On 03/27/2018 11:17 AM, Diego M. Lopez wrote:
> Hello !!!
> 
> Just a question about the 'providers' configuration file. In the Multi
> ISP howto I read that the same file has parameters for balancing and
> failover. The question is: Can they (balance and fallback) be mixed to
> achive load balancing + failover??
>
> Is foolsm package still needed?
>

If you specify 'balance' on all uplinks, you will also get failover. But
to achieve failover, you must use a link monitor like Foolsm.

-Tom

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