What I meant when I said I needed a linux machine and not an openwrt router was that I didn't see how a router with only one WAN port could handle multiple uplinks. However, if you say it could handle it, then I guess I was mistaken. Not like it's the first time, or that it will be the last. I'd love to see one of these tutorials. Perhaps you could point me to a good one? I'd be looking for one that dealt with multiple ISPs, not with a cell phone tether, although it's nice to know a cell phone tether works too.
Thanks! --- Dan On Sat, Dec 26, 2015 at 12:42 AM, Nicholas Leippe <n...@leippe.com> wrote: > A router flashed with openwrt *is* just a linux machine. It can do this > just fine. > I've done multiple uplink setups before, it's not that difficult--there's > tutorials. > You can do this with multiple ISPs, or combine one ISP with a cell-phone > using it's data tethering features (which is easy and free if you have a > rooted android--it's just linux in there where the networking is concerned, > iptables and all). > > You don't need any special tools, just the regular networking tools like > iptables and ip. > > > On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 11:18 PM, Dan Egli <ddavide...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On December 23, 2015, Nicholas Leippe wrote: > > > In the past I have done some pretty interesting things with iptables, > tc, > > > and route for more advanced setups. There are actually some pretty > > > interesting optimizations you can do even just within iptables using > the > > > mangle table, CONNMARK, and reorganizing your rules to make things more > > > performant in cases where it matters. > > > > One thing I always wondered was if there was a (relatively easy) way to > > setup a multi-home auto-fallback router. I.e. if I have two internet > > connections (maybe, for example, one via Comcast and one via Qwest) my > > primary internet connection goes down then have the linux machine (and I > > imagine it would have to be an actual separate machine, not just a router > > flashed with openwrt) detect that the primary connection is not > > functioning, and automatically change the default route to the secondary > > connection, and then when the primary connection becomes usable again, > the > > router automatically changes the default route back. > > > > Anyone aware of any tools that would allow me to do this? > > > > --- Dan > > > > On Fri, Dec 25, 2015 at 9:05 AM, Ruari Brennan <brennan.ru...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > I personally will try to sell you on Sophos Home UTM simply for the > ease > > of > > > configuration, but it has its limitations...pfSense is absolutely > > wonderful > > > and a blast to use once you get it going > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 8:25 PM Jonathan Duncan < > > > jonat...@bluesunhosting.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 1:29 PM, Derrick R. Boudwin < > > > > derrick.boud...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Having used pfSense so much for work I find my home network lacking > > > > without > > > > > it. I'm getting ready to put one in this weekend as the main > > > > > router/firewall/vpn. I've got two apple airport extremes that I'm > > > excited > > > > > to relieve of their dhcp, dns, and routing duties. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have never actually looked into pfSense. I suppose I should. > > > > > > > > /* > > > > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > > > > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > > > > Don't fear the penguin. > > > > */ > > > > > > > > > > /* > > > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > > > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > > > Don't fear the penguin. > > > */ > > > > > > > /* > > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > > Don't fear the penguin. > > */ > > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
