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Failover ADSL router?

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jamesbird

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Jun 4, 2003
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I've a customer who are increasingy worried about the reliability of there internet access, I have available to them 2 seperate IP feeds, one via ADSL, the 2nd via shared office network probably fed origionaly from an E1 back to the exchange. Both these feeds go down perhaps one a month, but not yet at the same time.
What are my options for a device that'll failover from one feed to the 2nd?
I'll need something that is traffic sensitive not just Ethernet sensitive, i.e. if the ADSL signal fails, the ADSL router will still be maintaining Etherent to my 'magic box', the box therefore need to keep a monitor on activity, not just Ethernet voltage.
Anyone any ideas, with out needing a 'hardcore' Cisco box??
All the best
James
 
How are these feeds connected to the PC's?

If both are connected all the time, go to the advanced tab on each PC's TCP/IP settings and add default gateways.

Should do the trick.
 
You may wish to google Dual WAN routers. the Linksys RV042 is one example.

I tried to remain child-like, all I acheived was childish.
 
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