Bonding

[fush...@gmail.com]

Hi,

I took the plunge and have recently purchased a Firebrick through
Watchfront - who seemed incredibly efficient on the delivery!)

I be honest i am struggling with the concept and the implementation of
the bonding. Here is my configuration.

I have two adsl lines.

ADSL1 is DHCP, based with no fixed ip's, uses NAT, router1 is 10.0.0.1.

ADSL2 has a block of public ip addresses 83.104.114.120 -
83.104.114.127. Router2 is on 83.104.114.121. The local range we are
currently using is 192.168.31.1 ->

We are hosting servers internally using port forward and a couple of
the public addresses.

I'd planned to use the FB to bond both the connections.

Here's my queries.

1. Should i configure the local address or router2 to be in the same
range as router1 or keep is on a separate sub net? e.g. 192.168.30.1?
2. What's the best configuration of the FB pseudo address for routing?

Any assistance would be appreciated!

regards

RD

[Ben Mack]

In article <1146477580....@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
fush...@gmail.com writes

>Hi,
>
>I took the plunge and have recently purchased a Firebrick through
>Watchfront - who seemed incredibly efficient on the delivery!)

Thanks :-)

>I be honest i am struggling with the concept and the implementation of
>the bonding. Here is my configuration.
>
>I have two adsl lines.
>
>ADSL1 is DHCP, based with no fixed ip's, uses NAT, router1 is 10.0.0.1.
>
>
>ADSL2 has a block of public ip addresses 83.104.114.120 -
>83.104.114.127. Router2 is on 83.104.114.121. The local range we are
>currently using is 192.168.31.1 ->
>
>We are hosting servers internally using port forward and a couple of
>the public addresses.
>
>I'd planned to use the FB to bond both the connections.
>
>Here's my queries.
>
>1. Should i configure the local address or router2 to be in the same
>range as router1 or keep is on a separate sub net? e.g. 192.168.30.1?
>2. What's the best configuration of the FB pseudo address for routing?

What type of bonding are you hoping to use?

I would suggest reading the bonding FAQ at
http://www.firebrick.co.uk/faq-bonding.html

You mention the pseudo address - this suggests Uplink Bonding.
Unfortunately uplink bonding doesn't work with NAT :-(

Can I suggest you give us a call to talk through your requirement? Call
Watchfront support on 020 7517 4902, and ask for me

Cheers
--
Ben Mack
Watchfront Electronics - Bespoke R&D - http://www.watchfront.co.uk/
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