Volker

I assume the reconnection timeout field found under

Network->Interfaces-> (Edit selected interface) -> Advanced Settings

Does not do what you want?

I must admit I am not entirely sure what it does!

Derek




On 09/08/2010 09:26, Volker wrote:
>> --- On Fri, 8/6/10, Volker Poplawski<[email protected]>  wrote:
>>      
>>> From: Volker Poplawski<[email protected]>
>>> Subject: [Efw-user] Uplink failover timeout to small
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Date: Friday, August 6, 2010, 6:53 PM
>>> Hi all.
>>>
>>> Efw is a bit too hasty in declaring the main uplink as
>>> dead.
>>>
>>> Every night our DSL connection is cut by the ISP. Our DSL
>>> router reconnects in
>>> about a minute. But in this period Efw has allready started
>>> the expensive UMTS
>>> backup uplink.
>>>
>>> How do i increase the failover timeout?
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> .....Volker
>>>        
> On Saturday 07 August 2010 14:31:21 eric rosel wrote:
>    
>> Hi Volker,
>>
>> I'm also a bit new to EFW, I recently installed 2.4 Community, can you
>> please describe how you configured EFW with 2 uplinks?  Does it do
>> load-balancing across your 2 uplinks?
>>
>> I also have 2 uplinks, and I'll try to configure it like yours, so we can
>> compare notes, and maybe arrive at a solution.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -eric
>>
>>      
> Hi Eric.
>
> I have a 'main' uplink, which is a A-DSL line and a secondary uplink, which is
> a UMTS modem. The secondary uplink is to take over (i.e. started) when the
> main uplink fails to keep internet connection going. I do not do load
> balancing.
>
> main uplink was setup via 'system' =>  'network configuration'. In my case efw
> is connected to a DSL router which does the DSL, pppoe and nat stuff.
>
> The settings under 'network' =>  'Interfaces' =>  'Uplink Editor' are
> Type: Ethernet Static
> Device: The eth interface, the dsl router is connected to
> IP address&  netmask : 192.168.114.1/24 (192.168.114.0 is a transfer net
> between the dsl router and efw.  192.168.114.1 is the ip of the efw in that
> net)
> Default GW: 192.168.114.254 (that's the dsl router)
> Prim DNS: our internal dns Sec DNS: 8.8.8.8 (that's google's dns)
> Uplink is enabled and started on boot and managed
> Now come the settings relevant to failover
> 'If this uplink fails activate' 'uplink1'  (uplink1 is the umts uplink)
> 'check hosts': 8.8.8.8  (8.8.8.8 pings and should be reliable)
> (no 'advanced settings')
>
> Secondary uplink 'uplink1' (the name is assigned by efw and can not be
> changed)  is a Huawei UMTS usb modem. It runs out of the box on efw and
> OpenSuse 11.x. Just make sure you reboot efw in case it gets unplugged from
> usb. Otherwise the device assignment (ttyUSBx) will get messed up in efw and
> the uplink won't work.
> Settings are
> Type: Analog/Umts Modem
> Serial/USB Port: Usb Port 0
> Modem Type: UMTS/HSDPA modem
> Baudrate: 460800
> Access point name: pinternet.interkom.de (given to me by my UMTS ISP)
> AuthMethod: PAP or CHAP
> Uplink is enabled and NOT started on boot and uplink is managed
> 'if this uplink fails....' is NOT checked
> Check hosts: 8.8.8.8
> (no 'advanced settings')
>
>
> Problems are: efw will s.t. loose the UMTS modem from the usb bus and needs a
> reboot. This might be are HW problem.
> Failover gets triggered to easily. see above.
>
>
>
> Hope this helps you.
> Regards
> ......Volker
>
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