Consumer-grade dual-homed connectivity options?
Brandon Galbraith
brandon.galbraith at gmail.com
Wed Dec 30 16:53:11 UTC 2009
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Ken Chase <math at sizone.org> wrote:
> 2x DSL not so backhoe-resistant.
>
> I like mixing cable with dsl. Tasty disparate paths (modulo garden shears
> applied to the single ingres point to your basement) if not technologies,
> orgs
> and methodologies. Or radio + dsl, or pigeon + mule, take your pick.
>
*snip*
I'm using cable and wimax in the Chicago suburbs with a dual-wan router.
Works well, would recommend to others, and so forth.
> /kc
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 11:12:59AM -0500, Tim Sanderson's said:
> >Do you control or have access to the provider side-the PPPoE server-and
> would both PPPoE connections hit the same PPPoE server at the provider? If
> so, I recommend setting up a PPP multilink with both DSL lines. The DSL
> provider would have to support that capability. I also recommend something
> like a Cisco 2691 router with two WIC-1ADSL cards. I have used this hardware
> for a 2xDSL multilink to my own home and it worked well.
> >
> >--
> >Tim
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Paul Bennett [mailto:paul.w.bennett at gmail.com]
> >Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 10:50 AM
> >To: nanog at nanog.org
> >Subject: Consumer-grade dual-homed connectivity options?
> >
> >Not sure whether this is an appropriate place to post this, but I thought
> >I'd give it a shot, since you're all knowledgeable folks with regard to
> >networking things...
> >
> >At home, I currently run two DSL lines. Right now, we just have two
> >separate LANs, one connected to each line, with my wife's devices
> attached
> >to one, and my devices attached to the other. For a while now, I've been
> >thinking about setting up a load-balancing routing solution to give both
> >of us access to both lines.
> >
> >I have the opportunity to acquire a refurbed Cisco Catalyst 2960 at a
> >ridiculously low price. I also have access to a (nominally) spare
> >quad-core 64-bit PC with 8GB of RAM. I say "nominally" because I'm
> >thinking about setting it up as a media center / gaming rig connected to
> >the TV in the den. That's largely beside the point, but it bears pointing
> >out that keeping the PC available for my other needs would be a good
> thing.
> >
> >So.
> >
> >Is it going to be a more-effective solution to drop a few bucks on the
> >2960 and go through the hassle of learning how to set it up (and then
> >setting it up), or would I be better off putting a secured Linux distro
> >(e.g. gentoo-hardened, or something) on the semi-spare PC and running the
> >load-balancing via iproute2 and friends?
> >
> >Either way, I'm looking at a learning curve, and a good amount of time
> >fannying around getting the damn thing working -- there's a good chance
> >I'd spend almost as much cash on the PC-based solution getting
> >good-quality network cards, and maybe fast HDD tech (though it seems like
> >RAM and cores would be more important than disk IO).
> >
> >What are your opinions?
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Paul
> >
> >
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