Stupid newbie question

[30362]

Currently, our T1 for Internet is connected to a Cisco router (through a WIC-1T-CSU), it is then connected to one of the Ethernet ports on my Pix 515e and the other port connects my Pix to my corporate network.

I am trying to add a second T1 for Internet to the Pix, but have no other open Ethernet ports with which to do this. Can someone tell me the best way to manage a second T1 using the same box?

TIA!

 

[br0ck]

you will need a router like a 2600 with 2 WIC's (one for each T) and an ethernet port that can support that configuration


post in the cisco router fourm for configuration help

 

[30362]

Gotcha, I guess I was looking at it from the perspective that I needed to have 2 routers w/ csu cards and 3 ports on the Pix - 1 from each router and one to the network.

I assume that I can use a CSU connected to the serial port on the router instead of a second WIC?

 

[br0ck]

You basically you need a device that can handle 2 internet inputs (serial, WIC or eth) and can do fault tolerant or load balancing on those connections And it will feed the pix

The pix can not handle more than one internet connection it is not a router




T1a T1b
| |
| |
| |
| ser0 | wic0
---Router---
|eth1
|
|eth0
PIX
|eth1
----LAN----

 

[30362]

Thanks much.

Last question - Can a 2500 handle fault-tolerance / load balancing?

 

[br0ck]

thats a router fourm question i'm not sure i think it depends on the IOS but i am no router expert

 

[30362]

Thanks for all your help...