[c-nsp] combining multiple dsl lines

[Dan Letkeman]

Yes, I have done that before and it works well.

Thanks
Dan.

On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 6:37 PM, Ben Steele <ben.steele at internode.on.net> wrote:
> If you really want to use route-maps to force your traffic down a certain
> interface at least use it with verify-availability incase your hop goes down
> so you have a back up path, no point forcing traffic down a dsl line that
> has died.
>
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_3t/12_3t4/feature/guide/gtpbrtrk.html
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Letkeman" <danletkeman at gmail.com>
> To: "Ben Steele" <ben.steele at internode.on.net>; <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 7:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] combining multiple dsl lines
>
>
>> The adsl connections are PPPoE and they do not support multilink.  I
>> am using nat on the router as well.
>>
>> I guess I will stick with route-map's for now as I know how to
>> configure it and it works well in this configuration.
>>
>> Thanks for the info!
>> Dan.
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 11:18 PM, Ben Steele
>> <ben.steele at internode.on.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Depends a lot on the adsl connections, are they ppp ? does the remote end
>>> support multilink? if so then multilink ppp is a good option providing
>>> all 4
>>> lines are the same characteristics.
>>>
>>> Otherwise other options are cef load balancing, what type will depend on
>>> whether you are using NAT or not as you want to make sure the packet flow
>>> takes the right path, load balancing using the source/dest port algorithm
>>> works quite well though, probably wouldn't reccomend per packet over
>>> adsl.
>>>
>>> The route-map way is ok but wouldn't utilise the links as well as cef
>>> load
>>> balancing or ppp multlink could.
>>>
>>> Another option worth throwing in is the use of ip sla on your routes so
>>> as
>>> to remove them from the equation should one link go down, can also be
>>> done
>>> with the route-map using verify-availability on the next-hop option.
>>>
>>> Ben
>>>
>>> On 23/07/2008, at 1:39 PM, Dan Letkeman wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have a customer that is wanting to combine 4 adsl connection through
>>>> one router.  In the past I have setup systems where I have taken
>>>> groups of ip's from the internal network and have route-map'd them to
>>>> different adsl connections.  Is there a way to "combine" the dsl
>>>> connections or is using route-map's still the better way to go?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Dan.
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