Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 11:17:31 +0200 From: Thomas Spreng <spreng@socket.ch> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: backup static routes for freebsd (default) Message-ID: <20030805091731.GA80282@rock.stable.ch> In-Reply-To: <DKEGJMBPOJNHIAGJMFNGOEMLCCAA.ezra@cfi.co.ug> References: <DKEGJMBPOJNHIAGJMFNGOEMLCCAA.ezra@cfi.co.ug>
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hi, On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 11:52:54PM -0700, Ezra Banoba wrote: > Hello, > I have a gatway box running freebsd 4.8 and several links to the internet > via different ISP's. > This box is connected directly to one of the ISP's but also has access to > the other gatways via the LAN. > I would like to setup static backup (default) routes such that when and if > the main link goes down, the default route for this box is automatically > changed to point to another router on the LAN.I am having trouble > implementing this on freebsd. > Any ideas? you might want to take a look at the ng_one2many(4) manpage. It is a module for the netgraph(4) subsystem which allows routing over several links. If you want a really cheap & dirty solution, you could simply write a script that checks if the main gateway is down and then changes the default route to your backup router. hope that helps...
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