routing packets across the satellite network. (this would be very much like a dial-backup type of solution. -Geoff Kuchera > The router has 802.11b? Not exactly clear on your setup, but you could > try something like creating a tunnel over the 802.11b. If the tunnel > goes down (out of range of the 802.11b wireless) then you switch over > to using the satellite... > > Fred Reimer - CCNA > > > Eclipsys Corporation, 200 Ashford Center North, Atlanta, GA 30338 > Phone: 404-847-5177 Cell: 770-490-3071 Pager: 888-260-2050 > > > NOTICE; This email contains confidential or proprietary information > which may be legally privileged. It is intended only for the named > recipient(s). If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected > the email, please notify the author by replying to this message. If you > are not the named recipient, you are not authorized to use, disclose, > distribute, copy, print or rely on this email, and should immediately > delete it from your computer. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Duncan Wallace [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 6:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Automatic cutover between wireless and satellite internet > [7:72270] > > Has anyone run into an scenario like this before. > I have a router that is mobile. It is connected to a workgroup switch > of a few laptops. I have two other interfaces (internet connections) > that are connected to a satellite (128k) and an 802.11b access point. > What I want to do is utilize the satellite link when I am out in the > field. When I return to my base area, I would like it to automatically > cutover to the wireless link, as well as back to the satellite when I > roam away from the base area. (I get charged by the minute for my > satellite, plus the wireless is faster) I feel like this should be > pretty easy, but for the life of me can't figure out how to proceed... > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Duncan Wallace > [EMAIL PROTECTED] < Thanks, Duncan Wallace Sr. Systems Engineer Pacific Star Communications 15714 SW 72nd Ave. Portland, OR 97224 Work:503-403-3000 Cell:971-506-8164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=72345&t=72345 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
