Thank you Lee, I knew this would be something you had an answer to. I will check into the Cisco switch since I already have a programmable unit. I don't understand these yet but there is a 500 page manual that I bet has the answer somewhere.
John On May 16, 2011, at 10:06 AM, Lee Larson wrote: > On May 15, 2011, at 10:24 PM, John Robinson wrote: > >> As a redundancy for data I have three different network servers one is DSL, >> one is Cable, one is Satellite. I can change the network by using Wireless >> but I have them each set up with ethernet cable so to then change networks I >> have to plug a different ethernet cable into whichever computer I am >> currently working (not a network server rather a regular Mac). >> >> What would happen if I had each of the three network servers coming into a >> switch and from the switch one cable to the computer? Would I end up with a >> super fast internet connection or would I have a nuclear meltdown? >> >> I assume this would cause tons of headaches, but if not then how would I >> change networks since they are each on ethernet, no ethernet "baseball" >> diamond to choose from as with Wireless. >> >> If anyone knows what I would be in for I would appreciate your suggestions. > > I have had a little experience setting up such an animal with two ISPs. I > helped out a person who had a dial-up and satellite setup. What you need is > some advanced router-fu. I did it with a Linux box and three Ethernet cards. > Two were connected to the external networks and the third was on the inside > network. There are many options for the ways the traffic can be split. I used > the suggestions from the Linux Advanced Routing documentation. The Linux IP > docs were also useful. > > Of course, this is kind of like reinventing the wheel. Cisco makes routers > designed for handling multiple ISPs. I know some of Cisco's 1700 series > routers can do multihoming, and they're under $300 these days. Cisco probably > has even better ones, since the 1721 I played with is now over five years old. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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