Re: [LARTC] Redundant internet connections.

2007-06-22 Thread Grant Taylor
(Off thread topic.) On 06/22/07 06:54, Gustavo Homem wrote: This is absolutetly the way to do it with ADSL. I could not agree more. Using a modem in bridged mode minimizes the responsability of the modem/router which is a potentially unstable device. Let the stable Linux box do the work

Re: [LARTC] Redundant internet connections.

2007-06-22 Thread Gustavo Homem
On Friday 22 June 2007 15:22, Grant Taylor wrote: (Off thread topic.) On 06/22/07 06:54, Gustavo Homem wrote: This is absolutetly the way to do it with ADSL. I could not agree more. Using a modem in bridged mode minimizes the responsability of the modem/router which is a potentially

Re: [LARTC] Redundant internet connections.

2007-06-22 Thread Grant Taylor
On 06/22/07 09:57, Gustavo Homem wrote: I've done this, but I think it's unreliable for professional use. The USB modems are non-standard so if one burns you can't exchange it for a different one without feasible but time consuming tweaking (tried more then one USB devices...). Even for

[LARTC] RE: PQ questions

2007-06-22 Thread Tim Enos
Hi Christian, Good morning, and thank you for proving me correct about how professional and responsive people on this list are (sincerely). Brief comments in-line: -Original Message- From: Christian Benvenuti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 4:23 PM To: Tim

Re: [LARTC] ATM [Cell Tax]

2007-06-22 Thread Gustavo Homem
On Wednesday 20 June 2007 21:04, Nate Fuhriman wrote: I have read the thread at http://mailman.ds9a.nl/pipermail/lartc/2006q1/018287.html and still don't know how to fix this problem. It appears alot of work has gone into it but the HOWTO is so out of date it doesn't even begin to addresses

Re: [LARTC] Redundant internet connections.

2007-06-22 Thread Grant Taylor
On 06/21/07 17:35, Grant Taylor wrote: The problem with this method is that I have yet to get it to start re-using the primary route when it becomes available again. After doing some more testing and investigation, I think I know why the system appears to not be using the primary route. My

Re: [LARTC] Redundant internet connections. !!!SOLVED!!!

2007-06-22 Thread Grant Taylor
On 06/22/07 13:57, Grant Taylor wrote: I'm now going to test where the two routes are different MAC addresses to see if the traffic does indeed start using the proper rout again. Ok, I have done it and it is working. The short answer is all you need to have backup routes is to enter them in

[LARTC] Routing NDAS ?

2007-06-22 Thread Andrew Lyon
Hi, I believe ndas devices (http://www.ximeta.com/web/technology/) use raw Ethernet frames, as they require no tcp/ip configuration, the client finds and authenticates with a code that is different for each device sold, like a network mac address. My pc is on a different segment to the ndas

Re: [LARTC] Routing NDAS ?

2007-06-22 Thread Grant Taylor
On 6/22/2007 5:22 PM, Andrew Lyon wrote: Are you saying that there is something wrong with proxy arp? So far it works fine for us, we have 5 segments and approx 150 nodes. Is there something wrong with driving a stake in to the ground with a rock verses a sledge hammer, no. I personally see