[ale] OT: Business ISP/ Uverse with VPN router?

[Michael Trausch]

Use CARP or VRRP to allow that address to float between cooperating routers and use either a linux or BSD based implementation to handle it.

At least that is what I would do. You need to have them suitably configured so that when one falls over the other immediately (well, within a few seconds) starts picking up the traffic and running with it without any reconfiguration. 

I know nothing about sonic walls except how to get rid of them. ;)

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> On Jul 18, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Neal Rhodes <neal at mnopltd.com> wrote:
> 
> I've been using AT&T 6mbit DSL at home/business. 
> 
> We have a Sonicwall VPN router which is used to run VPN router-to-router
> tunnels to several client locations. 
> 
> In order to make that work, the Sonicwall has to have a real address.
> In order to do that, we have to run the AT&T dsl device in bozo mode,
> and the Sonicwall actually does the PPOE and gets the single fixed IP
> address.  
> 
> Which leaves us high and dry when the Sonicwall crashes. 
> 
> Back when we used Dragon, I believe they set us up with 2 IP addresses,
> one for the DSL router, and the other for the Sonicwall.    
> 
> If we switch to AT&T Uverse, which they call us about every other day, I
> wonder if they can accommodate this, or if there's a better provider.
> AT&T's prices have crept up to where switching wouldn't be too painful. 
> 
> Neal Rhodes
> MNOP Ltd
> 
>> On Sat, 2014-07-12 at 14:00 -0400, Phil Turmel wrote:
>> 
>>> On 07/12/2014 11:46 AM, Michael Trausch wrote:
>>> Stacked and bonded connections. 
>>> 
>>> E.g., comcast and att, with bonding interfaces at a linode for bandwidth aggregation and failover.
>>> 
>>> More expensive than "simple" internet, but cheaper than leased lines and more flexible, too.
>> 
>> I've been considering this in the near future...  At the moment, only
>> Comcast serves my office complex at >8mb/s, unfortunately.  But AT&T has
>> indicated they are working to bring U-Verse to the party.  U-Verse
>> (internet only) has been rock solid at my home.  Comcast Business at the
>> office, not so much.
>> 
>> Can you share details of your routing/bonding configuration?  Or point
>> to a howto you recommend?  I'm familiar with layer 2 bonding between
>> switch and server, not with remote links.
>> 
>> Phil
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