Have a look at the FiberLogic OptiqRoute - the standard model, or the MeshVPN if you want to aggregate VPN bandwidth. They are resold in the U.S. by Alvaco.com - give them a call and talk with Manny and tell him you were referred by All Covered and I'm sure he'll make you a good deal. The base unit (non-VPN) is only about $1500 for two ports.
They do both inbound and outbound load balancing, and yes, through manipulation of NAT and DNS to accomplish those ends. Configured properly, though, and with an understanding of the limitations and implications of the unit, they operate flawlessly. Both inbound and outbound load balancing and failover are transparent and robust across diverse connections with no need to rely on BGP or the ISP to cooperate. It allows you to have carrier diversity at a much lower cost and complexity level, as well as transparent DNS-based inbound load balancing (i.e., no establishing 'www', 'www2' and 'www3' for your inbound DNS names, and so on). Here is an independent review that compares the unit very favorably against FatPipe: http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/08/15/32TCwanlink_2.html Alvaco's homepage: http://www.alvaco.com I've installed a half-dozen of them over past year for small/medium business clients, and have been very happy with the results. One such installation is at an ambulance company that requires 24/7 access to web-based dispatch and timesheet systems; the OptiqRoute has worked flawlessly for them. -- Durf On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Shawn Everett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 24 February 2008, Howard J Coates wrote: > > Vigor 3300v > > Hi Howard, > > That looks like exactly what I want. Now I just have to find a US or > Canadian dealer. :) > > Shawn > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > -- -------------- Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man, and he'll eat for weeks! ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
