On 1/4/11 2:34 AM, Simon Hobson wrote:
> Boby Philip wrote:
> 
>> Our network , we have been using two ISP connections. First ISP 
>> connected to eth0 and second ISP connected to eth1. One ISP always 
>> would be backup. Can I use Linux bonding to amalgamate those two 
>> connections. Can I overcome manual switch over by using Linux 
>> bonding.
> 
> 
> The answer is nothing to do with Shorewall, or even Linux ... it's a 
> very fundamental IP question.
> 
> Without explicit support from your ISP (note the singular) then the 
> answer is NO. There simply is no way to combine multiple links with 
> different IP addresses in this manner.

Note, however, that it is possible to use Shorewall's Multi-ISP feature
(http://www.shorewall.net/MultiISP.html) to share the load over the two
links. With a link monitor such as LSM, switch-over in the event of
failure, is automatic.

-Tom
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