On 05/18/2012 02:08 PM, Mike Lander wrote: > Tom, > I have one last question about this, I noticed that in your config. You use > the default gateway of your ISP's. > Many times I have had various isp's fail. I ping the default gateway as a > test. 99% of the gateway replies, > because they are static. Then I try something downstream and of course its > down. > In your case does your failover work because its dhcp? And your default > gate is not active in your comcast modem? > > The reason I ask is originally I had entered the next downstream hop on > both these ISPs when I started > testing. I used the common open dns servers as a last resort last night. > (4.2.2.2) (They always answer pings.) > Since I now know that lsm did not have the correct routes> inferface, this > has been my trouble.
Mike, My configuration has changed quite a bit since I published that article. Then, the default gateway was at the provider's facility and not local. Now my default gateway is local on one uplink so I ping the next hop router and use TTL=2 on that provider. The problems I have encountered are almost always between my house and the provider, so doing it that is adequate and there are always the proper routes in place. -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ When I die, I want to go like my Grandfather who Shoreline, \ died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like Washington, USA \ all of the passengers in his car http://shorewall.net \________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Shorewall-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users
