There are inexpensive routers out there that have 2 "Internet ports". I use the Linksys RV-042.
-- mike t. ----- Original Message ---- > From: Nelson Serafica <[email protected]> > To: PLUG <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 3, 2009 13:25:28 > Subject: [plug] using multiple gw > > I have 2 isp provider (ISPA and ISPB) and I have 1 machine. The 2 isp > provide a modem/router and both of them hook up on the same switch. I > called it "PUBLIC SWITCH". My web server was connected also on the > PUBLIC SWITCH and use ISPA provided ip address and its gateway. > > What I want to do is also use ISPB on the same server. I have only 2 NIC > (1 on PUBLIC SWITCH and 1 on my private network) on my webserver. But > since it was connected on the PUBLIC SWITCH, I can use ISPB. > > I put ip address provided by ISPB as virtual (ifcfg-eth0:1) and the > metric gateway was 1. But I think this won't work as expected. > > Is there a way wherein I can use both ISP and their provided ip block on > my web server (just like a router)? My client is on a tight budget and > don't want to purchase another machine just for a load balancer. But > purchasing another NIC card is ok. > > The OS is CentOS 5.3 with kernel 2.6.18-128.el5. Upon Googling, there is > a patch on the kernel on how to do this but it seems old. Just asking a > recommendation on the list who is expert to this. > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
