It shouldn't be so complicated, get yourself 2 refurbished 7201 VXR with 1GB RAM (it comes with three Gigabit interfaces) Connect each provider to a different router on one of the Giga interfaces, set a bgp peer to each provider and ask them to send you default originate Connect both routers to your LAN, via a switch and run iBGP sending default originate to each other Set HSRP between routers, then decide which one will be primary and which one standby. This is done with HSRP priority. Set the HSRP virtual IP as default gateway on your LAN devices. You're done.
Sometimes, less is more... If and when you want to run MPLS, well, that's a different story, a bit more complicated to set in 4 sentences... -----Original Message----- From: cisco-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Dovid Bender Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 6:03 PM To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net Subject: [c-nsp] Advice: Which routers to purchase ? Hi All, I am new to Cisco (other than starting a CCNA course 10 years ago but never finishing it). Our company is now becoming multi homed and we need to BGP our own IP's. We need at least three Ethernet connections. We will be connecting to two providers and then a third for our network. The physical connection will be 100 mbits to the carriers and 1000 mbit to our switch. From the first carrier we can use 100 mbits and from the second carrier we will only be using up to 5-10 mbits. Our total bandwidth usage will most likely be under 100 mbits. We would also like to use VPN but it's not a must. We are running a VoIP network. I do not know if this is possible but we would like to be able to assign more than one IP per interface. Is that possible ? Also we would like to have two routers for redundancy. We will have a primary and a standby. We would like to use MPLS. What do you recommend ? Regards, Dovid _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ ************************************************************************************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses. ************************************************************************************ The information contained in this e-mail message and its attachments is confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the sender, and then delete the message from your computer. Thank you! ******** This mail was sent via Mail-SeCure System.******** ************************************************************************************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses. ************************************************************************************ _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
