Re: backup default routes

2001-04-09 Thread kent . hundley
Brett, In the scenario described, the FW would not know that the router had died. This is a problem that HSRP is intended to solve. You would run HSRP on the 2 external routers and have a single default route to the HSRP IP address. If the primary router fails, the secondary router will as

RE: backup default routes

2001-04-09 Thread COULOMBE, TROY
Brett, I believe HSRP is what you are looking for. In addition, you can have the _primary_ router monitor the external (to the big I) interface and cut-over to the _standby_ router if that (external) interface dies. HSRP http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/619/hsrpguidetoc.html Here's a white-pa