A router flashed with openwrt *is* just a linux machine. It can do this just fine. I've done multiple uplink setups before, it's not that difficult--there's tutorials. You can do this with multiple ISPs, or combine one ISP with a cell-phone using it's data tethering features (which is easy and free if you have a rooted android--it's just linux in there where the networking is concerned, iptables and all).
You don't need any special tools, just the regular networking tools like iptables and ip. On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 11:18 PM, Dan Egli <ddavide...@gmail.com> wrote: > On December 23, 2015, Nicholas Leippe wrote: > > In the past I have done some pretty interesting things with iptables, tc, > > and route for more advanced setups. There are actually some pretty > > interesting optimizations you can do even just within iptables using the > > mangle table, CONNMARK, and reorganizing your rules to make things more > > performant in cases where it matters. > > One thing I always wondered was if there was a (relatively easy) way to > setup a multi-home auto-fallback router. I.e. if I have two internet > connections (maybe, for example, one via Comcast and one via Qwest) my > primary internet connection goes down then have the linux machine (and I > imagine it would have to be an actual separate machine, not just a router > flashed with openwrt) detect that the primary connection is not > functioning, and automatically change the default route to the secondary > connection, and then when the primary connection becomes usable again, the > router automatically changes the default route back. > > Anyone aware of any tools that would allow me to do this? > > --- Dan > > On Fri, Dec 25, 2015 at 9:05 AM, Ruari Brennan <brennan.ru...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I personally will try to sell you on Sophos Home UTM simply for the ease > of > > configuration, but it has its limitations...pfSense is absolutely > wonderful > > and a blast to use once you get it going > > > > On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 8:25 PM Jonathan Duncan < > > jonat...@bluesunhosting.com> > > wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 1:29 PM, Derrick R. Boudwin < > > > derrick.boud...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Having used pfSense so much for work I find my home network lacking > > > without > > > > it. I'm getting ready to put one in this weekend as the main > > > > router/firewall/vpn. I've got two apple airport extremes that I'm > > excited > > > > to relieve of their dhcp, dns, and routing duties. > > > > > > > > > > > I have never actually looked into pfSense. I suppose I should. > > > > > > /* > > > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > > > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > > > Don't fear the penguin. > > > */ > > > > > > > /* > > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > > Don't fear the penguin. > > */ > > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
