Background I have two sites connected via 2600 series routers and a point-to-point T1. Recently we were able to "piggy-back" on a faster connection using two Pix 515's and a VPN tunnel. I'd like to keep the T1 for load-balancing and fault-tolerance. To do this, the clients have to go to the router first, because if they go to the Pix and the link is down, the Pix won't route the requests.
Problem The delay going from the client to the router and then to the Pix is quite large, yielding a throughput of about 83% of that found when going from the client to the router across the T1. In contrast, going from the client to the Pix directly yields a throughput of about 130% over the router/T1 combo. Question Of course, there is latency involved in going up to the router first. But is there a way to reduce the latency on the router and/or allow the Pix to redirect the traffic in the event that the route is unavailable? I understand that the Pix doesn't do routing, so I'm thinking that it isn't, but I'm looking for suggestions. Terry Terrance M. Schmitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] CCNP,CCDA,NNCSS,NNCDS,MCSE,CNA,CCA,A+ Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=62775&t=62775 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
