RE: good router

["Lee, Steve" <stevelee amgen com>]

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> Subject: 	Re: good router
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> "Lee, Steve" wrote:
> 
> > This is what i'm trying to do. I have a block of 8ip address.
> > so far 1st and last is the network and broadcast.
> > well the other six are used between two machines.
> > one primary and one secondary nameserver.
> > the rest is shared for virtual domains for webhosting.
> >
> > Right now the system is running off a DSL line with the
> > the modem connected directly to the server using two
> > nic cards.  one that goes to the hub and the other
> > to the DSL modem.
> >
> 
> Ah. This is the reason for your question. I understand now.
> 
> 
> >
> > My concern is if the system with the two nic card goes
> > down (hardware failure) I would then loose the connection for
> > the other computers they would loose the route to the WAN,
> > can't route out.  I would like to setup a hardware router
> > to do the job of what the linux box was doing.
> > Then if one system fails the other system will still be
> > able to route out to the WAN?  correct?
> >
> > or is there a better way of doing this?
> 
> Perhaps, depending on why you have two NICs. Are you serving two different
> IP clusters? If so, you need to keep your current setup. However a router
> failure will have  the same effect hat a failure of your current dual
> homed
> server would have. If the router craps out, you're still off the net.
> 
> If possible, you should connect your DSL modem direct to the hub, and then
> connect the other machines to the hub as well. However this will only work
> if
> you are not masquerading or serving two real IP subnets.
that brings me to my other question.
I won't be able to masq my internal network anymore?
how would i go out to the wan now with my internal network that i have?
> It sounds though, as if you are on one IP block, so connecting the DSL
> modem to
> the hub should solve your problem without requiring a router.
> 
> Brad
> 
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